Cordless Leaf Blowers

And it’s so much easier to dry if the car is waxed

I have used a Master Blaster for over 10 years. Yes, expensive, but it works well with the heated and filtered air. Unlike leaf blowers that don't filter the air. Can you say sandblast ?
I like Master Blaster because it gets all the water out of the hidden places, like the rear light assemblies on a Challenger along with the side markers.

I have always heard not to use a gas powered blower because the exhaust almost always points forward. I don’t use gas powered ones on any cars, but I use it on our seadoos on the dock all the time and have never noticed a single drop or buildup of anything on the paint

Saying you shouldn’t use a blower without a filter seems silly to me because I have never damaged paint in over 15 years of using electric blowers on my cars. You realize you drive down the road at 75MPH and that air isn’t filtered hitting your car right? When I’m on my driveway cleaning cars it’s not a dirty environment I’m pulling air from

The one I use is a backpack gas blower. Exhaust is definitely in the rear. No worries.

Unavowed said:

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Nice. Is that Durango standard issue?

Another vote here for the master blaster. Yeah it's expensive, but after seeing how they use it at the detail shop it was a no brainer.

RezinTexas said:

Another vote here for the master blaster. Yeah it's expensive, but after seeing how they use it at the detail shop it was a no brainer.

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From the specs of that thing I’d agree it’s probably better than a leaf blower. But for $200 or less the blower is a good option though. Really helps to dry the car.

Mattm400 said:

I actually use a gas leaf blower. (That's all I have) and it does an excellent job of getting rid of excess water.

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I agree.. 2 stroke blower is the way to go..screw the
battery BS...gas blower=10years+, battery=junk in 18months. Oh then by the way you throw the batteries away....environmentally friendly. What a joke.

I have a 120V craftsman shop vac that doubles as a blower. I use it for all my wheels and some car drying. Works well and is going strong after about 10 years of use. Gotta deal with the cord though if you want to go that route

I use my Ryobi leaf blower and it works great. If your cars are ceramic coated like mine are, this is the way to go. Light touch up with a waffle weave towel after the blow...

Use whatever you think is great, but black cars are going always get dirty and scratches no matter what you do. When I bought my black Hellcat I quickly wrapped it myself because I didn't want to waste time cleaning it. As soon as I would clean it, it was dirty about 30 minutes or so. Now that it is wrapped my black paint is protected from bugs, tar, rocks burn out rubber from the tires at the drag strip and finally scratches.

Sacredlux60 said:

Use whatever you think is great, but black cars are going always get dirty and scratches no matter what you do. When I bought my black Hellcat I quickly wrapped it myself because I didn't want to waste time cleaning it. As soon as I would clean it, it was dirty about 30 minutes or so. Now that it is wrapped my black paint is protected from bugs, tar, rocks burn out rubber from the tires at the drag strip and finally scratches.

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You sir are 1000% correct! My next mod will be a paint correction, followed by a complete PPF. I can’t wait to stop stressing about my paint. Until then, leaf blower.

Unavowed said:

POWER+ 765 CFM Blower

The EGO POWER+ 765 CFM Blower is the most powerful cordless blower in the industry, gas or cordless!

egopowerplus.com

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We use this as well and it works great! We only do 3 bucket wash system on our cars, wife is a bit of a detailer nut haha.

I use the Craftsman 20V and it does a great job. It has the ability to shorten the "blow tube" and it has a soft rubber nozzle so not scratching if I get the shakes from my beer running empty.

HP_Addict19 said:

I just purchased my Black Wide Body Challenger Hellcat a couple weeks ago and I just love it. It’s awesome. Since it’s black I’m really taking Good care of the paint.
I always wash my nice cars at a touch less car wash using their hand held pressure washer. I was just wondering if purchasing a cordless leaf blower would be a good idea to dry it?
And in between washes I keep it clean. I use quick detailer spray and the best quality microfiber towels and cloths. I heard some people say leaf blowers just push the water around. But the master blaster blows warm air.

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I use a leaf blower to dry my cars. There's no real risk unless you're somehow using it in a dusty environment. You obviously need to be careful not to blow gobs of hyper accelerated dust and sand on the car. I also have one of those EGO 765cfm cordless blowers. Zips the water right off

To wash, I use an 1,800psi Greenworks power washer with a foam soap attachment.

I recently bought this Atlas from Harbor Freight because it was on sale. And the battery and fast charger cost like 150 more
But saved another $30 Instantly because I bought the battery and charger with it.

I used a Master Blaster for a while then switched to Ego Blower 650. I like the blower better. It has more power and drys the car better. I can dry my Charger and my SUV on 1 charger easily. Any blower really is great to use. I started off with a cheap Greenworks little blower that worked pretty good. Having forced air to get in all the cracks, grill, wheels and spots to blow away all the water really helps dry the car so much better.

HP_Addict19 said:

So your leaf blowers work just as good as the master blaster?

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No

hell on wheels said:

No

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leaf blowers work better IMO. Especially the big boys. My bro has a master blaster it doesn’t have near the CFM as a big blower.

I personally feel the heated air is a gimmick. Your not trying to dry the water on the car your trying to blow it off all surfaces and crevices. Large volume of air will do that the best.