Removes most of the water which makes drying the car faster. Blade is soft and non scratch. One thing I had to learn was not to put too much down pressure on the blade . By using light pressure I let the blade do the work and it swiped almost all the water off every stroke. With light pressure it conforms much better and has no drag. There are crevices and cracks I still had to towel but much faster. Best I’ve ever used . This is the 12 inch One Pass Superflex Waterblade (Silicone Blade) and priced really good. Glad I bought it.