I've been using a windshield squeegee with a soft rubber to dry my car. Works great and cuts down the drying effort and the water spots. I'm thinking of buying a leaf blower to dry my car. This was discussed in the canadian forum (leaf blower), but is there any danger? How effective is it?

 

I am using the CA Water Blade, which works well, but I also am considering the purchase of a leaf blower.

Any comments from a current or past user is appreciated (Leaf Blower user, so there is no confusion of the term 'user'):o

 

I've been using a electric leaf blower on all my vehicles for years without experiencing any damage. There is a danger with an electric powered leaf blower if you fail to use a ground fault plug.

The leaf blower is great to get rid of the water that hides in all the nooks and crannies then drip forever. I usually remove any remaining water with the Absorber faux chamios.

 

I have been using a gas powered leaf blower starting with a 1988 Vette without any problems...Works great! It's especially useful in the open rotor areas/rims on the RX8.

Note: You might want to 'smear' some silicone calking around the end of the blower--It prevents scratches should you accidently brush it across the body.

 

Thanks for the tip on the silicone caulking. Sounds like a good idea. I also put some duct tape on the nozzle to make sure I don't launch it into the car, that would really suck. Of coarse I'm using an old sears leaf blower. I have seen some posts from guys that swear by using Toro's. Maybe they have more velocity, but my old sears doesn't cut it without using the nozzle. I'm going to look for my silicone caulk right now.

 

electric leaf blower all the way. gas powered ones you have to be careful with though. They can put more dust on the car

 

I use a CA water blade and a gas blower and Absorber. As others note, they all work very well and no scratches!