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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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back on topic, i think i need to pick up an air tank.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by russ713
nevermind, over your head.
i understood what you were saying.

don't be an *******.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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use leaf blower instead.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by onedirtyz
i understood what you were saying.

don't be an *******.




i are kidding.


the clean verses dirty was funny though.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Alang35
use leaf blower instead.



I have two gas models and I'm not about to crank those things up just to dry my car off.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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How come more people don't use air compressors?
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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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I used to have one that had to be wheeled around and boy was it a pain. Don't know whatever happened to that thing, but I do want another, or at least portable tank that I can refill when needed and not worry as much about a compressor kicking in all the time.
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Old May 21, 2008 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by russ713
I have two gas models and I'm not about to crank those things up just to dry my car off.
+1.

I dried my car on Monday. This time I used the air compressor to blow out all the water sitting in the inner barrels of the wheels, calipers, & rotor hats. It worked like a charm....
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Old May 21, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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ive been practicing this for years

wash
rinse
wash
sheet
pat dry
ninja around the block
pat dry
wax (when its due)

see... no leaf blower

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Old May 21, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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I use the microfiber weave towel, and that works great, but this leaf blower method seems to be pretty interesting.
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