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Air drying the car, Good or bad?
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| 06-04-2008, 10:01 AM | #1 |
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Air drying the car, Good or bad?
I clean my car almost every other day at my dealership and there's an air hose there which shoots air obviously and drys the car off pretty damn quick. My question is, is it safe for the car? Thx
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| 06-04-2008, 10:20 AM | #2 |
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It's safe. Many here do the same thing -- compressed air or even a leaf blower. Gets all the water out of the little crevices that a towel misses.
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| 06-04-2008, 10:38 AM | #3 |
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Yup, I actually prefer it. I use a leaf blower to get most of the water off and then a Waffle weave towel for anything left over.
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Ive tried using a leaf blower to dry before but the ait dries the water quicker than it blows it off, so I'm left with some stubborn spotting that needs quickdetailing or sometimes even a rewash. For now I follow the initial towel dry with compressed air or leaf blower over the crack to get the remaining little suckers.
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| 06-04-2008, 12:05 PM | #6 |
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I hand dry most of the car, then go over stubborn areas like the head and tail lights, mirrors, and grills with the leaf blower. No drips that way. I also dry mesh wheels with it.
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| 06-04-2008, 10:25 PM | #7 |
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If you use a water filtration system you can probably get away with it. Unless you have super soft water you will probably end up with spots. I have tried compressed air and it worked ok, but still had to use spray detailer to clean up left over spots.
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