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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 11:16 AM
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i have a air compressor but i dont want to find otu theres bad effects of useing it on my car to dry with.

any ideas, suggestions? before hand warnings? things i should know about?
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 01:46 PM
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I don't see why not as long as you do not have any type of inline tool oiling system. A leaf blower would probably do it alot quick than the little air blower attachment.
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 07:48 AM
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dunno if you can call it a little air blower attachment, if i aim it on the ground and am not carefull i will get a face full of dust hehe.

nah i dont htink there is any oil in it, far as i know at least, i will let it blow on some white paper for awhile and see what type of stuff is left on it before hand.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 10:18 AM
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I bought a Toro Leaf Blower $39 at Walmart... then had to go buy another one as my wife thought she was going to use it for leaves

I use the leaf blower and follow up with a micro-fiber towel.
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Old Jul 30, 2005 | 07:51 PM
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Ditto on the leaf blower...started drying that way 4 or 5 years ago.
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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well as Adrnln1 said, i used my compressor, it blows almost every thing away sept the really small dots of water, so i ignored those, got the bulk of water away, then used a towl and finished up, i bet i saved 40 minutes of time.
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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I use my compressor. But I dry most of the car first then go over it with my nozzle sraying out the wheel lugs, seams, windows, hatch, mirrors, spoler, etc getting out all of the "hidden" water so that those darn spots don't show up later. I've not tried to dry the entire care with it but I would imagine it'd work okay, just a little time consuming.
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