How I dry my car without touching it...
 

A bunch of you guys probably already do this.

Spend the money and buy a tool actually meant to dry a car. Metro master blaster, or even the much cheaper sidekick does a fine job.

A leaf blower works ok. It's not really ideal. You're limited in the control of their air and can't really use it inside the engine bay or cabin (blowers work great at blasting out debris from under seats and other places you can't reach well with a vacuum).

A leaf blower really only makes sense if you're using one that you already have on hand but then you run into the problem of blowing dirt and crap onto your car if you've used the leaf blower for yard work prior. You could dedicate a leaf blower for drying the car. Though, at that point you might as well have bought a dedicated car drying blower and get all the benefits they have over the leaf blowers.

Should you ever actually return, here is some detailed info on a few of the popular options (including the Metro blowers mentioned above): https://www.theartofcleanliness.com/...-drying-a-car/

I use a leaf blower on mine as well. Between the Cquartz coating and Carpro Reload the water easily blows away. Just always make sure the ground around the car is wet.

as an experiment - when I washed my car this past weekend- i just used my air compressor with a blow nozzle on it.

worked great

^^^^^This is how I dry my car. I still need to use towels, but it helps A LOT by getting water out of the million crevices my car has. I just have a stack of small, religiously clean towels at hand. Takes a while but I like it.

I would never use my leaf blower to dry a car. Your blowing all sorts of fine debris into it.

Unless said leaf blower is just used to dry the car. I dont use my electric blower for anything else.

There are plenty of drying towels out there that if used correctly won't cause any damage to your paint.

This is a good option as well. For anyone using an oil filled compressor I'd recommend using an inline coalescing filter. You would be surprised how much oil and water can make its way down the line and get misted out the nozzle.

This. And even with a filter some oils still get through.
I have a sidekick and I cant imagine drying my whole truck with it. Itll take a whole lot longer than just using towels. Its great for the rims and all the trim and hard to reach areas like the grill and so forth.
A master blaster is way too expensive for me to justify. You can get a 40 dollar toro electric leaf blower thatll work just fine. Its kinda small so its not difficult to control. Plus usually the ground is still wet when youre drying so its not likely to blow any dirt into the car if you use it properly.

I simply use the sidekick to blow out all the hard to reach areas and water excess, and then run a microfiber towel to cry it completely.

I've been planning on picking up a small but powerful cordless leaf blower strictly for drying my cars.

I'm over here like: "I wash it, then just hop in, crank up some tunes and go for a scenic drive." :jest:

I think we all agree, leaf blowers are great to get the water off your car. But to the OP, if you care so much about your cars finish, you really should consider drywalling your ceiling in your garage. Think about all those insulation fibers that fall on the car before you wipe it down:nono::nono:

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW, just saw that.

And no, we do not all agree. :huh: I think it's a bad idea. A mini one for crevices is fine.

Did the OP sign up just to show us that video three years later???

I try my car by driving it grab a fresh 6 pack from the store. Beads roll off and of the most part. Have to touch up a spot or two of dried on water, but hey, I have new beer!

Doing that while you drive as well. Can't be THAT paranoid :)

A fellow proper drying enthusiast! :drive: