Blow Drying Instead of Hand Drying

**Mikejl** · 05-29-2010, 10:46 AM

What about the initial rinsing off the car before washing? You have jetstream of water at differing pressures, depending on the person, pushing down against the dirt and sliding it off the paint at varying angles.

I would think that would do as much damage over time as blow drying.

Mike

**julian** · 05-29-2010, 01:29 PM

I have not noticed anything at all that would contribute to this theory by said poster.
Mostly, You will use the blower (electric) at an angle of about 20 degrees, not blasting it head on.. I happen to remove just enough water off of the surfaces so that my mf with detailer liquid will finish the dry and detail process at the same time.
I would say the greatest foul may be forcing water into unwanted areas, such as the door windows (rubber moldings, seals) , or hardware that lets it sit in these enclosed metal areas for quite a while afterwards, which can lead to rust on parts that you can not see..
Hand drying is perfectly fine if you do not have to rush drying to defeat water spotting.
just my 2 cents..

**fancyfootwork** · 05-29-2010, 02:49 PM

I've never used a blower to dry my car, but I can't possibly see this being equivalent to a sandblaster. These small particles are most likely hitting water anyways. I'm also assuming you would be in a clean area (enclosed garage for example) and not washing your car in the desert with wind blowing everywhere. Either way, a microfiber and air are going to do some sort of damage to your paint it's inevitable, but when it comes down to time vs. money, I'd take the money aspect and blow dry.

**maximus20895** · 05-29-2010, 02:51 PM

Right, put your hand in front of the blower..now put your hand in front of a sandblaster..see the difference..

**Bunky** · 05-29-2010, 03:21 PM

Done incorrectly, both can likely cause issues. There are not very good ways to dry a car and then probably not very good ways to blow dry it. The fact that so many respected pro's use blowers (just like the argument about sponges) it cannot be unilaterally bad.

**rohnramirez** · 05-30-2010, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by maximus20895

Right, put your hand in front of the blower..now put your hand in front of a sandblaster..see the difference..

LOL. a SB would rip your skin right off, and that wouldn't be a pretty sight.

The poster has a point though. But as others have said, it depends on how you use it. Also the motor of both machines are incomparable, It's like comparing a Ford GT to a lawnmower.