Leafblower drying method

Relax,



Look, no one in their right mind would spend all the time washing the car only to attempt to drive a "wet" car down the street in an effort to "dry" it. It just does not make any sense. What's wrong with good ol wiping it dry?



If someone wants to use a leaf blower, then fine. Just hope the area around the vehicle is wet so not to p/u any dust/dirt.



Not ment as condescending, just common sense. So maybe I forgot a smiley face too....



Regards,

Deanski
 
i think i may start doing this...but I also use big bath towels. They were really soft ones, 100% from Sears.



I didnt notice any swirls when drying last time.



I usually run the water off, then, dry major areas with these large towels, then do door jambs. I may try the LB, then pick up whats left with the big bath towels



jon
 
Deanski said:
. . . This is just a disaster waiting to happen.



Use a CWB and a waffel towel and you're done. Very simple, less risk to the finish.
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Folks have said the same thing about the CWB. That is, until they try it of course.



Same thing with the LB you never know until you try it.



It sounds like a good idea to me and I plan on picking up one of those 215mph Toros some time.
 
My car likes to trap water in the side mirriors and slowly drip it down the doors for the next several hours.



So by taking a litttle bit of what everyone here has shared, I now sheet the water off with water, follow with a CWB (sprayed down with QD first), then the leaf blower (mainly for mirrors, grille, cracks & crevices, calipers, rotors, etc) and then finish up with a MF. It works great for me.



Another good trick if you don't want to use a blower and have trouble with water running out of the mirrors is to tie a towel around where the mirror meets the door while you finish everything else.
 
I don't know if you will like it but this is it.



1. Grab you drill.

2. Use a small bit. (As big you can feel confortable).

3. Drill small holes underneath the mirrors. (Be careful not to drill into the mirror mechanism.)



All the water will drip from this little holes.



Disclosure (I did this but I am not sugesting you should do it. If you are confortable with the procedure you will decide. I am not responsible for damage to any vehicle.

I am not a mechanic nor I pretend to be one.)



I found this mod at the corvetteforum.com and it really worked fine for me.
 
fidelfs said:
I don't know if you will like it but this is it.



1. Grab you drill.

2. Use a small bit. (As big you can feel confortable).

3. Drill small holes underneath the mirrors. (Be careful not to drill into the mirror mechanism.)



All the water will drip from this little holes.
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:scared No further comment. -- Except this one: Am I the only one going :scared at this suggestion? Maybe I'm just too darn conservative about the car body?
 
Lynn said:
:scared No further comment. -- Except this one: Am I the only one going :scared at this suggestion? Maybe I'm just too darn conservative about the car body?
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I wouldn't do this either and I am a mechanic. I don't like putting holes in my car and to get the mirrors dry I take a can of compressed air with the long straw nozzle (you know, the red one). I insert the nozzle behind the mirror and blow all the water out. I do this with other body creases and the gaps between the body and tail lights to get all the water out.



Lynn, I am conservative about what I do to my Civic so I would hope you would be even more so with your Jag!
 
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