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Old 06-24-2018, 06:49 PM   #1
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Uhhh I think it’s time for a new towel JST
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Old 06-24-2018, 10:55 PM   #2
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Uhhh I think it’s time for a new towel JST
Hey, it still works well! And I stole it from my friend's mom, so it's really nice and high quality.
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Old 06-25-2018, 09:26 AM   #3
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A blower isn’t going to work well unless you are religious about waxing.
I’ve been using a leaf blower for years and I’ve never had an issue, it works fine with a car that needs to be waxed believe I know

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What is this "drying off" of which you speak?

That is a nice set up

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Hey, it still works well! And I stole it from my friend's mom, so it's really nice and high quality.
Regular towels are not good for the paint but heck you’ve been using it for years so I’d say it is not a worry for you.
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I’ve been using a leaf blower for years and I’ve never had an issue, it works fine with a car that needs to be waxed believe I know









That is a nice set up







Regular towels are not good for the paint but heck you’ve been using it for years so I’d say it is not a worry for you.


There is a point at which I can’t really be bothered to care about a car’s paint. I figure if a nice cotton towel is ok for my skin, it’s fine for the car.

Except the Porsche tried to eat it this morning.

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There is a point at which I can’t really be bothered to care about a car’s paint. I figure if a nice cotton towel is ok for my skin, it’s fine for the car.

Except the Porsche tried to eat it this morning.

At this rate, I'm going to have to reduce my offer to buy it.
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I’ve been using a leaf blower for years and I’ve never had an issue, it works fine with a car that needs to be waxed believe I know


Even with a really powerful gas powered blower, I don't really find blow drying that effective or quick unless the car has just been waxed. It works *eventually* but not as quickly as just toweling the car off with microfiber.
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