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Post by buzyg » Sun Jan 26, 2025 2:42 am

I drive mine around the block. Gets rid of some of the water, as well as drying the brakes. I then dry it with a soft towel, before it goes back in the garage.
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Post by pvr » Sun Jan 26, 2025 9:40 am

If i drive around the block i have to wash it again :x

I could certainly not touch the paint after that as it would contain grit, no matter what time of the year
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Post by MikeyH » Sun Jan 26, 2025 11:30 am

If I drove around the block all the potholes would shake the water out of every crevice. Might give it a go :thumbsup:
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Post by Boyo » Sun Jan 26, 2025 12:00 pm

MikeyP wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2025 10:53 pm Did you go for the Milwaukee in the end Tim? When I first got my Z4MC I tried my Stihl petrol leaf blower that I’d always used for drying my mountain bike. However, I soon realised that the 2 stoke oil droplets in the exhaust fumes decorated the Saphire Black paintwork with thousands of oily ring marks!
I then looked at the cheap pet dryer options but thought they’d take too long to dry a whole car. In the end I found a reasonably priced used professional ‘BigBoi’ car dryer and I’m very happy with it. It’s amazing how much water gets trapped behind badges, mirrors and number plates etc. It amuses my neighbours no end but it’s a lovely feeling putting the Coupe in the garage knowing it’s properly dry :D
+1 for the Big Boi dryer. Had mine for 3 years now and it's a great bit of kit.
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Post by mike1 » Sun Jan 26, 2025 12:24 pm

I am located in the US and a lot of people use gas leaf blowers myself included. I have run it for 15/20 minutes on white paper at a constant full throttle with no problems. Some people see oil etc. on the paint, I have not. It blows the water off the car, not touching the paint.(always at constant full throttle) I feel the less you touch the paint the better off you are. Any thoughts about this process? Always willing to learn.

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Post by IRD » Sun Jan 26, 2025 12:46 pm

I have an EGO mower so already had two batteries when I read PVR’s post last year. So it wasn’t too bigger hit to buy the EGO blower. I also bought a special car drying device with a soft tip. It all works really well.
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Post by pvr » Sun Jan 26, 2025 1:20 pm

Now you made me look at the stubby attachments :? :cry: :lol:
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Post by IRD » Sun Jan 26, 2025 11:21 pm

pvr wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 1:20 pm Now you made me look at the stubby attachments :? :cry: :lol:
It works really well with the soft green band preventing scratches on the car. I got mine from Amazon. But look carefully. The one I bought included a plastic bracket to hang up the blower plus plastic brackets for two batteries. That one was £27.00. You can buy them without the brackets for about £20.00. However, if you try to purchase the brackets separately they are inordinately expensive and can only obtained from the USA. Postage alone for three small bits of plastic is £14.00.👍

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Post by pvr » Mon Jan 27, 2025 10:58 am

I have actually ordered the OEM one from the USA, reason being that I would need to swap the tubes around regularly as I use the blower for gardening duties as well (as the Stihl backpack I have is so much more work to get ready each time).

The reviews I read about the copies (I think you have the same name but different brand AST2000?) are that they sometimes are difficult to get off, which is not a problem if you never do that, and secondly that they "lose" a bit of air around the base. For the same of £35 for a genuine one, I thought I would go that way. The OEM one has a rubberised tube, but obviously not as nice as the rubber band one that comes with the copies. You can buy the rubber band seperately, but that is £25 by itself.
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Post by IRD » Mon Jan 27, 2025 12:27 pm

Interested to see how it works out. I put some silicone spray on mine when I fitted it. I also have a Stihl cordless blower which fits the bill for my other needs.

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Post by pvr » Mon Jan 27, 2025 12:29 pm

When I get it in two weeks, I will let you know :thumbsup:
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Post by MikeyH » Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:17 am

We’ve moved into ‘Gardeners World’ :rofl:
Now, Sterling grey Z4 2.2 with cup holders, stubby aerial and sport seats. Roadsters ‘cause they’re great with the roof down.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.

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Post by IRD » Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:53 am

MikeyH wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:17 am We’ve moved into ‘Gardeners World’ :rofl:
They say “variety is the spice of life “.👍

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Post by MikeyH » Wed Jan 29, 2025 12:07 am

IRD wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:53 am
MikeyH wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:17 am We’ve moved into ‘Gardeners World’ :rofl:
They say “variety is the spice of life “.👍
Yes it nice to branch off into other things sometimes :thumbsup:
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