Cleaning an electric leaf blower?

[cshamilton]

So I have a 150mph leaf blower that I use for drying cars. I also have an electric one that I have used two or three times to sweep the driveway and not any more than that. It's not very dirty but I did notice today that it has 240mph and 350cfm vs the 150/215 of my "detailing" leaf blower.

I did a side by side comparison and it's night and day how much faster it dries my car.

I've read a lot of folks say don't ever use it for blowing leaves then On your car, so that you don't blow dirt back onto the car. I get it.

Is this just an absolute no? Or could I use my air compressor to clean the motor/fan and use some cleaning solution to clean the tube?

What would autogeek do?

 

[Mike Moore]

If you must use a leaf blower to dry then it must be clean and the air intake stay clean.

Once you have "completely" cleaned it inside and out put a FINE screen over the intake.
Some folks have used a dryer hose clamp to attach the filter over the air intake.

The "Best" solution is using a Made in USA - Metro Master Blaster 8hp with filtered air.

 

[cshamilton]

If you must use a leaf blower to dry then it must be clean and the air intake stay clean.

Once you have "completely" cleaned it inside and out put a FINE screen over the intake.
Some folks have used a dryer hose clamp to attach the filter over the air intake.

The "Best" solution is using a Made in USA - Metro Master Blaster 8hp with filtered air.

Thanks for your reply!

I definitely agree and that makes my mouth water every time I see it; however, the Master Blaster is just not in my enthusiast budget. I probably do 15 cars per year, aside from mine and my wife's...

 

[Detail]

I use my ridgid blower/vac all the time. You'll be fine. Although the tip is probably a little wide which makes it less than ideal for the gaps in panels.

 

[cshamilton]

So, you use it for both yard work AND drying vehicles?