i dunno why you'd do it after the fact, but I use it before using my waffle weave. Leaf blower can you used to get water out of all the cracks and crevices (like side mirrors). I guess you could dry then use it just for the crevices, but it will blow water out onto part of the car and you'll end up having to use the WW on those spots again.

 

I tried leaf blowing my car, it worked out pretty well.

On another note, just wow on bringing up a thread from 2002 :|...

 

holy shat....look at the post date from the last one....2002

someone replied to this thread 5 years later! haha

 

+1 for the california water blade, i cant imagine drying a car without it

 

When Using the Blade.... It doesnt affects the paint in anyway? Im thinking if you draggin it ontop of your paint, it should leave marks after awhile....

 

no i use blade and it works wonders. no scratches or marks. After wards, i used this sponge towel from autozone ($10) that absorbs water like crazy. it polishes at the same time too.

 

no scratches, it just sweeps the water off its awesome

 

The absorber works great and the leaf blower is a must with our mirrors and
crevasses. But using the clay bar to remove swirls is wrong! Any claybar
you purchase has nothing to do with swirls but it will remove crud from the
surface of your paint. A pre-wax cleaner used correctly will do the best
job of removing swirls along with a quality wax like Zymol!
Gary

 

Here's a prime example of what happens when you use a water blade repetitively and the damage you are causing.

For those in favor of the water blade, have you ever looked at your paint under the proper lighting? Direct sunlight, halogen bulbs or florescent lighting strong enough to show imperfections? Using proper lighting replicates the effects of direct sunlight shining on your paint. On darker colored vehicles those deeper imperfections (not the surface swirls) show through in direct sunlight and take away from the finish of the vehicle.

The objective of polishing is to remove those imperfections that have accumulated in your paint. Without the proper lighting, it is difficult to tell what imperfections you have and haven't removed.

Lighter colored vehicles and metallic paint do a much better job of hiding these types of imperfections. Lighter colored vehicles are also more difficult to make "pop" (compared to darker colored vehicles). One of the primary reasons is because it is very difficult to see those imperfections taking away from the finish without proper lighting.

This may seem extreme to some, but it is becoming the norm for many detailing enthusiasts and high end professionals.

I've yet to see a vehicle that is cared for by a water blade that doesn't have some straight line imperfections. This may be a comparison test I run over the winter: waffle weave vs. water blade vs. chamois vs. leaf blower

George

 

^ good information George.

 

Wow, great information George. I've never used one of those on my car for that very reason, however the marring is worse than what I would of thought. Thanks for the info.

 

I use a Microfiber Waffle weave towel if im doing a covential wash and 12 plush microfibers for rinseless wash.

Leaf blower are good for blowing water out of crevice but are only good at drying a car if it has been wax or still has wax on it.

 

I bought the spotless wash system and it works wonders. Sure it cost $400 for the whole set up but give me over 100 washes and NEVER have to spend time drying again even in the hottest of weather with direct sunlight.

 

Do you mean the filteration system that deionized the water.

 

http://crspotless.com/

you got it