Anyone Else Use a Leafblower To Dry?
03-18-2011, 08:26 AM
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If you're talking drying in terms of after washing the car, no. Reason being it would be worthless for me to get a leaf blower to dry the car since by the time I get done washing, and start drying one side, the other side already is semi-dry and makes it a PITA to scrub to remove the water markings and yes this is in the shade.
03-18-2011, 01:45 PM
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Wouldn't a leaf blower intake polluted air and blast it at a vehicle? Such as small specs of hard material.
Toss up between that and the Absorber towel. Not much need to pat, the water vapor left behind evaporates clean if it is distilled, deionized, or RO.
Toss up between that and the Absorber towel. Not much need to pat, the water vapor left behind evaporates clean if it is distilled, deionized, or RO.
03-19-2011, 08:42 AM
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I don't use the leaf blower every single time, but when I do.........I just blow out the garage first before pulling the car in and drying it! 
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04-23-2011, 06:18 AM
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Lol its ok one of my neighbors is like straight off the boat from japan and is OBSESSED with my car because he didn't think americans knew what a rotary engine was lol. Everytime im out there washing my car he is out there washing his and giving me pointers (hes like a 24/7 lurker on the meguiars forums he tells me lololz, he nearly shat his pants when i showed him my porter cable)
Also if you still have the box or if it is written on the adapter, would it be able to work on 240V instead of 110V. I live in New Zealand so i will have to find a converter if it cant switch between the two.
Im think of getting the Porter-Cable 7424XP.
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04-24-2011, 10:08 PM
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k thanks ive looked at the other products porter cables got and they 110V so i have to get a step down transformer which the shipping cost is going to be high but i really want it so bad. Doing it by hand kills my arm any way thanks for your help and ill check out autogeek aswel.
05-26-2011, 07:11 PM
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Yes, every time I wash the 8 I get out my trusty ole Stihl BG85 blower. Nothing else does the job better. For instance the wheels, around door crevices the front grill that is notorious for holding water, door mirrors on and on. What gets me is if you do not get these areas good and drive the car the water makes its way back up on the finish and causes "water spots" If you are serious about your finish trust me nothing works better. I have a waffle towel that I use to finish up with after the blower is used.
05-28-2011, 07:58 AM
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The Brit TV series 5th Gear did a comparison on drying a vehicle after washing, they used a chamois, rubber squeegee , and some other methods. The squeegee was the worse to use as minute particles in the air ,which end up on the car , cause massive scratches on the paint, but, each to his own method.
05-29-2011, 10:02 AM
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I wash my 8 by hand. However have you ever been to a touch less car wash. Just as you leave and drive out slowly, what happens? These massive blowers from above and all around blow, blow blow. Does a pretty decent job in the amount of time it occurs as you are driving out. Yes to each his own. I could not agree better.
05-29-2011, 11:09 PM
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I use my Stihl BR420 Backpack blower, always have since 2002 when we bought our first 8 and again now that I have the R3. It works great and who cares what the neighbors think!
12-19-2011, 12:39 AM
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that was DIRTY!
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This thread inspired me a few months ago to try the leafblower method. Now its how I dry my car everytime haha. Leafblower first, then I just go over it with a microfiber.
