Sid

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Read the reviews on this thing... 4-5 stars all-around. Not a bad deal for $27 to get the water out of the mirrors/wheels. Just purchased one.. gonna pick it up at my local Walmart.

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make sure you put some sort of soft mesh on it so you don't blow rocks/pebbles at your car.

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I don't know anything about the electric blower in question, but have a 235 mph Black and Decker electric blower I got for about $39 USD to dry my cars at Home Depot.

I feel the problem of blowing rocks and other abrasive materials on the car with these blowers is somewhat of an "urban legend" -- unless one is washing and drying one's car out in the pasture.

Consider this. I wash my cars on a segment of my driveway that I first power wash down. I use the power washer to pre-clean and rinse the car with the pressure dialed down. Then, the blower is used for initial drying. At this point, there could be no rocks or abrasive debris on the driveway for the blower to pick up and blow on the paint. After this, the waffle weave microfiber has an easy drying job to do.

In a good number of years, the blower has done no harm. Is it possible that an electric leaf blower could blow harmful abrasive material against the paint on my car? Well, yes, if I were drying my car on a dry spot in the desert. But if I am drying my car on a wet, pre-cleaned spot on a concrete driveway? No.

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Good inputs there Dole... though I wasn't really thinking about using the blower to dry my car entirely, just the mirrors and my rims where water can get into.

But hey, like you, I wash my car on my driveway, and there's no rocks/dust/sand around, so it's not a bad idea to do a quick blowdry of the car. Thanks!

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Cool, thanks for the heads up, will pick one up for sure.

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