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Originally posted by caltour:
Originally posted by Antonio Wright:
Please only speak on matters in which you know something about.
A warm and hearty greeting to you, too.
Originally posted by Antonio Wright:
Only, a idiot would use a leaf blower if they knew dirt and other lose objects were on the ground.
Antonio, there is ALWAYS dust and grit on the ground. No matter where you wash your car, (concrete driveway, asphalt parking area, you name it,) the ground is covered with grit. Go get a piece of clear packing tape, and stick it on your driveway for a second. Then hold it up to the light and look at it. Then tell me there's no dust or grit.
Originally posted by Antonio Wright:
Explain, to me how it is no different then you washing and drying your car in windy conditions?
I don't wash my car in windy conditions.
Originally posted by Antonio Wright:
At the detail shop we use blowers to remove water from the cracks and crevices of cars.
I know, professional detailers do this all the time. That's one reason I don't take my car to detailers. Another reason is that I often see pro detailers wiping a towel around the wheelwells or near the bottom edge of the body and then continue on drying the car with all the grit they just picked up. I have also seen them letting their towels drag on the ground when they are drying the wheels and the bottom edge of the car.
Originally posted by Antonio Wright:
You can best believe it saves a lot of time.
Ah, there's the real reason for using blowers. To a detailer, time is money. Swirl marks and hairline scratches are just not as important as money.
I can see where you are coming from. I can tell yuou from experience that they are a safe to use if the operator uses them correctly.
Oh and by the way, I will compare my cars finish against yours anyday. 
Now I hate America? That is a new one to me.
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I'd like to be the first to say WTF is your problem? Your mentality is the one in question here tonight. We are talking about drying a car with a leaf blower and you are going off the deep end. My 98 car looks nice for its age, almost brand new after a wax. If I didn't think this was a fun and cool thing worth trying I would not post this information. If you have nothing else to add then please step down from the soap box.
Originally posted by Ray:
ONCE AGAIN.. I don't care if it was onlt $50 to buy the freakin' car.. its still a car, and people with the mentality like the one posted above is a good portion of why we have "beaters" and nobody parks next to them, etc.
TAKE CARE OF ANY car.. who cares what it "is" or how old..
My car is pushing 7.. does that mean I am not a "true car guy"?
I wax my car once a week, regardless.. rain or shine.
wash it at least three times a week, and EVERY DAY I use detailers spray, and go over the entire car.. (including ALL door edges (open the door, and look at the painted locations on the inside edge).. EVERYWHERE there is paint, I wax... and detail once a day.
I don't get some peoples philosophy of "it's only money" or "its old, who cares..."
HOW do you think your beater GOT to be crappy looking? by not taking care of it when it was NEW...
Ray
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Originally posted by Teenage Contour:
Either that is Ghetto or redneck!!! sounds like something we would do up here, where we all rednecks and do stipid tings like this but i like this one. that is sweet!!! just gotta get me a leaf blower now.
Well, I live in Florida so it could be either one. 
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Originally posted by TronX:
My 98 car looks nice for its age, almost brand new after a wax.
You don't know brand new until you see Ray's comprehensive list of car care practice. It's why his car has such a deep gloss, it positively looks chromed instead of just "clean black".
I'd say that's damn [censored]'n good for a car pushing 7 years old. I wouldn't call it an obsession, but his attention to detail is why his car looks like it rolled off the assembly line as opposed to simply looking clean after the usual 6 month wax checkup.
If you want to dry your car with a leaf blower, that's fine. In my case, I just drive the car up and down the block and then dry off what's left if I'm in a rush. And I don't ever plan to be in a rush when I'm washing and waxing my car. The last time I waxed my car (last week or so), the process started Friday morning and finished Saturday afternoon. I'm still not fully satisfied since I only got two coats in and noticed swirlmarks under the lights later that night.
Personally, though, I don't see what the problem is here. Everybody has their own way of making sure things are clean. If they bother, that is.
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Thanks, SAV.. (I give you yer dollar tomorrow..) I am glad that SOMEONE notices, though...The wife says I wax my car more than her A$$... We won't go in to detail on what happens next.. LOL We can, unfortunately, agree to disagree(I guess). I like to take care of my car, much more thoroughly and more often than you like to do on your car. Each of us for different reasons, and that is understandable. Whatever works for you, my friend. Ray
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Originally posted by Kremitthefrog:
I like to wear dresses and use binoculars to watch grandmas across the street.
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Originally posted by Ray:
I wax my car once a week...wash it at least three times a week, and EVERY DAY I use detailers spray...and detail once a day.
1) Holy Crap, I worship the respect you have for your car.
2) I wish I had that much time to spend on the car.
3) Umm... guys, the title of this thread has the word "ghetto" in it... Therefore, not serious - SO CALM DOWN!!! 
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Originally posted by Ray:
Thanks, SAV..
(I give you yer dollar tomorrow..)
I won't take anything less than $5. I'll settle for a picture of the wife if I must. 
-SAV
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Originally posted by TronX:
A TRUE car guy would have a car worth his time. We are talking about a Mercury Mistake 98 2.0 Zetec 4 banger here that gets food from the store and movies on weekends..HAH!
I'd like to wax my car every 6 months, but the thought of spending ALL DAY is just not an option for me with 4 little kids running around..LOL.
Oh lord I could call you every little insult I know but the censors won't let me. Want to see what you get after washing and waxing a "mistake" take a look. 
My car has not even one spot of rust on it, and it's damn near 9 years old (I'm the 2nd owner). Don't tell me thats not worth taking care of, and even the little rust on the bottom of the inside part of the doors is VERY minimal, if that, a TRUE car guy will spend hours and hours working on/cleaning his car making it shine to perfection like mine is in the pictures. Longest it took me to clean my car was almost 6 hours.
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*sheen.. sparkle sparkle* 
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Little off topic but I think this thread has gone downhill in a rocketship fast enough so I will ask. Originally posted by SAV:
You don't know brand new until you see Ray's comprehensive list of car care practice.
I for one would really like to know what rays routine for waxing is i.e what products, in which order, how many coats etc.
When I wax I use aprox 3-4 diffent kinds of waxes, glaze,polish, color brightener etc. and while it looks amazing when Im done Im not sure if I'm doing the order right. I have read somethings will remove all the wax/polish etc. that you have put on. Which is why I dont want to do the wrong order and be waisting my time and effort.
So Ray, please enlighten me on which products you use and what order etc.
Thanks
Justin
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