https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvzsX3uBokY
Last wax of the year. The Autumn weather was optimal.
Most excellent job indeed!
Love the LS Boss, someday I will have one!!
With that said, I actually looked for the "Drying off" portion. People have different beliefs on the best way....Toweling off or blowing off? If blowing off, is using special specific dryer or a leaf blower the best?
Quote from: 67 GT350 on October 06, 2021, 12:59:25 PM
Love the LS Boss, someday I will have one!!
With that said, I actually looked for the "Drying off" portion. People have different beliefs on the best way....Toweling off or blowing off? If blowing off, is using special specific dryer or a leaf blower the best?
"Drying off" a black car even has it's own streaking pitfalls.
I used a microfiber towel and placed it over the body section by section letting the water absorb with little rubbing. Wrung the cloth and repeated. A leaf blower may generate hot air. I would be cautious about using a leaf blower. A sanctioned blower designed specifically for drying the paint would be the best in my opinion. There is no rubbing contact and water in hidden crevices gets blown out. I do not have one yet but it is on my list of things to acquire. My next video if/when I have time will be an oil change. That Roadrunner engine takes 8.5 quarts! That and an FL 500S oil filter. It is about $100 to do a change yourself. Likely twice that at a dealer. The cost is in the volume of the oil and the type which is synthetic 5W50 which is not readily available everywhere unless you go online.
Simply the best Makita hand held blower, light and powerful
Once most of the water is off, then hand dry
Batteries last forever
Leaf blowers are excellent for drying your car, leaving no residual water in the crevices and the best part the cars paint isn't touched in the process. I've been using one for better than twelve years and would never go back to drying with a towel.
Even careful use of a towel, Shammy or the worst a waiter blade will cause micro marring or scratches. I only use MF cloths now for buffing off waxes, sealants and for cleaning glass and interior surfaces.
deathsled, I have a suggestion for you. Rather than applying a heavy initial coat of wax, try a lighter coat. But before you put it on your applicator lightly mist your applicator with a Quickdetailer. This will help emulsify the wax and aid in spreading a thin light coat of wax evenly over the paint, which will then easily come off with light buffing. A very good resource for detailing a car is Larry Kosilla's AMMO NYC,
http://ammonyc.com, his video how to's are very informative.
Quote from: CSX 4133 on October 06, 2021, 04:53:15 PM
Leaf blowers are excellent for drying your car, leaving no residual water in the crevices and the best part the cars paint isn't touched in the process. I've been using one for better than twelve years and would never go back to drying with a towel.
Even careful use of a towel, Shammy or the worst a waiter blade will cause micro marring or scratches. I only use MF cloths now for buffing off waxes, sealants and for cleaning glass and interior surfaces.
deathsled, I have a suggestion for you. Rather than applying a heavy initial coat of wax, try a lighter coat. But before you put it on your applicator lightly mist your applicator with a Quickdetailer. This will help emulsify the wax and aid in spreading a thin light coat of wax evenly over the paint, which will then easily come off with light buffing. A very good resource for detailing a car is Larry Kosilla's AMMO NYC,
http://ammonyc.com, his video how to's are very informative.
Thank you very much for the insights. I will implement them. An air blower definitely seems the way to go. aka leaf blower.