Post Your Master Blaster Techniques
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From: Florence Kentucky
Post Your Master Blaster Techniques
I got my master blaster last week and I have used it twice, once on the vette and once on the DD. My initial impressions are good and I think I will like it much better after I get both cars clayed and Zainoed.
I didn't want to hijack ABQ C6's thread on his dry desert heat challenges, but I wanted to ask what techniques have been learned and which nozzles work best to dry a car quickly and efficiently. Drying a car in summer heat with or without a MB is always a challenge.
Thanks in advance for any tips!
I didn't want to hijack ABQ C6's thread on his dry desert heat challenges, but I wanted to ask what techniques have been learned and which nozzles work best to dry a car quickly and efficiently. Drying a car in summer heat with or without a MB is always a challenge.
Thanks in advance for any tips!
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From: Katy TX
Random thoughts:
Ear plugs - The unit itself isn't loud, but when you're close to the surface of the car, it can get pretty noisy.
I typically use the "stock" cone nozzle. I messed around with a couple of the others, but in the time it would take me to change them out, the car would be dry.
I never point the nozzle directly at the car, but always at about a 30-45* angle. I try to push the water toward a panel gap, then flush the gap downward, toward the ground.
Windows always spot, no matter how quickly I get to them with the MB. A glass cleaner and some blank newsprint (sold at moving supply stores) eliminates these water spots.
Don't forget the wheels!
Getting behind the mirrors is still a challenge, even with a MB.
I don't know that I'd say the MB makes drying "easier", but I will say that I see fewer swirls and I don't end up with those "surprise" dribbles from the brake lights and side markers anymore.
I always follow a wash and dry with at least a QD spray session, if not a sealant/wax.
-Mike
Ear plugs - The unit itself isn't loud, but when you're close to the surface of the car, it can get pretty noisy.
I typically use the "stock" cone nozzle. I messed around with a couple of the others, but in the time it would take me to change them out, the car would be dry.
I never point the nozzle directly at the car, but always at about a 30-45* angle. I try to push the water toward a panel gap, then flush the gap downward, toward the ground.
Windows always spot, no matter how quickly I get to them with the MB. A glass cleaner and some blank newsprint (sold at moving supply stores) eliminates these water spots.
Don't forget the wheels!
Getting behind the mirrors is still a challenge, even with a MB.
I don't know that I'd say the MB makes drying "easier", but I will say that I see fewer swirls and I don't end up with those "surprise" dribbles from the brake lights and side markers anymore.
I always follow a wash and dry with at least a QD spray session, if not a sealant/wax.
-Mike
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Florence Kentucky
Random thoughts:
Ear plugs - The unit itself isn't loud, but when you're close to the surface of the car, it can get pretty noisy.
I typically use the "stock" cone nozzle. I messed around with a couple of the others, but in the time it would take me to change them out, the car would be dry.
I never point the nozzle directly at the car, but always at about a 30-45* angle. I try to push the water toward a panel gap, then flush the gap downward, toward the ground.
Windows always spot, no matter how quickly I get to them with the MB. A glass cleaner and some blank newsprint (sold at moving supply stores) eliminates these water spots.
Don't forget the wheels!
Getting behind the mirrors is still a challenge, even with a MB.
I don't know that I'd say the MB makes drying "easier", but I will say that I see fewer swirls and I don't end up with those "surprise" dribbles from the brake lights and side markers anymore.
I always follow a wash and dry with at least a QD spray session, if not a sealant/wax.
-Mike
Ear plugs - The unit itself isn't loud, but when you're close to the surface of the car, it can get pretty noisy.
I typically use the "stock" cone nozzle. I messed around with a couple of the others, but in the time it would take me to change them out, the car would be dry.
I never point the nozzle directly at the car, but always at about a 30-45* angle. I try to push the water toward a panel gap, then flush the gap downward, toward the ground.
Windows always spot, no matter how quickly I get to them with the MB. A glass cleaner and some blank newsprint (sold at moving supply stores) eliminates these water spots.
Don't forget the wheels!
Getting behind the mirrors is still a challenge, even with a MB.
I don't know that I'd say the MB makes drying "easier", but I will say that I see fewer swirls and I don't end up with those "surprise" dribbles from the brake lights and side markers anymore.
I always follow a wash and dry with at least a QD spray session, if not a sealant/wax.
-Mike
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Instructor
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Florence Kentucky
I got my master blaster last week and I have used it twice, once on the vette and once on the DD. My initial impressions are good and I think I will like it much better after I get both cars clayed and Zainoed.
I didn't want to hijack ABQ C6's thread on his dry desert heat challenges, but I wanted to ask what techniques have been learned and which nozzles work best to dry a car quickly and efficiently. Drying a car in summer heat with or without a MB is always a challenge.
Thanks in advance for any tips!
I didn't want to hijack ABQ C6's thread on his dry desert heat challenges, but I wanted to ask what techniques have been learned and which nozzles work best to dry a car quickly and efficiently. Drying a car in summer heat with or without a MB is always a challenge.
Thanks in advance for any tips!
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: South Florida
Be very careful to reduce any potential blow back from standing water under the car and on driveway. I often start at the top of car and work down paying special attention to areas where water can hide. Kinda same rules as a leafblower user.
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From: Mt. Sinai NY
Start at the top and work your way down. Push all the water to an area that yet has to be dried. Do it in the shade or early in the morning. if the sun is beating down you'll have one good side and one side with water spots. You just cant get to the whole car at once. Move the cone back and forth like you were painting something.
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