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Old 04-04-2008, 09:42 AM
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how many of you guys do it with a leaf blower or stick with good ole towels
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Towels for main portion, leaf blower (when I have access to one) to get the water out of the cracks and joints. Do NOT use a gas powered blower. Id hate to risk blowing bits of 2-stroke fuel/oil all over the car.

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Originally Posted by mattfeet,Apr 4 2008, 10:14 AM
Towels for main portion, leaf blower (when I have access to one) to get the water out of the cracks and joints. Do NOT use a gas powered blower. Id hate to risk blowing bits of 2-stroke fuel/oil all over the car.

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Nice catch Matt, I hadn't even thought of that.
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i never seem to do the same thing twice in a row...

last time was:
blade, blower and then big blue

and my wife's bike was blower and big blue- blower is a must with a bike cause of the fins and engine parts...

sometimes no blade, sometimes no blower- always big blue though!!
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i can't afford leaf blowers
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Originally Posted by shotiable,Apr 4 2008, 10:58 AM
i can't afford leaf blowers
ha ha

o.k., beg enough and you can borrow mine!!!
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just use an air compressor do blow the water out of the cracks on the body of the car and the lights
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Just be careful with blowing "devices" that you don't force water into areas that are hard or impossible to access.
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Originally Posted by shotiable,Apr 4 2008, 11:58 AM
i can't afford leaf blowers
i use a small craftsman wet vac that i got at sears for about $20 bucks. works perfectly! sometimes i wish i had one with a bit more power, but this one is small enough to fit in my trunk so it's fine for me!
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http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_0...d=craftsman+vac

1.5 peak hp!


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