Detailing Questions and Recommendations

[vinnieloo]

I use a 725 cfm/140 mph leaf blower and it works better than my 340 cfm/260 mph leaf blower. So cfm > mph. That said it's still not great for drying after washing. I use a silicone water blade to get most of the water off, then absorber towel and finish nooks and crannies with the leaf blower.

 

[djevox]

Carwashers


They dont use DI water and barely filter the water. Most carwashes reclaim their wash/ rinse water and reuse it so you're getting a car wash with dirty water

The smell of that water at somes places is f’in gross.

 

[BowDown]

The smell of that water at somes places is f’in gross.

Yep, smells like sewer water

 

[Sjay]

I use a Milwaukee blower - the larger one and it works pretty good. After I am done with the blower I use a wooly mammoth towel from Chemical Guys to finish drying the truck. Works very well.

 

[Jako]

Can’t comment on the deionizer thing.
But for drying, I use a 500cfm Stihl backpack blower and it dries things pretty quickly. I have a small Dewalt battery operated blower, but I imagine it would take forever to dry the truck. I would recommend “the bigger the better”.
Only complaint with the backpack blower is that I have a hard time reaching over the hood (forget the roof - way too high). So a small stepladder is necessary to reach everything.

Good description of the restrictions of the back pack blower.