DarkFireGT

I use the leaf blower when I'm in a hurry. Have been for several years. Electric, of course.

ddiehl

I too have used this method of blow drying for years and never had a problem. I often wash my car and then it sits in the garage for a while before I take it back out. I don't want water sitting in all the trapped spots for days or sometimes weeks at a time.


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Ragnar

I've got mixed thoughts on this. It's an oldie but goodie as they say. My reason for not doing it is that it seems to force water further into the nooks and crannies of the body panels, making it more likely the car will eventually rust in those inner spots. I take a small cotton dish towel and dry all door jams, underside of trunk and entire engine bay. The dry towel actually pulls water out of the creases. Car looks brand new as I do this with every wash.

The only place I use high pressure air now is in the grill area, where water always seems to collect in the honeycomb sections. It pools there and leaves water spots. Blasting it out of there with my compressor seems OK since everything there is plastic.

157dB

And I though he was going to plumb it into his
Throttle Body for the cheap blower effect after
reading the title only.

They have added a seperate blower device for $1
at the local car wash that you can drive thru 3
high speed/velocity blowers after washing your car.

1morepart

i use an electrical leaf blower(that is run with a rechargeable battery) on the glass and around the bottom of the car....works great

the blower is not that strong for what it was intended to do, so it is perfect for stuff like this:wheels,glass, and those annoying creavices that water seems to love

mdg

I was only kidding about the shop-vac...

Silencer06

What's to kid about? It isn't JUST a vacuum, ya know. The Shop-Vac also has the ability to blow air out too, and after first drying with a micro-fiber, I always use mine to blow the excess water out of the crannies. It's certainly not as powerful as a leaf-blower, but unfortunately the leaf blower I have is one of those that you wear on your back and the blower arm is very long, which makes it very difficult to maneuver around the car. The Shop-Vac is perfect -- not too powerful and easy to maneuver with.

shiznit2001

i will def. go and buy one this weekend :-D

07 Stang

I haven't washed my car yet.