[Treemagnet]

Anyone use one of these? Air Force Blaster I've been toying with getting one b/c it has a filter and heats the air. it does seem small, but so are my cars.

I use the full size AIR FORCE® MASTER BLASTER. Expensive and somewhat overkill, but works amazingly well.

 

[techman]

I have been considering buying this for my car: BIGBOI BUDDI BLOWER

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I havent decided if its worth it though...

 

[Thunder]

Anyone use one of these? Air Force Blaster I've been toying with getting one b/c it has a filter and heats the air. it does seem small, but so are my cars.

I bough one of those and returned it. I bought the MasterBlaster referenced in a post above. It’s the cat’s meow.

 

[InigoMontoya]

I watched the battery video one. I never worried about time and sometimes I can spend 10 minutes blowing my car and some of those last less than 10 minutes. Also they weigh more than the corded units and cost more. guess if you don't have a plug it makes sense but really on power, weight and value the corded one seems like a winner to me now.

 

[EAA]

Ryobi one+ compact. It comes with a short nozzle. Pistol grip makes it much easier to use and the balance is far better. Tried conventional leaf blower but this is far better. You need to ceramic coat to get the full benefit of using a blower.

 

[ceilings]

Leaf blower to dry off - fast but risky.

 

[224 PJ]

Why risky?

 

[PorscheJohnny]

The 40 volt Kobalt stuff from Lowe’s isn’t bad, and the 56 volt EGO stuff is excellent!

I use an EGO 670

as well with a stubby soft rubber ring that makes it easier to maneuver and the soft rubber protects the car from an accidental hit from the blower.

 

[PorscheJohnny]

I use a system called RaceGlaze; it filters and purifies the rinse water so you can just rinse the car off and leave it to dry naturally without watermarks. That said, I also have a corded blower (designed for automotive, so it has an air filter) for blasting water out of panel gaps and wheels etc to ensure no traces of trapped suds can leak out later.

I’ve been thinking of moving to a filtered water rinse with the air dryer. I’ve done it in the past and it definitely helps with avoiding water spots.

I like using CarPro Hydro every 3 months to give the car a final shine and water bead, like a thin ceramic coat. On a cloudy day, after washing, just spray on and blow dry off..easy, fast and effective.

 

[Aronis]

I use a small gas powered leaf blower and a small electric corded unit. Works great. But some towel work is usually needed.

Mike

 

[2024CaymanS]

I use a Milwaukee Blower to Get most of the water off. Then use a drying aid spray. Just stay a little further back from the paint to not ding your car.

 

[EAA]

Leaf blower to dry off - fast but risky.

Not at all risky if you use the correct blower with a soft tip.

 

[jo be]

Rather than spending time toweling dry, it would seem faster and easier to use one of those leaf blowers…true? And downside?

I just drive mine around the block @ 50MPH and come back and dry it off and then wipe it down with a Glosser ~

 

[Bruinfn4lf]

I have a fairly low powered 20v B&D blower I use for the most part on the wheels only. I blow the water out of the wheels and brakes, manually dry the rest of the car and then take a short low speed drive to dry and get the rust off of the brake discs.

 

[Maverickma]

Car is ceramic coated....hand wash...initial dry with ego blower with ego stubby attachment, then finish with damp microfiber drying towel and detailing spray. Drive it to heat up and dry off rotors.

I have an air force master blaster to dry off the motorcycles but it's too small for a car.

 

[techman]

Car is ceramic coated....hand wash...initial dry with ego blower with ego stubby attachment, then finish with damp microfiber drying towel and detailing spray. Drive it to heat up and dry off rotors.

I have an air force master blaster to dry off the motorcycles but it's too small for a car.

What do you mean finish with a damp drying towel? I'm assuming you're not getting your dryer towel before using it right...?

 

[AZ718GTS]

Corded Black and Decker leaf blower. Both cars are ceramic coated and it works great. Just a quick dry with a high quality micro fiber towel and I”m done. Just got the wife’s new to her Cayenne ceramic coated after years of her taking her other Cayenne to the car wash and f’ing up the paint. I insisted on PPF and ceramic coating to make washing at home easy and less frequent and protect for stone chips. Wife was blown away at how quick the wash went. Faster then driving to the car wash and back.

 

[Maverickma]

Yep, I lightly dampen my drying towel, and use detailing spray to do the final dry with it. Helps prevent swirl marks in the clear coat. I also never wash a car in the sun...only in the shade. My Boxster is black so very susceptible to swirl marks. Bought it pre-owned and had it paint corrected so I'm trying to preserve that.

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What do you mean finish with a damp drying towel? I'm assuming you're not getting your dryer towel before using it right...?

 

[eyeofthetiger]

i need to show my wife this article....I used to think I was the only one nuts enough to keep a leaf blower for drying his car...
mine is a rechargeable unit with a rubberised nozzle - the battery usually good enough for about 2 drying passes.

its good to know I'm not that weird after all...

 

[Maverickma]

i need to show my wife this article....I used to think I was the only one nuts enough to keep a leaf blower for drying his car...
mine is a rechargeable unit with a rubberised nozzle - the battery usually good enough for about 2 drying passes.

its good to know I'm not that weird after all...

None us are weird..we are just misunderstood!