Water blowers

[mrdanbartlett]

Hi all,

So I had my ceramic coating topped up recently but the detail guy I use and it was the first time I'd seen him use an air blower to dry the car (contactless). I've seen them before and was intrigued - I quite fancy getting one and he recommended the mini version of what he used.

https://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/bigboi/blowr-m...

I was chatting to a friend and he said it looks the same as the one he uses to dry his dog!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DAWOO-Grooming-Velocity-M...

Possible a very daft question here but what is the difference of the car ones vs the dog ones!?

[_Hoppers]

I’ve got a Carbon Collective Air Force One, if you used it on a small dog it’ll blow it into the next county! Even so, despite its power, it takes an age to dry the car with it. So much so, it starts to dry before you finish! I did buy it mainly for the push bike but it’s good for getting water out of panel gaps etc after an initial drying with a towel.

[dudleybloke]

The car one has a better filter and more control over power and temperature by the look of it.

[mrdanbartlett]

Thanks for the reply, is your car ceramic coated? (or highly waxed etc)

[_Hoppers]

Mine is regularly waxed and topped up with a detail spray

[mrdanbartlett]

dudleybloke said:

The car one has a better filter and more control over power and temperature by the look of it.

Ah yes, thank you

[mrdanbartlett]

_Hoppers said:

Mine is regularly waxed and topped up with a detail spray

Ok interesting then, I was hoping it would be fairly effective and replace the towel, therfore reducing swirls. I had a black car before and it was a nightmare for swirls, but this one is white so should be alot less visible.

[_Hoppers]

mrdanbartlett said:

_Hoppers said:

Mine is regularly waxed and topped up with a detail spray

Ok interesting then, I was hoping it would be fairly effective and replace the towel, therfore reducing swirls. I had a black car before and it was a nightmare for swirls, but this one is white so should be alot less visible.

See what others say, but for me, it wasn’t the revelation I thought it would be! It’s still good though, as I said in my previous post it’s really good for panel gaps, door shuts, engine bay etc

For me, a good pre-wash and gentle ‘light touch’ with a wash mit is the key. I gave mine (dark coloured car) a 2 stage polish last year in March and has stayed pretty much swirl free. It would benefit from a light machine polish to take out some micro marring from waxing etc but I think I’ll leave it until spring next year now.

[somouk]

I agree with the above, it’s not a replacement for the towel really but does help with the annoying post wash drips from trapped water in mirrors, shuts etc,

[Longy00000]

The ones advertised for dogs and pets are exactly the same products but half the price, at a show I got to compare the soec sheets and controls etc and I'M 100% they were coming
off the same production line but with different stickers put on at thr end.
About £50 on ebay gets fully adjustable heat and air speed. Yes on max they are way too much for a dog but are great fir automotive purposes.
I bought mine largely for my motorbikes ( ideal for these) but can be great for cars too where it clears all the crevices and gaps of water.

My car has a full ceramic coating and is bathed in a wax based detailer spray so has great protection allowing a full towel dry and then a 10 min blower blast before putting away in the garage.

[Longy00000]

I also use mine for blowing out air filters on things like vacuum cleaners, blowing out dust and general crap from my garage. They are quite versatile and every decent garage should have one !

[Belle427]

I use a ryobi leaf blower as I have the batteries and find it very good.

[Insert Coin]

I use a Makita leaf blower, no towels needed at all and I can dry my van in about 10 mins.

And Gyeon Wetcoat being a great aid in blow drying a vehicle.

[mrdanbartlett]

Thanks all, some great comments.

Maybe just getting a dog one will be best, I can use a towel for the bulk of drying and then the blow dryer for the panels hat get water in them and the interior etc.

Huge thanks for all your responses.

[macdeb]

I use a 'raceglaze' water filter when rinsing my cars. It really works as I can even leave other half's Black Audi to dry outside with no water marks whatsoever and I'm in a hard water area. Filter unit is about £90 from memory and refills for it £50 a time. I usually go through two refills a year but wash two cars and van regular so I would think one refill per year for one car. I used to spend more than that on decent drying cloth's. It really does work that well and of course no swirl marks anywhere.

Edited by macdeb on Friday 6th January 09:40