Leaf Blower...Great Tip!
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From: Olathe Kansas
Leaf Blower...Great Tip!
Thanks to the forum's suggestion, I can now get my car 90% dry with my leaf blower. Makes drying all the nooks and crannies much easier. Cut my time way down! Thanks for the tips, ladies and gents! 
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I stopped using my old leaf blower a couple years ago when I saw the hard plastic tube tip hit the fender. At Carlisle last month I purchase a small blower that was originally for motorcycles. The pressure is fine for moving the water, just the cfm is less than my old leaf blower and takes a little longer. Also the old leaf blower got heavy before I would finish drying the car. I did try my Echo backpack blower once; too much air and had some concern at trash in the air impacting the car.
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One sure gets some strange looks when using your leaf blower. Been using it now for the past 8 yrs and now that I have a C7, I'm really glad I stumbled on this for getting the water out of all the nooks and crannies.
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I stopped using my old leaf blower a couple years ago when I saw the hard plastic tube tip hit the fender. At Carlisle last month I purchase a small blower that was originally for motorcycles. The pressure is fine for moving the water, just the cfm is less than my old leaf blower and takes a little longer. Also the old leaf blower got heavy before I would finish drying the car. I did try my Echo backpack blower once; too much air and had some concern at trash in the air impacting the car.
There's a lot to be said for 'using the right tool for the job.
Last edited by Kevin A Jones; Sep 21, 2018 at 07:02 PM.
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I stopped using my old leaf blower a couple years ago when I saw the hard plastic tube tip hit the fender. At Carlisle last month I purchase a small blower that was originally for motorcycles. The pressure is fine for moving the water, just the cfm is less than my old leaf blower and takes a little longer. Also the old leaf blower got heavy before I would finish drying the car. I did try my Echo backpack blower once; too much air and had some concern at trash in the air impacting the car.
Last edited by Vet Interested; Sep 21, 2018 at 08:39 PM.