drying

This is probably going to sound stupid , but do you all drive the car around the block to get the water off the roof, and crevices? This makes it so much easier but i was just wondering if youve ever had experiences with customers who would mind you driving their car around the block? And do you ask them if they mind first? i Have a air compressor but it just seems easier to take the car for a spin.

I do that with my car, only I dry it first and then after I QD with S&W. Don`t know about the customer part though...

it`s not worth the risk...all it takes is one accident and you might as well kiss the biz good bye...

here`s a few choices...a) use a blower b) use Spray and Wipe :D waterless car wash c) use your compressor

I have a blower from home depot. Costed 80 bucks and its amazing. It doesn`t work well in the sun though, the water just dries too fast. I don`t use it to make drying the car easier, in fact, I still dry most of it by hand with my microfiber towel. What it is AMAZING for is drying grills, wheels and tires, around emblems and in the mirrors. All the hard to reach places get dried in a second with the blower. Its the greatest 80 bucks I`ve ever spend for car care.

I second the blower idea. If the car is too dirty to S&W, dry the crevices, wheels, tires and side mirrors with an electric blower.

uh, thats a good idea, ill have to pick one up

To get it completely dry get a blower of some sort

I use a Craftsman Wet/Dry vac. There is a blower that detaches from the unit and blows at 220 MPH......more than enough, and multi use!

I use an air compressor or the blower from my Craftsman Wet/Dry Vac.
Another danger to driving the car around the block or up and down the road is that there is dust and dirt on most roads which will end up on the car ... so now you will be drying a car with dirt particles on it .... That seems like a good way to introduce more scratches and swirls into the paint ... IMHO

Hey, now that i think about it , i actually bought the blower attachment for my vac, never even thought about using it for that, that was stupid.

Anybody know if there is a similar attachment for the ShopVac wet/dry vacs? I don`t recall ever seeing one, but never really looked that hard. Maybe I`ll try their website.

i have a rigid, you just hook the hose up to the other side of the vac and it turns into a blower, if the vac doesnt already have it then i dont think its possible, the attachment that i am talking about is just a cone shaped hose attachment to compress the air out of a smaller opening at the end.