How to clean my car

[DesireeE]

Yeah right now that did make me chuckle

 

[Bigdrew]

Very droll

Do you seriously think I would be using 'one of those' if it had any chance of 'me blasting bits off the drive into my paint' of my Mercedes, Jaguar XJ or Bentley GTC ... really???

Perhaps if you had experience of using the one I have recommended, you might not be so quick to slate it.

All leaf blowers are not the same and I have a much large one that I use for the garden, you might be be interested to now that many detailers use blowers of one form or another to dry cars off for the same reason I do, just do a quick internet search or look on Amazon and you might surprise yourself.

Here are 3 to be getting on with the middle one of which I have also purchased but I found it too small for my motors hence not recommending it but it is good for getting dust out from central heating radiators ...


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I have tried using one of these before the motor bike one was ok on the motor bike my friend tried using a leaf blower and he was careful while using it and it was blowing sh#t every where so it only got used for what it was meant to be used for

 

[DesireeE]

I have tried using one of these before the motor bike one was ok on the motor bike my friend tried using a leaf blower and he was careful while using it and it was blowing sh#t every where so it only got used for what it was meant to be used for

Fair play

I wonder what surface your friend had their car/motor bike stood on when they used their leaf blower to have "it was blowing sh#t every where"?

A friend bought the same one I have and recommend, he tried it out on his Jaguar XJL X351 and found it to be very good ... like I say, not all leaf blowers are the same

 

[Bigdrew]

Fair play

I wonder what surface your friend had their car/motor bike stood on when they used their leaf blower to have "it was blowing sh#t every where"?

A friend bought the same one I have and recommend, he tried it out on his Jaguar XJL X351 and found it to be very good ... like I say, not all leaf blowers are the ca

Fair play

I wonder what surface your friend had their car/motor bike stood on when they used their leaf blower to have "it was blowing sh#t every where"?

A friend bought the same one I have and recommend, he tried it out on his Jaguar XJL X351 and found it to be very good ... like I say, not all leaf blowers are the same

Car was on very clean ground that had just been power washed in the end all of these leaf blower’s just do the same thing regardless of what ones they are just blow in all directions only good for what there ment for blowing garden waste

 

[DesireeE]

Car was on very clean ground that had just been power washed in the end all of these leaf blower’s just do the same thing regardless of what ones they are just blow in all directions only good for what there ment for blowing garden waste

Okay-dokey but steady on there fella, I respect you have your own view on leaf blowers and what they do, but you do seem to be making rather a sweeping statement and further more you have left me a tad confused.

Quite simply to my mind, it is illogical to say that "in the end all of these leaf blower’s just do the same thing regardless of what ones they are just blow in all directions only good for what there ment for blowing garden waste", and here are some of the reasons I say this::

* I have already explained to you that I have used a leaf blower to dry my cars, my friend has, as do many valeters, detailers and car enthusiasts etc., and a quick search on YouTube will come up with plenty of examples to the same. Why, even you yourself have used a leaf blower on your motor cycle which you said was ok isn't that right and I quote, "I have tried using one of these before the motor bike one was ok on the motor bike"?

Here is an ordinary chap that likes to look after his own cars, the 9 year old YT video is one he put up of him explaining why he is happy to have been using his 'gas and oil' powered leaf blower for the past 10 years, and he shows that no guff is emitted from it on the piece of A4 piece of paper he places in front of it while switched on and 'revved' up. Dispels a lot of myths, false accusations and dross to my way of thinking: a worthy watch.

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* I have 1 leaf blower kept solely for use in the garden, 1 leaf blower kept solely for use in drying my cars, 1 leaf blower for use on the mobility scooters when given a good clean, blowing cobwebs or sawdust away etc. , and for blowing dust out from behind the radiators and any other job it might come in handy for.

* 'they' blow air only in the one direction and that is direction forward to which the tube/funnel extending from the motor allows, and if the end of the said tube/funnel is placed in close proximity to something else and at any given angle, it is what ever that air stream hits that will dictate where the said air then travels on from.

* The power of the motor, speed variation (if present) and end opening/aperture of the tube/funnel, will impact on the area covered in the force of the air stream immitted at any one time from the leaf blower, and the effect it has on the surface the air it is in direct contact with.




I'll leave this bloke to do the math, but watch how those itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny water droplets do run away under the blast of air from the leaf blowers, and just how quickly the job is done.

NB: in case you are interested, the gent in the following YT video talks about leaf blowers and car drying and compares mpg against CFM which stands for stands for Cubic Feet per Minute.

CFM measures the volume of air the blower can move. The higher the CFM, the more air you're pushing, which helps dry broader areas faster.

CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute) = amount of air moved

MPH (Miles Per Hour) = speed of the air

When talking about car detailing:

High CFM helps clear water from wide surfaces

High MPH helps blast water from tight crevices and drip zones

Some detailers even use a concept called “cleaning units” by multiplying CFM × MPH to estimate overall drying power,


I did tell you there was a science to it, but to be honest this goes way over my head. All I need is a leaf blower I can lift and manoeuvre easily, that has the power to blow away water droplet from my cars efficiently and quickly enough to suit my purposes, which mine does.

Now on with the video ...

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When all is said and done, I shared the fact that I use a leaf blower to dry my cars and put up a recommendation giving details for the one I use, in case members might not be aware of such a tool, find the idea interesting or useful and perhaps benefit from the information and link. What I didn't expect or take kindly to was to me the idea being laughed at in any shape or form, as I found that to be completely unnecessary.

Yes I get we all have different way of doing things and I'm all for that, I really don't give a flying hoot Bigdrew if you have tried a leaf blower or not or what you think of the idea personally, but what I do care about is how you voice that opinion in a reply to myself, and I would ask you to please be a little more tactful with your chosen words as one could easily take offence.

 

[Bigdrew]

I will be quick here and not rumble on as much as you have for a instance I definitely know how leaf blowers work as i used to repair them and you say valeter and detailers use them is ridiculous as i have never come across one using them in any decent car dealership in all of my 19 years plus detailing i

 

[DesireeE]

I will be quick here and not rumble on as much as you have for a instance I definitely know how leaf blowers work as i used to repair them and you say valeter and detailers use them is ridiculous as i have never come across one using them in any decent car dealership in all of my 19 years plus detailing i

I too will be quick: did you read my post/watch the videos, does being a detailer for 19 years or knowing how leaf blowers work qualify you to call me ridiculous in saying valeters and detailers use them, so what if you've not come across any who do and why mention dealership, I didn't?

 

[Bigdrew]

I too will be quick: did you read my post/watch the videos, does being a detailer for 19 years or knowing how leaf blowers work qualify you to call me ridiculous in saying valeters and detailers use them, so what if you've not come across any who do and why mention dealership, I didn't?

and tell me why dealership don’t use them because there more bother than there worth would only blow shi# all over the place and would need to wash the car again the only people that might be using them are people like yourself

 

[DesireeE]

and tell me why dealership don’t use them because there more bother than there worth would only blow shi# all over the place and would need to wash the car again the only people that might be using them are people like yourself

I have given you a succinct as well as full and comprehensive reply including evidence to back up what I say, but as per usual you don't want to see reason. To me you just keep on pumping away with what I can only now view as becoming drivel and surmise you seem to go off at a tangent instead of sticking to the issue in hand for the purpose as I see it to muddy the waters.

Why you cannot simply take ownership that you with your many years experience as a detailer have indeed used a leaf blower on your motor bike and found it to be 'ok', with no mention in your post at the time, of it having any negative feedback and leave it at that, beats me: is it really that difficult?

If you don't like the idea of using a leaf blower fair do's, and I have greater respect for you in the fact at least you have tried one out, but for the life of me I cannot understand why you feel the need to slate anyone else that does or even worse in my eyes, to question the professionalism or credentials of a fellow detailer or valeter in so many words, so why do you?

Looking at things from a different angle and for arguments sake, let's assume you use microfibre towels to dry cars for your detailing business, I am sure you wouldn't appreciate someone calling your business archaic, in using microfibre towels to drag water/droplets and possibly even the finest grains of dirt or grit across the paintwork, which can cause fine scratches or swirl marks that build up over time, when there is an alternative more modern touchless method available in using an airstream from a leaf blower to do the job with less risk. Not nice right? Calling in to account one's professional standards or choice of tools eh?

As for a going on about a dealership, this is something you concocted up, like I say, muddying the waters in my opinion.

 

[Bigdrew]

I have been on here for a good few years and find most people on here brilliant and have no problem with them i have never came across a person like you on here very judgmental and always trying to have an argument with and to much to say for themselves and always trying to stir things up with others and the posts you put on you could write a novel they go on for so long and as for your part saying try and be a bit more tactful maybe you should practice what you preach I could go on but I least i know when to stop its about time you wound your neck in and get a life or hobby there is no point writing a big long reply as i am not interested and probably no one will be as well

 

[ALFAitalia]

I can't see that post as its from one of my blocked members.....but I can guess who you are talking about straight away!

 

[DesireeE]

I have been on here for a good few years

Good for you

and find most people on here brilliant and have no problem with them

Likewise

i have never came across a person like you on here very judgmental and always trying to have an argument with

Ah, got that one wrong about me I'm sad to say, as it is not I that causes any argument but rather finds myself being the brunt of one as we see here: do tell me, how can you write this response, when we have been talking about leaf blowers? A classic case of ad hominem, would you agree?

Unfortunately I can't say the same, as in my experience some members don't like to see good educated reasoning but prefer to badger on about what is patently inaccurate self beliefs, but that is their prerogative of course ... horse to water and all that

and to much to say for themselves and always trying to stir things up with others

What? Really?? When have I ever posted anything other than answering questions posed by members, offered my thoughts, beliefs and opinions giving educated reasoning behind them backed up with evidence in the form of quotes and articles, unlike a lot of members I might add, who seem to make sweeping statements as though fact with no proof to fall back on.

I will add, that sure, to give a thorough explanation and not an unaccountable off the cuff comment, it does take more than a sentence or two, and I would assume any reasonable person might understand that.

and the posts you put on you could write a novel they go on for so long

A little exaggerated perhaps?

and as for your part saying try and be a bit more tactful maybe you should practice what you preach

Actually, I do try very hard to be tactful in everything I write, sometimes it can take me many, many hours and umpteen drafts before I get to post my responses, but you having read the things that have come my way and how I have replied, will know full well I feel sure, it takes quite some effort not to let one's guard down sometimes - right?

Well I don't, because being hurtful is not what I'm about, and I don't like to see others being hurt either, I respect every one until I find a reason not to, and I have an inherent drive for justice and what is right, just like you calling out other professional detailers who use leaf blowers - I don't like it.

I could go on but I least i know when to stop its about time you wound your neck in

What is it with this saying? For future reference, my neck has never been wound out.

and get a life or hobby there is no point writing a big long reply as i am not interested and probably no one will be as well

This IS my hobby ... errrrr well one of them
Yep long in length but not number of words reply
Sure you'll read it, but maybe not admit to it
That we will not or maybe never know

 

[DesireeE]

I can't see that post as its from one of my blocked members.....but I can guess who you are talking about straight away!

Oh, hello ALFAitalia, where'd you spring up from, didn't take you long to blindly find your way to have a pop, jungle drums been beating again have they?

 

[Teego]

 

[exvolvoman]

On a slightly different note...does anyone think Meguiars Gold Class shampoo is thinner than it used to be...??

 

[MeteringTom]

Top tip for someone new to the world of (ahem) Detailing ; when you come to wash the vast collection of microfibre cloths and towels that you will envitably collect, don't use fabric softener in the machine. An even bigger top tip is not to put them in with your wife's white wash...

How do you clean the microfibre cloths?

 

[MD5]

Why do I keep thinking AI is amongst us?