after you wash your truck use a leaf blower to dry it off. I have been doing this for years with my harley-----no scratches from towels or shamois

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Now thats a good idea! Thanks.

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Red,1997 XLT 2WD, 4.6 V8, Auto
Stepside shortbed, painted to match hard tonneau cover, bed liner, bug & rain deflectors

Future Mods: K&N air filter (of course), air box mod (of some sort) Superchip, side steps, lift or leveling kit

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Like you I have used a leaf blower for years and some of the neighbors have started after they all laughed at me.

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99 .. XL .. SC .. 4.2 .. 3.31 .. auto
Olathe Kansas

 

I usually use a air compressor it also works well

 

I'd love to use a leaf blower, too bad I don't have one. I do use an air compressor to get all the water out of the cracks though. I got sick of drivin off and havin all the water come runnin out and leavin streaks.

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Patrick aka Mudder
Arlington Texas (DFW), member of Fordified.
Mudder,Black 98 Styleside S/C F150 4x4 0RP 5.4 3.55ls, Ramsey Pro 8000 hidden winch, Grizzly roll bar,2 Baja lights, 4 165 watt KC lights (I can light up the night with these), Manik grille guard, Westin step bars, Magnum bug shield, Sonic aluminum treadplate 36" tool box, Flowmaster dual exhaust, K/N air filter, 265/75/16 BFG AT/S, American Racing Baja wheels, a Mobil Speed Pass on the back window, a F150 Online sticker, and a Stone Cold sticker on the front windshield . More to come for the 3:16 machine: 4 more KC lights, shocks, and tail light guards. If you would like to see pics, email me at mudder46@hotmail.com or see pics at me and pony's new website www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8/index2.html, and to hear the exhaust http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/ponysix8/images/T005.wav
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Well I like my solution more. Just get in the truck and take it for a quick spin around the block before you dry it off. The wind helps to blow the water off, plus the driving helps to "shake" the water out of those little cracks and crevices.


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1999 Lariat SuperCab Flareside, Amazon Green with Silver trim, 5.4L, 4x2, 4 wheel disc/ABS, 3.55 limited slip, towing package, fog lamps, sliding rear window, captains chairs, keyless entry with alarm, spray-on bed liner, bug guard, and K&N. http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~bfriesen/truck.html

 

Driving to remove water drops works too but sometimes you pick up dust before the water evaporates or is blown off and that leaves dirty water spots. There are always little areas that the water will not blow off by driving. My truck is black and water spots are ugly on black paint

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I don't know why I didn't think of using a leaf blower to dry my truck, its a great idea. I use my blower to dry the dog all the time!

 

LoL, you use your leaf blower to dry off your dog? If I was driving down the road and seen someone drying their dog with a leaf blower, I would start laughing my *** off.

Josh

 

After reading about using a blower to dry the truck a few weeks ago, I tried it. Works great, but like earlier post said, have to work from top down, also helps to do the trap areas first (ie. door handles, cracks, etc.). Down side, the wife is getting a lot of mileage out of it telling her friends!

 

Thats a good idea. Thanks now I can keep the nice paint job.

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99 f150,alum.mags,XL,5spd,catrol syntec oil, flow pro muffler,4x2,3.55 limited slip,captains chairs

 

AWESOME IDEA!!! This summer I'll try it.

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1995 F150 XL, 2WD, V6, Auto, Reg. Cab, Full Bed, bed liner, CD Player


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Okay, I bought a leaf blower yesterday. Sort of an early birthday present to myself.

Well, I got mixed results. My water must be pretty hard compared to you guys. If I had used just the blower, I would have had streaks all over the truck.

On the other hand, using the blower has stopped those "phantom" streaks from around the rear windows, bedrails, door handles, and the mirrors. It also came in handy in blowing off the water from the honeycomb grill. Up until this time, I was sticking a towel wrapped finger into each hole to dry off the dripping water.

 

Years ago, in 1970, I convince my mother to buy a Dodge R/T, 440 cu.in. 375 hp, as our family car! After washing one day I took it for a spin to dry it off. My usual route was out Hwy 72 toward nowhere. I left the stop sign and got on it a little. Well, this plain, 4 door Chevy Impala stayed right with me. I think, "This guy ain't hanging with the kid, so I floored it. 80, 90, 100, all the way to 140 (or so the speedo said). This old Chevy is hanging and gaining!!! Yep, you guessed it - a cop. Whooooooooooooo, pull it over buddy. Talked him out of a wreckless driving, down to a 20 mph over the limit. Whew. I use a leaf blower too now. Much cheaper!

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'97 F150 XLT XCab, 4.6L, 4x4, Red as Rita's Rooster, Towing Pkg, 17 inch wheels, Tonneau Cover, Captain chairs, CD Changer. Two high performance, freeflow booster seats in back for mother's little truckers.

HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.....Roll Tide!

 

I use the blower off the top of my ShopVac. Works alright but wakes the neighbours if I wash the truck early on Saturday mornings.

What I want is an electric dog polisher. George Carlin talked about that in one of his early skits.

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Black 2000 SC XLT short-box. 4.2 V-6, 5-speed, 3.55 Limited Slip. Side steps, CD, remote entry, FORD box liner. Add-ons: Older Windstar driver's side wiper blade (with the air scoop, because I don't slow down when it rains), back-up beeper, "f150online.com" sticker and snazzy Tweetie Bird floor mats.

My third F-series: '73 F-100, '98 F-150 and '00 F-150. Great trucks!




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