car drying

[molarman]

has anyone tried using a leaf blower for drying, or would it just blow tiny dirt particles and dust on the cleaned car?

[Dubbin1]

Many people on here use leaf blowers to dry with. Do a search and it will turn up all kinds of talk about it.

[maximus20895]

Yes. They save so much time and prevent scratches as well. I love them.

[A4 1.8tqm]

There is even a blower made specifically for the purpose-

Metro Blaster SideKick (http://www.autogeek.net/metro-blaster-sidekick.html)

[ScottB]

I leaf blower for the yard, the other for car care. No exceptions, dont touch the car unit for anything less.

[richy]

I love it for drying the wheels and tires especially but it's great for the whole car.

[Donald Greco]

I use an electric leaf blower on my black Monte exclusively, saves wiping and gets the water out of all the trim and mouldings. Works great. I also use it to dry the wheels, tires and when I scrub the engine compartment. It gets water out of the puddle places on the engine.

[pokey]

So is good leaf blower as good as the Metro blower (the big 300 dollar one), or am I going to be frustrated if I get a leaf blower and not the Metro blower. For those that use a leafblower, any basic spec recommendations?

[Donald Greco]

My leaf blower is also a vacuum cleaner that I got at Big Lots for 49.99. It has a cannister that you put the motor in or put a nozzle on it for blowing leaves.

[maximus20895]

I wouldn't buy a $300 leaf blower that's for sure.

I have a Poulen Pro. It is 25cc and says it blows 200 MPH.

[Donald Greco]

Find an electric one, it's lighter has no torque, no noise and no gas. Its easier to start also.

[maximus20895]

^yea, I forgot to mention that. Do you know if it blows at the same speed?


This one might be good:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07174824000P?vName=Gifts&psid=NEXTAG01&sName=All&cName=Mother%27sDay&sid=IDx20070921x00003j

Also, mine has an attachment thing so I can take off about half the tube so I don't have this 4 foot long tube. If that makes any sense at all. lol

[Donald Greco]

Yes that one looks like it would be good. The wand looks a little long though.

[Kilgore]

I use a 5 hp RIGID shop vac, about $65 at Home Depot. Works great! Be sure filter, hose and canister are really clean, reverse the hose to the exhaust side and point it away from the car for a couple of minutes to get any small stuff out you might have missed. It takes less than half the time as a drying towel. It gets all the cracks, trim, molding etc. dry without stuffing in the edge of a MF. I use the tapered crevice tool attachment as a nozzle which gives the air a little more velocity. Probably not as much air as a leaf blower but it works fine for me. No more worries about self inflicted swirls from hand drying.

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[maximus20895]

Yes that one looks like it would be good. The wand looks a little long though.

Yea, the wand!

I can take about 2.5 feet of off mine since it's in two pieces. Very nice :xyxthumbs: