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Old May 13, 2017 | 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Macleod52
It does get the majority of it off but when blowing all the water out of the tail lights, door handles, or side mirrors you get to the point where there's just a little water left and instead of blowing it off the car it dries it on the spot leaving white mineral deposits on the car.
That's true if u have hard water, luckily our water is pure
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Old May 13, 2017 | 01:49 PM
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Leaf blower is what I use.
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Old May 13, 2017 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Alien c4
Leaf blower is what I use.
if my paint is not clean! the leaf blower will really tell you. I get MF towels at Costco $15 for big bag. Can't beat it.
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Old May 13, 2017 | 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by v8srfun
The c5 clear coat is known to be some of the hardest you will come in contact with.
Yes it is, I have been doing some practice wet sanding on a convertible deck lid I purchased, and purposely beat on the paint with different pads & both a random & a rotary and polish right to the edge & have yet to do any damage or buff through the clear.
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