Topic: Review: Sham WOW!

[lil goat]

OK as promised I am going to review the Sham Wow, I got the whole deal, even the Sham WOW mop. OK lets get this out of the way the mop is complete piece of useless crap. Now for the Sham WOW, well they work pretty well in the kitchen for wiping up spills and cleaning the fridge and stuff, kind of like a super paper towel, not worth the money but they are OK. Now for the car, I tried one for drying the car, absolute junk! Microfiber is far superior. I did find a use for them on the car though. I cut one up and took a small piece and folded it in half and used it to apply some wax/sealant. It work really really well, this is what I will use the rest of them for. I also tried putting on rainX with a piece and it worked really well too.

Pro's: Very few, good for applying wax and rainX

Con's: Expensive, worthless for drying car, does not work as advertised, it is a SHAM alright, a big thumbs down on this one. Especially the mop.



JUST SAY NO WAY!

[DeepBlueGXP]

I totally agree, if you are trying to soak up a spill in the carpet.  Great.  SUX bad for drying the car

[snaponbob]

This does not sound like a Billy Mays moment, does it?

[chuckdoc]

Now with oxyclean, Billy has something.  Also magic putty is great.

[KWhale]

I agree, on painted areas of the cars they do not seem to work all that well, and I continue to use good fiber towels there. 

Having said that, I have 2 cars that have chrome rims on them, and one of the sets is a pretty intricate design.  It's always been hard to get the water out of them (short of using an air compressor), but I cut up a sham wow and use it on the rims now.  It reaches into the nooks and crannies where the water has pooled and sucks it right out.  No more driving 2 feet and having water spots all over the rims!!

I also find them good for cleaning and waxing the rims too, like goat said.  It spreads wax nice and even, although I think you waste a fair amount due to absorption.  At least it seems like that, as the used rags end up being much heavier than when you started.

So my rating of them is good for some jobs, but mostly useless for overall car work.