the absorber® Large 27-Inch x 17-Inch, Natural (Tan) - Synthetic Premium Drying Chamois Cloth for Car - Super Absorbent, Scratch-Free and Washable

I bought 3 or 4 of these and they more than doubled a job. I will probably buy more of them because they are that good. I have used them to dry my car after a wash, absorb some flooding in my basement, and make sure my cat was dry after a bath. They dry anything almost immediately, don’t drip, and are super durable. I wish they were cheaper but they are worth every penny.

My wife was extremely pleased to find that this item is Made in Japan--both because she takes it as a sign of quality and because she's Made in Japan herself.We're also familiar with this kind of product in Japan, where it's called a "gum towel."I bought two actually, one for her and one for me to use on my bicycles--thinking it would be something like a super absorbant chamois rather than a gum towel. It's certainly super absorbant, but doesn't have the chamois quality I would need to, say, polish my bike frames. That is to say it's more sticky than soft, more like a piece of foam rubber or neoprene than a cloth.So if I just hosed down the bike while cleaning and wanted to get on with the next steps of polishing and relubing, this towel is a great way to dry the bike when it's neither hot nor dry enough of a day for the bike to dry out on it's own in a fair amount of time.It really draws the water out too, from every knook and cranny, so no need to use DW-40 before lubing my nice clean parts.My wife uses ours for everything from picking up spills to quickly drying wet clothing that can't go in the dryer. If you wash a sweater for example, it's best to roll it up in the Absorber before laying it out to dry, as this will cut your drying time to at least half and make it less of a hazard that the sweater will get out of shape.We use my far more grungy one as you might use a wet vac. It actually does a better job than a wet vac though.Add that I've used several gum towels in Japan, mostly for swimming, and this is by far the thickest one I've used--therefore more absorbant. And at 27" x 17" it's big enough to be used as a bath towel without having to ring it out over and over again.BOTTOM LINE:I recommend this particular make and model over others simply based on the large size and the thickness of the towel.Don't expect to use this to polish or dust, as the texture of the towel is far too sticky for that.I initially searched for the Sham-Wow on Amazon because I had seen it on TV, and still would like to try it out because it seems like it might be more chamois like--where you could wipe and polish with it.Overall, we're thrilled with the quality, size, and how well this item works. Absolutely 5 stars.

I hate cleaning the bathroom--especially the tub and shower. Unfortunately, we have hard water and you all know that hard water and soap residue add up to nasty scale. That used to mean a weekly scrubbing with a brush and chemical cleaners and a lot of grumbling. (hate, Hate, HATE! it)The solution? A squeegee and The Absorber cloth. After every shower, we (took a bit of training to get others into the cleaning groove) squeegee the shower and then wipe it down with the cloth. It takes five minutes, tops, to dry the shower top to bottom. The best thing is, no weekly scrubbing. No soap or scale buildup at all. Not even on the fixtures. My shower looks sparkling clean all the time.What's really nice, is this cloth is practically zero maintenance. It comes with a little plastic tube for storage. After each use, I wring out the excess moisture, roll it up and place it back in its tube. Once a week I throw it in the washing machine with the towels. I pull it out damp, roll it up and stuff it back in tube. It's clean and ready to go. No odor, no mold or mildew, no fuss.This is a terrific product. I've been using it for several months now and it's saved me hours of scrub time.

Been using this product for decades. Not often you find a product where you use it to the point it needs replacement. Although I have Absorber Clothe that is easily 15+ yrs of use, I wash it occasionally and store it slightly damp and it continues to give great results with removing standing water from car surface. I recently bought second clothe for household, now that my son is driving and washing his car regularly.Best cloth to remove excess water during peak summer months to assure no water stains under hot conditions. Highly recommended.

This works very well to keep our shower wiped down, but if you do not fold it up in the plastic tube every time, it becomes hard & crispy & you have to wet & wring out to use. Just seems like more work to even use the thing, as we use it in the shower. It then begins to smell after too much time from being kept in the plastic tube wet. I know all chamois get hard after drying out, so this not unusual, it is just irritating.