Tornador Blastor Vacuum Attachment - A Favorite Cool Tool

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Tornador Blastor Vacuum Attachment - A Favorite Cool Tool


When I work on my own cars there's always a couple of cool tools I like to use and this is one of them, the Tornador Blastor Vacuum Attachment. The way this works is you attach the the air line to the compressed air line from your air compressor. You need a powerful air compressor with a minimum of 60 to 90 PSI to feed the tool. You attach the vacuum attachment to the hose of your shop-vac.


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Compressed air forces the oscillating tip to oscillate while at same time it's blasting air out of the tip to create the tornado effect.

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Now you have the Tornador Blastor Vacuum Attachment blasting air at the surface in a violent tornado action while your vacuum extracts everything. It can be a little hard to wrap your mind around in that how can you effectively vacuum while at the same time you're blowing air away from the opening of the vacuum attachment but it works and it works great!

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Let me put it this way... if I"m going to do any vacuuming, I will attach the Tornador Blastor Vacuum Attachment first and then vacuum away.

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You're always making me want something new Mike!

Is there a way to get it to blow solution like the original Tornador, or is it only dry?
 
CCC4me said:
You're always making me want something new Mike!
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Sorry about that but when it comes to cool tools, it's fun to share them with others. I also show this in all my detailing boot camp classes and make sure everyone has the chance to test it out while in class.



CCC4me said:
Is there a way to get it to blow solution like the original Tornador, or is it only dry?
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No way to make it blow solution, at least not that I'm aware of or in its original configuration.

That might work but one thing for sure, just using it dry works well enough.


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Does the air compressor need to have a minimum SCFM? Also, would recommend a minimum tank size for it to work effectively?
 
BrianDavis said:
Does the air compressor need to have a minimum SCFM? Also, would recommend a minimum tank size for it to work effectively?
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I'm not sure offhand what the minimum is for square cubic feet per minute or a minimum tank size but here are two vague answers, a lot and big.


You can't use this tool with any type of portable air compressor. A general guess would be 60 gallon minimum, something that stands as tall as you.

I know the air feed requirements for this tool and the below tool exclude a lot of people from using them but I still wanted to share them as they are truly cool tools that help make any detailing project faster while making you more effective with your time.


Tornador Air Blow Out Gun - A Favorite Cool Tool

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Mike,

I was searching the site for a good review of the Tornador, but couldn`t find one. Is the foaming & Car cleaning nozzle interchangeable? Also, which would you recommend for interior & mat deep cleaning?

Thanks,
 
SickTRed08FSI said:
Mike,

I was searching the site for a good review of the Tornador, but couldn`t find one. Is the foaming & Car cleaning nozzle interchangeable?

No. Different thread sizes. I wondered this too and checked for myself.


SickTRed08FSI said:
Also, which would you recommend for interior & mat deep cleaning?

Thanks,
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Vacuum first. Always. You want to use dry extraction to remove any dirt before introducing any liquids. Liquids will dissolve dirt and via gravity cause it to penetrate further into the fabric. So dry extraction, i.e. vacuuming should always be preformed first.


For deep cleaning.... wet extraction. There's no other way unless you can remove the thing you want to clean and blast it with a water hose or pressure washer and in the case of a pressure washer you want to be careful that you don't cause any damage.


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Got ya, that`d be too convenient.

I always vacuum first. But I have recently been doing a lot of soccer mom mobiles and SUVs with kids and very messy interiors. So I am basically looking at the cleaning one. Do you like it?
 
SickTRed08FSI said:
Got ya, that`d be too convenient.

I always vacuum first. But I have recently been doing a lot of soccer mom mobiles and SUVs with kids and very messy interiors. So I am basically looking at the cleaning one. Do you like it?
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For dry extraction, you can't beat the combination of a good shop-vac and the Tornador Blastor Vacuum Attachment.

I think it makes more sense to extract dirt out of fabric versus blow dirt into fabric but both can make dirt disappear.

I use the air gun to blow dirt and dust not INTO carpets but across carpets and out of the car. I did that for this project...



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Here's what I wrote in post #5


Mike Phillips said:
Blew out the inside of the car using the Tornador Car Cleaning Gun.

Ran out of time or I would have vacuumed but the interior was actually rally clean and the Tornador with all doors open made fast work of what little debris was on the floors, console, dash and seats.
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Maybe I should`ve clarified, I apologize. Using it with a cleaner for carpets and cloth seats. I have a good carpet brush for DA, but wondering if this tool is worth saving time.

- Johnathon
 
SickTRed08FSI said:
Maybe I should`ve clarified, I apologize. Using it with a cleaner for carpets and cloth seats. I have a good carpet brush for DA, but wondering if this tool is worth saving time.

- Johnathon
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It won't save time but if you're vacuuming already then it won't increase time and it will do a better job of lifting and removing dirt than using just a vacuum alone.

I have before and after pictures from using this set-up on a very dirty bench seat from my last two or three boot camp classes and the before and after difference from only vacuuming makes it look like I used an extractor.

If you have the air compressor to run it, I'm confident you would like it. I know I do, that's why I took these pictures and posted this thread.


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Does the shop vac hose have to be a certain size or does the attachment come with adaptors?

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The Tornador guns, each attachment comes with a "gun" as well as the head. For example, the vacuum brush, the foamer, the rotating air "cone"...

My question is do I have to buy the gun for each of these? I would like to get one gun, and have a "head" attachment for it. Each gun is $150-200 for these things. I assume most of the cost is the triggered gun, not the plastic "head" attachment. But it doesn't seem that AGO sells the trigger gun and each head separately. You have to buy the whole deal.
 
Gokite said:
The Tornador guns, each attachment comes with a "gun" as well as the head. For example, the vacuum brush, the foamer, the rotating air "cone"...

My question is do I have to buy the gun for each of these? I would like to get one gun, and have a "head" attachment for it. Each gun is $150-200 for these things. I assume most of the cost is the triggered gun, not the plastic "head" attachment. But it doesn't seem that AGO sells the trigger gun and each head separately. You have to buy the whole deal.
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I can't speak on behalf of the company that designs, engineers and then builds the final product so I won't even try.

We sell Tornador products and I personally really like them. I hear what you're saying, I think what you mean is it would be nice to have a primary "gun" with multiple accessories that can be swapped on and off of it.

I like that idea to but again, we don't make these tools, we sell them.


I was on the phone yesterday with Dennis Dehn at Tornador and actually sent him the link to this thread.


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So I assume this is not the case at this time? That's a shame...I'll hold off on this
 
Ran across a company by the name of GA-REW Co., Ltd.
Looks like they have some interesting stuff.
Might check it out.
 
I just bought this and am looking for a compressor to run it. From my research....the 5.3cfm at 90psi...10 gal tank from california air...should suffice. Hopefully tornador company can chime in here.
 
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