As the title states, I am a longtime California Water Blade user....... approximately 10 years now.I must say this new design is horrible! I hate it. I tried it out and the blade just bounced and skipped over the freshly washed car. They did away with the famous "T" blade design and went with what I call a "kitchen knife" like design. I have no idea why they got rid of their famous T blade design, but they did. I wrote an email to the company, but have yet to hear back from them. I tried this out once, and then sent it back to Amazon. The thing just plain stinks.I will continue my search to find the Jelly Blades with the red, yellow, and clear handles. Those were the best blades made by California Car Company.I consider myself a well educated automotive detailing person, so save the "you didn't use it right" comments. Like I said before, I've used these things for a good 10 years and this new design is useless.