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    Blow dry?

    Is it better to blow dry the car instead of wiping off with a cloth?

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    Re: Blow dry?

    Quote Originally Posted by sito View Post
    Is it better to blow dry the car instead of wiping off with a cloth?

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    If you’ve got really soft paint, yes.

    But barring your vehicle having paint you can’t even touch without instilling swirls everytime you do.. I prefer using a towel to dry. I feel like the final pass with the drying towel helps maximize the shine because there’s always bound to be trace amounts of residue after a wash & rinse that only a damp towel can physically remove. This is even more apparent on the wheels. 9 times out of 10 I’ll use a wheel cleaner then blow dry wheels. They look good enough, but if you really want to get them perfect then you need to finish them off with a clean damp microfiber towel. Same rule applies to the paint.

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    Re: Blow dry?

    Anytime you touch the car you risk scratching and maring the paint. If you can dry without anything touching it, yes that's better.
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    Re: Blow dry?

    If you blow off the car you can remove the water behind the emblems and mouldings as well as mirrors. After blowing it off dry with soft towel

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    Re: Blow dry?

    From what I’ve witnessed:

    1.) There will be quite a bit more build-up
    of Static Electricity, upon vehicles’ surfaces,
    whenever they are wiped down with a cloth.

    2.) Static Electricity seems to attract dust
    in a similar fashion as does a magnet attract
    ferromagnetic metals.


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    Re: Blow dry?

    is using leaf blower with unfiltered air a concern ? Just don't want to be blowing dust and debris back onto the paint.

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    Re: Blow dry?

    Quote Originally Posted by Oz_TCH View Post
    is using leaf blower with unfiltered air a concern ? Just don't want to be blowing dust and debris back onto the paint.
    Leaf blower will work fine. I use the EGo blower.
    As long as the car isn’t sitting on dirt or gravel you should be fine.


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    Re: Blow dry?

    Quote Originally Posted by LSNAutoDetailing View Post
    Leaf blower will work fine. I use the EGo blower.
    As long as the car isn’t sitting on dirt or gravel you should be fine.


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    Is there a difference between regular leaf blower and ego model?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sito View Post
    Is there a difference between regular leaf blower and ego model?

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    Regular leaf blower meaning gas powered leaf blower? You don’t want to use a gas powered leaf blower.

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    Re: Blow dry?

    Quote Originally Posted by Oz_TCH View Post
    is using leaf blower with unfiltered air a concern ?
    A concern...for me?
    No. Not in the least.




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