Has anyone else noticed that the wing mirror assembly tend to hold a lot of water when the car is washed, which then unloads itself when you start driving?

If so, do you have a decent solution for getting rid of it? It's annoying needing to stop and win again after a few minutes every time I go for a wash.

 

Take some of the wife's cling film, wrap it around the wing mirror and then wash the car. Hey presto, no more problems, except of course if the wife catches you.

Hope this helps you out.

Jim.

 

Nice suggestion!
Now I just need to get a wife!

 

I use a Master Blaster to dry my cars

 

Air nozzle on an air compressor does the trick, or even a leaf blower.

 

+1 on the master blaster / leaf blower solution

 

*KEY* must be an ELECTRIC blower. I found gas tends to release exhaust particles out the nozzle which show up as little black speckles.


I use my electric blower for the following: front grill, around the headlights, side power vent, side mirrors (blast it from the mirror side and front side), rear tail lights, and trunk/license plate area.

 

Yes, I use an electric leaf blower also. Much cheaper than the Master Blaster.

 

Yes, agreed!

 

Not noticed this. But then, my drive is slightly uphill.

 

I agree on the electric leaf blower. I bought a small hand-held air blower from a detailer supply catalog but find it takes too long to blow all the water off the car. It is kind of like using a hair dryer to remove all the excess water from the vents, grills and door jambs after a wash. I started using my full-size leaf blower and it works great, although my neighbors think I am crazy.

 

I've been using my echo leaf blower for 5 years and have never had this happen. The intake is nowhere near the exhaust port.

 

Another Master Blaster user.

Filtered warm air is hard to beat. I was an electric leaf blower fan before that.

Walt

 

Got the 8hp model but haven't tried it yet,some say it will blow fuses...have you had that happen to you?

 

I looked at the specs, and it will more than likely trip a circuit breaker on a 15a circuit, which most home outlets are wired to. While it would be a relatively inexpensive matter to change it to a 20a circuit, I decided I'd stick with my leaf blower.

 

You have to be careful with this to check that the wiring is of sufficient gauge to handle 20a.
The leaf blower is a real good solution (never had the oil/carbon spitting issue mention above).

 

Yes, exactly . . . and if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Actually, I think the leaf blower is more convenient than lugging that heavy metal can around.

 

Circuits are rated at 80% capacity. The Master blaster actually pulls 18-20 Amps. (I measured)
A 20A may actually trip since the MB pulls a little over that 80%.
So you should actually have a 25A or 30A but have to ensure you have 10 Guage wire. (very unlikely)
I'm running a separate 30A circuit on 10 Guage wire.
Also- I bought the 30 foot hose so no dragging the machine around.

Walt

 

Yes it will certainly blow any 15 amp fuse if you use both stages. Just one stage and your good, if you want to use the two stages then you will need a dedicated 20 amp circuit.

If you do not want to install the 20 amp circuit then buy the smaller model and your good with a standard outlet. I use mine all the time with a 20 amp circuit and have never blown. 30 amp may be over kill.

 

Bad advise.
Just because you have not tripped your 20A breaker does not make it "alright".
You are over the continuous use rating which is 80% of the breaker size

IE- 80% of 20A = 16A

Walt