How to use the leafblower when drying

One more thing I forgot to mention. Try not using a sprayer on your hose.

Let the water run freely. Start at the top running all the soap off the car and continue down the doors/cracks. Back window, rinse down to the bumper. Windshield, then rinse down to the front fenders and bumper. You wll be surprised how much water won't be left on your car. And like mentioned before, have some wax on it and or a sealant. Makes it easier.
 
using ONR solutions help to prevent waterspots right? when drying you typically have no water spots after doing your first towel dry, then the final dry, since it acts like a large scale quick detailer.



why not load up your sprayer/foam gun with ONR, do your final rinse WITH ONR (or DP no rinse), and then blow it 90% towel the rest, it would be just like quickdetailing to a dry spot free finish, but cheaper, and less time consuming. i know i will be doing this next time.
 
red kiosk said:
Even with my 8hp Metro MasterBlaster, I usually do the "dry-with-water" sheeting method, followed by "blotting" with a WW and then the MasterBlaster with another WW held next to whatever crack or crevice I am blasting the water out of. Most times I don't need to apply the Zymol Field Glaze, but will if I have the time. All this, early in the morning before Mr. Sun's big bald head peaks over the top of my roof. The neighbors think I'm nuts but who cares. Take care!
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wow 8hp! how much mph does ur vac blow? i see 58500 ft per min but what is that like 600mph?? doesnt seem right maybe i did the math like a tard.

anyway mine is 6.5 hp and blows 265mph and even with a fresh double coat of sealant will barely get 90% of the water. but what i found is that its a lot easier to go for 80% of the water on the panels n just clear out everything from all the cracks n crevices instead of spending time chasing tiny streaks and runs.
 
I've used a leaf blower for years and have mixed results based on the car itself.



One is a garage queen always with an excellent sealant/wax base. This car blow dries like a dream. Never any spots, always perfect.



The other is the winter driver without a great wax base. Blow drying this one is just down right tedious and I don't blow dry this one any more. It gets the waffle weave treatment.



The factors I've found for successful leaf blowing are: good wax base, car in shade, soft water, and fast air, in that approx. order.



My leaf blower is the Toro two speed model, about 60 - 80 bucks in Canada.



Finally, this summer, my new neighbour watched me blow dry the garage queen and had that jaw dropping look of amazement as he watched. Two weeks later he was blow drying his Land Rover. I smiled.
 
I just started using a portable compressor and a big valve nipple. It comes out so freaking fast and blows all the water away per panel. Its crazy and awesome..lol



joe
 
jaynick808 said:
wow 8hp! how much mph does ur vac blow? i see 58500 ft per min but what is that like 600mph?? doesnt seem right maybe i did the math like a tard.
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Seems we were both in the same 'tard math class, 'cause that's what I got too. Doesn't make sense that a blower can blow over 600 mph. I'm pretty sure there is something in the equation that we are missing. I wonder if there are any rocket scientists who cruise this forum. Take care!
 
JpiRally said:
I just started using a portable compressor and a big valve nipple. It comes out so freaking fast and blows all the water away per panel. Its crazy and awesome..lol



joe
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Where did you get it???
 
I also used a compressor with a nozzle but even at low pressure I felt the force of air was too much. I now use a Metropolitan Blaster Side Kick hand held dryer for motorcycles. It weighs about 3 pounds and is the size of a tea pot. It comes with a nozzle and fan blade attachment.



Air Volume: 160MPH/85CFM

Air Speed: 18,000FPM

HP Motor: 1.3



This blower works very well.
 
I never used a blower when drying the car.Always used the sheeting method and works much better,as time goes on you find easier methods to work for you instead of aganist you.
 
When using ONR and a leaf blower there will be spots left on the panel. The simple way to clean them up is to just leave a tiny bit of water on the panel and wipe them off with a nice MF drying towel. Sometimes if I blow all of the water off I simply just dip my hand in the ONR and flick a little bit over the panel. Then wipe it off with the towel. Works like a charm.
 
Theoretical question - if QD or even just water removes the spots, if I blowdry off the water then take a bucket of RO water, dip a mf into it and rub down the panels, will it dry streak/spot free then?
 
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