I have heard this for years but have never tried it.

Is this a good idea to dry you car ??

 

It will work, A lot of people do it. There are other options out there, But they arn't cheap.

 

I use my Toro every time - best way to remove excess water out of areas like rear tail lights, mirrors, front end, lug nuts...

 

FWIW I will be offering up a Master Blaster for a St Jude auction very soon

 

Yes, they work well. I like to recomend only an electric one though, although others have had no problems with a gas powered machine.

**I do not like the risk of dripping/blowing/spilling oil or fuel and exhaust onto my car**

 

Any time you can reduce the amount of rubbing on a cars finish the better off you are. Unfortunately most scratching and marring comes from washing and drying cars. The leaf blower, or better the Master Blaster, helps remove the excess water and quickly. You may still find it necessary to spot dry or blot, but with the help of a well lubricated detail spray you will find great results and save some time too


This is one nice tool for drying animals, bikes, and cars too. I am highly impressed with mine

 

Being that I own my own landscape business, I use a backpack blower to dry the car. I prefer to touch the paint as little as possible, and won't wash the car unless I'm at my house and can blow dry it.

 

I use a Stihl, gas powered, back pack leaf blower. After sheeting the water off with an open hose nozzle the leaf blower takes about a minute to do the entire car. If there is any water left a waffle weave microfiber finishes the job.

 

Yes, we are donating a unit for this very good cause

 

I agree with what most of what has been said here, but for me, what has worked and works well, I do a quick drying with 2 full 100% cotton towels, not concerning myself with little traces of towel tracks. I know that I will remove them with using my Z6 detail spray. Before I use Z6 or apply any Z2 or Z5, I use my leaf blower. This will allow you to apply subsequent application of wax products without water dripping down from their hiding places. Get the spout of the blower close to, but not touching your vehicle to blow air in the areas of the monograms affixed to the body, mirrors, door handles, gas door, headlights, tail lights, side running lights, body side molding, and so on. You will want to blow the air into any and all of these crevasses. You will be amazed how much water is stored in these areas. The main purpose is that you do not want water to drip, drop, or to run down into the area you are applying your wax products. I always use my leaf blower every time I wash and dry my vehicle before I apply any of the following at any given time, Z2/Z5/Z6/Z8.

 

Simply THE BEST product on the market for drying your car and endorsed by the National Corvette Museum!

THE BEST deal for the Master Blaster on the planet can always be found at www.topflightrepro.com

Direct Link to their great price sale: http://www.qpcpv.com/topflightreproductions/mb.html

Funny thing is, I don't see a single LEAF BLOWER being sold by the National Corvette Museum!

Link to another great thread on the Master Blaster:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...te-museum.html

I posted the following some time ago, but it still holds true. All those that want to use a leaf blower, I'm probably not going to change your mind, but I am always "blown away" how much money people here spend on upgrades and accessories and then cheap out when it comes to drying their cars. You bought the best car on the road, now go buy the VERY BEST dryer you can get!

There are always discussions on here about using a leaf blower to dry you car, your motorcyle, whatever. I wanted something deigned for the job at hand and also a dryer with heated air. I had always seen the Air Force One brand in my Harley magazines, so I finally took a look and found the Master Blaster. This thing puts out over 58,000fpm of heated air. It is amazing!

Well I bought one and it is unreal! The day it was delivered, that evening I washed the Electra Glide and the 08 Coupe. I hate washing the bike as it is a bitch to dry and with all the chrome I have, water spots can not be avoided. Then the Vette has all these little places where water likes to hide.

The bike was dry in no time and I found water hiding in places on the Vette that I never knew was there before, other than the obvious mirrors and such. With the high velocity air, you can dry out the wheel wells, the grill opening, around all the lights, under & around the hood, all body seams, the rear exhaust panel, wheel rim lug nut openings, backside of wheels and on and on. With the heated air, you are not just moving the water, you are DRYING the car. Was all done in about 15 minutes and a towel never touched the car. The heated air works so well that by the time I was done, it was starting to get pretty darn warm holding onto the end of the hose. Went out to the garage this morning and there was dust on the car. Turned on the Master Blaster and in 2 min, spotless again.

Comes mounted on wheels so you can roll it around, 12ft power cord, 10 ft air hose and accessory nozzle kit. There are 2 motors that you can turn on/off independently to regulate the amount of air flow you want.

Well, that is my review. I will never use another towel to dry a vehicle again!

Want to add also that if you are getting water spots, it is not the dryer causing it. It is your water. If you have a water softner, make sure your outside water is also coming from the softner. That will take care of your water spot issues.

 

Use my leaf blower to get rid of all the water I can and follow-up with a microfber towel to dry any water that's left. After drying, I usually use a quick detailer using microfiber polishing towels.

 

using a leaf blower or Master Blaster are indeed better options and less likely to create swirls and marring often added when drying the finish. I did exactly as you did for many years, but recently moved to the MasterBlaster.

 

I cant add anything to this except where to get it at the lowest cost around. . PM me if interested.

Clif

 

YES a leaf blower---mine is a 200 MPH unit and lifted the side of the car--be careful and keep the speed down--