Electric leaf blower
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From: San Francisco CA
Originally Posted by clemsondave
Just be very careful! I did the same, but somehow a small particle must have gotten lodged in the rubber. LONG scratches ALL over my black SS. Took me hours to buff out. I still use it, but only on windows and on my white truck.
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From: San Francisco CA
Originally Posted by clemsondave
Just be very careful! I did the same, but somehow a small particle must have gotten lodged in the rubber. LONG scratches ALL over my black SS. Took me hours to buff out. I still use it, but only on windows and on my white truck.
Drifting
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From: Richmond VA
Originally Posted by LS WON
One thing that got me real bad is I lightly touched the finish of my car with finger and saw a scratch I had just caused. It scratches easy is this normal?
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From: San Francisco CA
Originally Posted by clemsondave
Not normal, unless, obviously, you had something on your finger.
Drifting
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From: Richmond VA
Originally Posted by LS WON
As I recall it was a slow light touch and I was amazed at how easy this happened which is why I remember this so well.
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From: San Francisco CA
Originally Posted by clemsondave
Must have been that time of the month and she didn't want to be touched.
One thing for sure next time if I ever do that again I won't sort of like when you see people write on a dirty car wash me well picture that embedded into the paint
Melting Slicks
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From: MN-C3, AZ-C7
This is what I use for blowing out the mirrors, door handles, nooks etc.
It's small and has a rubber nozzle.
Hold it with one hand and wipe the drips with the other hand.
http://hondadirectlineusa.com/stores...4&ID=956139351
Later,
JU
It's small and has a rubber nozzle.
Hold it with one hand and wipe the drips with the other hand.
http://hondadirectlineusa.com/stores...4&ID=956139351
Later,
JU
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From: Toronto
I have been using a blower for about 3 years now....
due to the nature of my business I need to wash/wax a car with no waiting for all water in the cracks to dry. The blower is very useful for making your vehicle 'COMPLETELY' dry in minutes, I dont worry about blowing dirt back onto the paint because I work indoors and at any given time you could eat off of my floor....
my biggest pet peeve is removing an LSP and water keeps trickling onto my dry towel!! IT DRIVES ME NUTS!!
p.s. The blower is mostly effective when the vehicle is waxed/sealed etc....
due to the nature of my business I need to wash/wax a car with no waiting for all water in the cracks to dry. The blower is very useful for making your vehicle 'COMPLETELY' dry in minutes, I dont worry about blowing dirt back onto the paint because I work indoors and at any given time you could eat off of my floor....
my biggest pet peeve is removing an LSP and water keeps trickling onto my dry towel!! IT DRIVES ME NUTS!!
p.s. The blower is mostly effective when the vehicle is waxed/sealed etc....
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From: San Francisco CA
Originally Posted by John Ulrich
This is what I use for blowing out the mirrors, door handles, nooks etc.
It's small and has a rubber nozzle.
Hold it with one hand and wipe the drips with the other hand.
http://hondadirectlineusa.com/stores...4&ID=956139351
Later,
JU
It's small and has a rubber nozzle.
Hold it with one hand and wipe the drips with the other hand.
http://hondadirectlineusa.com/stores...4&ID=956139351
Later,
JU
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From: San Francisco CA
Originally Posted by John Ulrich
This is what I use for blowing out the mirrors, door handles, nooks etc.
It's small and has a rubber nozzle.
Hold it with one hand and wipe the drips with the other hand.
http://hondadirectlineusa.com/stores...4&ID=956139351
Later,
JU
It's small and has a rubber nozzle.
Hold it with one hand and wipe the drips with the other hand.
http://hondadirectlineusa.com/stores...4&ID=956139351
Later,
JU
IF one wants more air blow to be stronger wouldn't changing the nozzle to a larger diameter tube be better? or would this just dissipate the air weaker?
Drifting
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From: Richmond VA
Originally Posted by LS WON
IF one wants more air blow to be stronger wouldn't changing the nozzle to a larger diameter tube be better? or would this just dissipate the air weaker?
I have a Stihl blower. When I got it, the next model up was $75 more and claimed something like 50-75 more mph. The ONLY difference was the end nozzle (it was compressed like a thin oval vs. a round opening). They happened to sell the compressed nozzle for $10, so.....
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From: San Francisco CA
Originally Posted by clemsondave
Actually, just the opposite. Smaller outlet = higer wind force. Think about when you put your finger over the end of a hose. Same thing.
I have a Stihl blower. When I got it, the next model up was $75 more and claimed something like 50-75 more mph. The ONLY difference was the end nozzle (it was compressed like a thin oval vs. a round opening). They happened to sell the compressed nozzle for $10, so.....
I have a Stihl blower. When I got it, the next model up was $75 more and claimed something like 50-75 more mph. The ONLY difference was the end nozzle (it was compressed like a thin oval vs. a round opening). They happened to sell the compressed nozzle for $10, so.....
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From: Rocky Mount NC
Originally Posted by 2001somws6
A leaf blower.
It gets the water away from areas you can not reach with drying cloths; headlights, tail lights, side lights, door jambs, emblems, windshield wipers, wheels, brakes, etc. You do need to be careful and not hit car finishes with blower.
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From: Lewes DE
Originally Posted by LS WON
On the Craftsman it has small openings that are tapered down. I would have thought a plain old straight larger diameter tube would have been better but it must be that the air is more concentrated with the smaller nozzle.
I have a Toro with a great wide oval outlet tube. get something like that.
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From: San Francisco CA
Originally Posted by bugman
I've done it both ways - you do not want a machine with a small opening. you want a 220 MPH stream in as large an area as possible. if the stream is just concentrated on a small spot, you'll just move water around, and take forever to clear it off the car.
I have a Toro with a great wide oval outlet tube. get something like that.
I have a Toro with a great wide oval outlet tube. get something like that.
Let me put it this way after 10 minutes of drying maybe 15 minutes there is still some water on the hood or around the car. It isn't completely dry. The mirrors are dry but places on the rear hatch and tops of car and hood seem difficult to COMPLETELY remove and windshield too..
What is the average times to COMPLETELY dry a C-6 if it's possible with a blower?
Drifting
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From: Richmond VA
If there is still water on the car after that much blowing, you probably dont have a very good coat of sealant/wax/whatever. I'd Zaino or Rejex it.
I dont get ALL the water off with the blower. Just most of it. I always go over the entire thing with a micro fiber towel and a light touch. A little Z8 if some spots didnt get clean.
Try this....
First step - Zaino it!
Wash as usual
Remove the sprayer from the garden hose and let the water free flow onto the car. If it has been Zaino'ed, most of the water will sheet and flow off.
Use the blower in all the places mentioned by possessed and the rest of the car.
Lightly follow up with a micro fiber towel.
Sounds time consuming, but it really isn't.
I dont get ALL the water off with the blower. Just most of it. I always go over the entire thing with a micro fiber towel and a light touch. A little Z8 if some spots didnt get clean.
Try this....
First step - Zaino it!
Wash as usual
Remove the sprayer from the garden hose and let the water free flow onto the car. If it has been Zaino'ed, most of the water will sheet and flow off.
Use the blower in all the places mentioned by possessed and the rest of the car.
Lightly follow up with a micro fiber towel.
Sounds time consuming, but it really isn't.
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From: San Francisco CA
Originally Posted by clemsondave
If there is still water on the car after that much blowing, you probably dont have a very good coat of sealant/wax/whatever. I'd Zaino or Rejex it.
I dont get ALL the water off with the blower. Just most of it. I always go over the entire thing with a micro fiber towel and a light touch. A little Z8 if some spots didnt get clean.
Try this....
First step - Zaino it!
Wash as usual
Remove the sprayer from the garden hose and let the water free flow onto the car. If it has been Zaino'ed, most of the water will sheet and flow off.
Use the blower in all the places mentioned by possessed and the rest of the car.
Lightly follow up with a micro fiber towel.
Sounds time consuming, but it really isn't.
I dont get ALL the water off with the blower. Just most of it. I always go over the entire thing with a micro fiber towel and a light touch. A little Z8 if some spots didnt get clean.
Try this....
First step - Zaino it!
Wash as usual
Remove the sprayer from the garden hose and let the water free flow onto the car. If it has been Zaino'ed, most of the water will sheet and flow off.
Use the blower in all the places mentioned by possessed and the rest of the car.
Lightly follow up with a micro fiber towel.
Sounds time consuming, but it really isn't.
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From: Lewes DE
clemsondave is right.
do the nozzleless rinse first.
then I spend no more than 5 or 6 minutes from the top downward with the leaf blower. YOu do not want to attempt to get the car totally dry, just get the majority of the water off the car, and attention to the cracks, the wheels, the mirrors, the tailpipes.
Then get your MF towel and z6 and spray lightly as you remove the last few drops of water.
one of the major advantages of the blower for me is to get the water off the brakes and wheel barrels, so I don't end up with water spots on the barrels, and even worse -- RUST from the rotors all over the place.
do the nozzleless rinse first.
then I spend no more than 5 or 6 minutes from the top downward with the leaf blower. YOu do not want to attempt to get the car totally dry, just get the majority of the water off the car, and attention to the cracks, the wheels, the mirrors, the tailpipes.
Then get your MF towel and z6 and spray lightly as you remove the last few drops of water.
one of the major advantages of the blower for me is to get the water off the brakes and wheel barrels, so I don't end up with water spots on the barrels, and even worse -- RUST from the rotors all over the place.