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Or other forced air device, does anybody worry about stirring up things on the ground and getting contaminants on the paint? The few times I've used forced air to dry I've had to back over the car with spray detailer and a microfiber to get little bits of floor dust and whatnot off the paint.

Seems like I'm better off sheeting the water off with a hose and using a microfiber with some QD as a drying aid.

Thoughts?


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There is too much volume of air when using an electric blower. I recommend the metro vac n blow line, or the designated metro master blaster
 
If the ground around the car is still wet then you shouldn't have any problems unless you are deliberately aiming the stream of air straight at the ground. The only time this becomes an issue for me is when I'm drying tires. You just have to be careful.


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I have the Master Blaster and dry the car in my shop and never have a problem with dust or dirt going back on the car.
 
Usually my ground is still wet. I blow the majority of the water off in my driveway , then pull in the garage to finish drying with my towels. So dust isn't really an issue.

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I basically hit all the knooks and crevices with the metro and the do the rest with a MF towel and as everybody else has mentioned the ground is still pretty much wet which will keep the dust blowing factor down.
 
you can spray down the driveway around the car before washing and then proceed with the wash or you can do it after you wash before you start drying...
 
VISITOR said:
you can spray down the driveway around the car before washing and then proceed with the wash or you can do it after you wash before you start drying...
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Good suggestion, I just bought a leaf blower and was planning to use it for the first time today. The idea of dust on the ground occurred to me. Thanks, this will help.
 
What I do is dry the truck, after that use the sidekick and dry the sides and wala im good to go, before i would use my lb but was careful not to blow it to the ground i would usually keep it in direction of the truck.
 
I don't have a problem with it. I do agree that you can wet down the area, or use your wash area though.

I tend to pull away from my wash area with my personal cars however. But both my garage and the drying area I keep hosed and blown off REGULARLY.

After dealing with all the wet/wash area when I'm ready to dry that means I'm ready to sit down and do the tires.

Before even start washing I'll clean the drying area, either hose and air, or just air. As long as long a it's dry (where I can sit down) when I move it there to start drying.

Some have expressed interest in the blower sucking up rocks and blowing them out at high speeds. Don't see that happening. Guess you could take an old stocking and stretch it across the intake if it's a big issue though. :dunno:
 
I don't have any dust issues when using my leaf blower.
None that I can see anyway.
 
Are there any "attachments" that can be bought to use on a leaf blower in order to concentrate the air a little better?

Anyone ever used them (if they exist)?
 
shagnat said:
Are there any "attachments" that can be bought to use on a leaf blower in order to concentrate the air a little better?

Anyone ever used them (if they exist)?
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There is a post I seen here not so long ago of a modified blower, all they did was add a house at the end, but can't find it now. Someone will bring it up for you
 
HateSwirls said:
I don't have any dust issues when using my leaf blower.
None that I can see anyway.
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I just tried using a leaf blower for the first time to dry a car this past weekend. Afterwards, I aimed a flashlight tangentially across the surface of the windshield and hood. Thousands of dust particles could be seen. I'm not sure if I will go this route again.
 
movingforward said:
I just tried using a leaf blower for the first time to dry a car this past weekend. Afterwards, I aimed a flashlight tangentially across the surface of the windshield and hood. Thousands of dust particles could be seen. I'm not sure if I will go this route again.
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Only aim the blower at the car. Make sure the ground around it is all wet, if not spray the hose. This should eliminate that problem. Any other dust you see is probably just floating around in the air and would end up on the paint anyway.
 
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