I have used compressed air like this for drying my cars for years. No spots, no contact with the paint.
A few of the car washes I used in the past had compressed air lines for blowing out the lock cylinders and doors to prevent freezing. I started using them to dry the entire car.

 

thanks brad. hummm...perhaps I'll just use my NXT techwax then.

 

been using the Griot's waterblade for about a month in which i did
about maybe 7-8 carwashes on my commuter cars while using the
Griot's water blade.

Compared to the California's rubber squeegee the Griots do not
dry the car all that well...infact, there's a lot of water left on
the panel even after a few passes with the blade.

I noted this to Griot's and they mentioned that it's suppose to be
like that to be gentle on the paint. It will only removing the "bulk"
of the water off the panel. (whereas with the california's rubber
blade, it will literally squeegee off all water with only one pass).

For those that do quick washes and have to wash their cars
under the sun, i recommend the california's waterblade. imho, we
use the blades for speed, not so much for the safety of the paint...
shouldn't be dragging anything over your hobby car's paint anyway.

I don't plan on returning it to Griots as it's still faster with the blade
than not using it at all. their thick microfiber towel is good though.

 

I mentioned in another post that a Stihl model 600 leaf blower is the ticket for me. No contact with the paint, and no waterspots on anything. Wash and dry in the shade. Use a hose without any nozzle on it to sheet the water first during the final rinse. Then, always starting at the roof, work down to the ground. I also dry the brakes with the blower. The car's dry in two minutes or less, MUCH quicker than the chamois or the Absorber.

 

wat do you guys think of this black and decker BV2500 for drying our
cars? blows and vacs...and mulches, not that i need mulching, but
that vac feature i can use to clean up my garage when leaves fly in.

http://www.acehardware.com/sm-black-...i-1311559.html

 

Looks good! Why not?

 

yeh, i might get this over the weekend. 200mph is wat most
people are using?

 

I guess.

I'm using my McCollough gas powered unit.

 

200? did you go and get twincharged? I dry mine at about 70mph.

(oh, you meant the tool),
Tatt

 

70mph? does the car roll backwards while drying at 200mph?

 

Hahaha, keeping her in gear has worked to keep her stationary (so far). When I dry off at 70, i at least get to be behind the (steering) wheel .

 

i went to sears today to see their selection.
Considering they are all around 71dB noise level (black&decker one is 65dB,
but how they measured it is unknown so far...) they are all pretty noisy.

im hoping that i won't have to wear ear protection for a quick 2-3 min air
drying on my wheels/brakes and parting lines on my cars.

 

Got me a Powerglide cordless 115mph one. $49.99 on sale for
$29.99 at Acehareware this week.

http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...Id=10619641563

And this thing is only as noisy as my vac i use inside the house.
(as a test) i can literally power this thing in my garage with the garage door
closed and not kill myself from the noise.

I tried it out tonight with only about 50% charge; it's got some
nice powerful breeze to whip out water trapped in crevises and
cleaned up my patio. hehehe. this shall make my 3pc wheel
drying a piece of cake.