Anyone here using a leaf blower for drying?

[musclecar22]

Same boat-I own a silver car and 2 black cars own me.
Used to use a gas blower, some folks here advised it would blow gas/oil on vehicle. Switched to electric Toro from HD, still unfiltered air. Bought a Turbo Dryer here and love it.

[Eldorado2k]

All the reviews say it's way overpriced... How much is it including the battery pack thing you have to purchase separately?

Personally I use towels to dry. [waffle weaves, microfiber drying towels] I start with a dry towel because damp towels leave streaks and there's nothing good about streaks.. Nothing to fear IMO, microfiber towel will not scratch unless you're wiping a dirty surface with it or super heavy handed.

I've never seen swirls being instilled during the drying process, and my guess is it's actually happening during the wash process... Why do I think that? Because I've seen so many vids on youtube from people who should know how to properly wash a vehicle, yet their technique is actually quite bad. [i.e. their wash tutorial shows them start at the top of the vehicle, all the way down to the rocker panel and then somehow come all the way up the door with the same damn mitt] smh. And they wonder how the paint winds up with micro swirls? Lol.

Drying a clean car with a proper towel isn't the problem. Just my 2 cents.

[LSNAutoDetailing]

I use EGO 142 MPH 575 CFM Variable-Speed 56-Volt Lithium-ion Cordless Leaf Blower. Works like a charm.

[NewShockerGuy]

I use a troybuilt leaf blower. Picked it up from Lowes a couple years ago for $39-45, something along the lines of that. It's ONLY used to dry cars/vehicles. All yard work is normally done by Echo gas powered stuff. Noise isn't a concern to me since I wear earplugs. This is probably the least noise making thing I own so my neighbors are probably happy when I use this compared to other toys or gadget I have.



That one exactly except I turned the nozzle part so it goes down instead of up.

I've been doing that for years. My neighbors think I'm nuts half the time when they see me washing our cars.

-Nigel

[07rs]

I got a craftsman electric leaf blower from Sears that was on clearance for $15.00 a few years ago that I use strictly for drying cars.


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[DetailKitty]

Yup, got a Toro I use every time to dry the cars off. I then hit them with my waffle towels once the majority of water is gone.
Great trick for drying vehicles

Best thing is it's good for leaf blowing as well

[Toolhead]

yup ..first time this past weekend.. works great.. i use the cr spotfree system, so i only blow it off to accelerate drying given it only takes a few minutes with leaf blower and i was in the process of a multistep correction process.. so dry time was critical

[Sleper]

yes have for years gets the water out of all the nooks and crannies, body seams etc

[ski2]

Haven't you seen the Turbo Dryer sold here on AG?

McKee's 37 Turbo Car Dryer

[Paul A.]

I use a Craftsmen blower and as follows...

I blow off the major water first after a wash. Then WW towels to continue drying. Then, a final and more thorough blow dry of all the nooks and crannies, side view mirror housings, wheels, tires, wells etc. then a final walk around with another WW towel to get the last remaining drips/spots.

That's on my black car. As mentioned earlier, for me it's important I keep my blower STRICTLY DEDICATED for this duty and this duty only. I first tried blowing my old car with my yard used blower some years ago and found dirt and crap coming out of my blower onto my freshly washed vehicle. Never again.