Leaf Blower for Car Drying (Cordless vs. Gas Backpack)

[Wakefield]

I have used an old salvaged Homelite "Yard Broom" 2 smoke handheld blower for such as blowing water out of the wheels and brakes after washing the car when I didn't have time to drive it. Seems to work fairly well and also to blow some of the water out of door channels and the like.
Also to blow off the lawnmowers after use,helps to clean under the decks and even force dirt out of the engine cooling fins.
Presently I had the primer bulb fail due to cracking,took off the primer bulb and filled it with silicone RTV stuff a week ago,waiting for it to get good and solid before reassembling and seeing if the thing is back in commission. (Hopefully will work like one without a primer bulb) Can't find a carburetor kit or primer bulb replacement at such as Jack's or E replacement parts. Says obsolete or something. The primer bulb is quite a bit smaller than the ones I have for my Stihl FS 130.

 

[blown94conv]

I use a small handheld 18v Ryobi blower for drying off the car. It does the job just fine, and use the backpack blower for leaves. They usually get dusty from the yard work, and then I just end up blowing the dust over the freshly washed car.

 

[LopezBart]

I found that using softened water and a microfiber cloth works pretty well... of course, with our rains, I generally let the clouds wash the cars. My M18 blower would likely blow things dry pdq, but since we don't have a concrete driveway I'd worry about pelting the car w/ sand/gravel instead.