leafblowers OWN, problem is that everybody stares at you

+1..... Easily buffed out.

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Who cares what anyone else thinks?

C.

I use the water blade and have never had a scratch. My car is also black. I do make sure there's nothing attached to the blade before I use it.

I have tried the leafblower... and it works F'ning great!! HIGHLY Recommended...!! No joke... get one, and try it, and you'll be a believer...

and yes, who cares what your neighbors think... no swirl mark, quick dry, and it's great for those of us with deep dish rims to get the water out of the inner side of the rim.

I use the california blade.. i haven't seen it make scratches.. but the i'm always paranoid of getting dirty on the blade. I kinda regret buying the blade cuz it's WAY over priced.. not only that. it still have to go over the car w/ a chammy to get rid of the droplets cuz it doesn't fully mold to all the angles of the g, and too big for the grill, front fascia and underneath the spoiler. Also get so paraoid of the plastic part hitting/scratching the car. With so much paranoia check, rechecking, double checking, doubling wiping, u maybe be better off just go over the car w/ a soft super absorber with a peace of mind.

Well sounds like I did something wrong, o well. I might have to give that leafblower a try, how much does one that would work go for?

yeah, the pressure washer will not get it clean enough to dry with a blade or chamois. I wouldnt even wax my car with a pressure washing only. PW only will leave way too much grit on the paint.

But like everyone has said, unless you used alot of pressure with the ca blade, those will buff out easily.

I was thinking about getting the rechargable one from the Sharper Image:

http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/ca...=SI360BLU#tabs

Only lasts 10 minutes though but at least it is electric so it'll be quiet.

Upscale Detailers near me use air compressors to dry cars. So if you don't have an air compressor which has an air filter, the next best thing would be a leaf blower.

I use the absorber when I dry my car it works great. I use the leaf blower to get rid of all the water in the nook and crannies. It works great on rims and specially on the grill.

I also use the Absorber, and use my air compressor to get the water out from the mirrors, door handles, fuel door area, etc.

remember, the california blade MUST be wiped out before each pass to be sure nothing stick to it from the last past. If you have repetitive scratch on the same panel its definatly because you dragged dirt with the blade without wiping it between pass.

Sorrry sor the paint, a little cleaner wax/scratch remover would probably take care of it

that's why I wrapped the ends of my CA blade in black electricians tape. the handle will leave scratches if you hit the car. learned that lesson once. they will buff out though.

That's the problem right there...pressure washing doesn't ever do a good job of cleaning the paint.