I washed my car (while it was raining) last Friday. I figured it's just rain water. I drove it into the empty two car part of our 3 car garage. Took the leaf blower to it, then proceeding to wax it (I have many shop lights mounted in the garage). People were staring at me like I was f*cken nuts. I even almost caused a car accident. Here's a pic of the Z with soap, chilling in the rain.

 

Haha, I had washed mine in the rain too, if only I could get a pic of the look on peoples faces.

 

hehe, ive done the same as well. funny that we all have SB z's, lol! i remember my car was so dirty i couldnt stand it. it was raining like crazy during monsoon season here in florida & the car looked terrible. i couldnt stand it so i just decided to pull it out onto the driveway & give it a bath. drivers passing by thought i had lost my mind.......

-justin

 

I use the toro electric leaf blower and itouch up dry with micro fiber cloth where needed. Also use micro fiber wash mitts. And the leaf blower does excellent on the doors, wheels, etc. Have to admit, nothing else touches the paint. Sheep skin washing mits are good too. Than I let it sit in the garage with the doors open overnight and she's ready for the next day.

 

I use either a Toro leaf blower or a big Sears shop vac. Toro seems to have more power. I bought an attachment for the vac that necks down to a small nozzle, which boosts the air pressure. I have used the Toro to clear snow off my other vehicles. Neighbors already know I'm weird.

 

doesent aleaf bower dry the watter on yer paint and spread it out as opposed to remving it? water spots?/

 

yes, it does spread the water out to where it is extremely small droplets of water as opposed to large pools/puddles of water in some cases. in other instances it does remove the water such as blowing the air into the mirror housings. the air forces the water out but you are correct about the water on the body of the car. if you use the air in a correct fasion you can blow the water down towards the bottom of the car where potential water spots arent noticeable.....2 things to note that also help eliminate water spots..... the better waxed you keep the car the better the water moves off of the car eliminating this problem. also car wash soap with polymers really aids in the water sliding off the car as opposed to lying on its painted surface.......ive been using the leaf blower technique for several years without water spot issues..........

-justin

 

So now it is safe to say you can Suck and Blow heheh

great idea! i got a toro 140Mph from Hom depot 29$ (Blow only) but the next model up does both 210Mph $59 think ill return mone for the better one

 

unfortunatly i dont have the luxury of beiing able to wax for a few mos due to one side beiing repainted so i am VERY concerned about spots on unprotected surface...

 

"dont have the luxury of beiing able to wax for a few mos due to one side beiing repainted"

Body shops wax freshly painted cars all the time! I'd wax that puppy asap.....

 

Does anybody know a way to convert an electric blower to DC so that you can plug it into the cigarette lighter in the car?

I live in a condo and there is no place here to wash the car so I go to the coin operated places and spray it down. I am not interested in the gas powered models.

Most of them are 8-12Amps and a car battery is 12A right?

 

Just buy a power inverter...you can get a cheap one for like $30. It plugs into the cig. lighter and gives you (usually) 2 110v outlets.

 

I have a really good one that I paid 2x that price for. Its rated at 400watts and 2.6A continuous.

 

Hmm...buy a really expensive one! LOL

You said you weren't interested in a gas blower...how about a gas generator and an electric leafblower? LOL

 

I wonder if there is a way to convert AC - DC and connect it directly to the batter with clamps.

 

Welp if thats true I dont know why they would tell me not to wax it b4 90 days...
they did the work wouldnt they know?
thanx

 

A week it more then enough time to wait after a repaint. For the first week I would only do it by hand, and after that a 7424 would be fine on the paint. I have had a lot of experiance with this and never once has my paint been messed up at all.

I usually start waxing by hand 2 days after. A friend of mine owns a body shop, an upper end one, and he says a few days is fine.

90 days is just overkill...BIG time.

 

JSN, whats a 7424??
hmm i could use a megs product i was only hesitant because the repaint has a lifetime warranty and maby the 90 days has something to do with the particular finish they used and i didnt want to void warranty..thas all

 

Sorry, 7424 = Porter Cable 7424 random orbital buffer.

 

my dad uses the leaf blower method... i laugh and walk away...