Who knew a car wash video would help decide which leaf blower to buy ,thanks!

@DriveSteady

4 жыл бұрын

🤣....thanks for watching!

@SmarthPhonesCz

Жыл бұрын

@@barry4134 but very expensive. Same you have with parkside performance blower

@Duwop77

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Just a note, the size of the outlet on these blowers is a significant factor when comparing them. Velocity of the air output is inversely proportional to the size of the duct. i.e. the larger the duct size the slower the velocity for the same volumetric flow rate. So we can deduce that flow rate is king, and then a better duct size and shape, like a letterbox attachment would give you the best of all performance by giving an even higher velocity at the output. Notice that the black and decker has a much smaller more rectangular outlet. If you add that to the Worx blower it would perform even better. Just imho as an engineer. And thanks for the great video comparison, definitely getting a leaf blower now.

I was looking for a lightweight blower for my deck. kzread.infoUgkxgioZQl3J5wPGAeDINzbieKbT5qomSEx3 There are some huge trees around my house and the leaves and pods drop all over my deck. Having to move furniture around to sweep has become too big a chore. This blower was the answer. It is light enough for this 70yr old lady and powerful enough to blow all the tree droppings off my rather large deck. Thank you B&D. Be aware the cord is not included. I use a 3 prong outdoor cord 25' cord for my 12' x 20' deck. The cord retainer works very well, but don't try to pass the plug through it. That is NOT how it works. You just have to loop the cord and it works great. One of my best purchases. Very happy.

Finally a video to show you how a cheap blower works with a non coated car. Thanks!

Ceramic coatings make this so enjoyable. It blasts the water off in a way that is just great. It rolls straight off with nothing left behind

@papitosabe

3 жыл бұрын

You can e en use water to dry a car...and i know what youre thinking... the junkman guy does it. Iirc, he calls it walking the dog or something like that.

All the years I've been washing cars I never thought of this, I just used the ryobi 100mph 280cfm & it did good, but now I see that if I get more power I'd be much better of. This is a great video

Precisely the information I needed to have (regarding mph vs cubic feet).

That is what I have Worx leaf blower, using it for cleaning my computers. I always wanted to try on the vehicles thanks for this video.

I am glad you mentioned the treatment on the paint, as a car cleaning enthusiast it hurt my heart initially seeing that slow sheet under pressure haha. Thank you so much for taking the time to make such an informative video, much appreciated!

Leaf blowers start @ 9:06

@nickwillis1454

3 жыл бұрын

@SMOOCTOBER it wasn't all nonsense. he actually explains CFM and MPH and what they mean for the two models. If you just want to see them in action, then ya, 9:06. But I actually didn't know what CFM was, and ended up learning something. Just FYI for anyone else looking through comments

@jdisdetermined

3 жыл бұрын

Not all heroes wear capes!

@eArtrash

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Jesus Christ that's a lot of waffle

I LOVE that 7 series! The best car ever, specially the m760i. I purchase a Toro that gives up to 260mph for $80.

Love the vids man

I had an ClearFX done on my Model3 4 dayz ago...I been told to not wash the car for at least a week..got my Works 600CFM blower yestoday from Amazon...cant wait to try that!

I have the the same Worx leaf blower and is definitely enjoying drying my car. Just one tip though, it is better to wax your car at least once every two months to make the drying faster and rain x on every window to make the water slides away when blowing with air.

I have the Black and Decker, and it works perfectly on vehicles with ceramic coating.

I ordered the worx before finding this video but gives me some reassurance that i made the right choice...Thanks

@DriveSteady

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Really needed to compare corded to corded units. The MPH was essentially the same. For example, greenworks blv12b00 corded is 270MPH 400CFM. This would be a fairer test of MPG vs CFM.

Thanks for showing/explaining the cfm and mph. I just ordered the worx

@randomguy2369

2 жыл бұрын

Im an N-word lover

I thought this guy was all energy drinked up until I realized I had the speed on 1.75. Give it a try lol

@DriveSteady

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@GreenMan-em2jd

2 жыл бұрын

It’s been at least a year and I barely find out you can adjust video speed 😂

@camanay77

2 жыл бұрын

I watch the longer videos on yt on fast speed. Great time saver.

@codyfrancis4474

2 жыл бұрын

Lol that is too funny

@skateworld1990

Жыл бұрын

Haha I tried it

if the car had a ceramic coating and the water was beading the black n decker would have worked flawlessly ..flat water does not move as fast as water beads

Great video

Thanks for the vid. Might have been more 'fair' / interesting if the first blower had a 300+ MPH speed instead of just being 20 MPH faster than the 2nd blower.

I have that Worx one. Yes it moves the water away, but it also makes it evaporate and disappear to some extent. Much of the water never makes it to the floor.

I’m buying that worx amazing

I used a leaf blower for many years, especially to dry off the engine. Maybe some hearing damage later, but it always did a decent job

@e30sdontrun86

2 жыл бұрын

Lol pro tip; wear over ear headphones 🎧

For the wheels on my V, I just spray them with lenos garage wheel cleaner and then wash the car, when it comes time for rinse, they're perfect.

nice video.

I got the Worx WG521 corded and Milwaukee M18 cordless. Both are pretty awesome, but the WG521 blows anything away IMO! 800 CFM! 😂

I got a Rigid Brushless battery powered one. Thing lasts for long enough to do a few cars and blows plenty hard (550 cfm)

Man watching this video post covid those prices hit different lol. I am like that worx is $55? No way lol

GENIUS

skip to 9:10 if you don't want to be bored with talking and loud music

Need to do the test with a coating as dryers or blowers are useless without the coating, by the time you’ve got round the car , some parts will dry naturally and end up with water spots

watching this makes me realize just how grabby PPF is, also novel shape. I picked up a Ridgid compact and in some places it works but in others it sort of just makes the water splay out, I think I really need to coat it to help with drying... MOHS EVO HERE I COME! lol or Can coat .... still need to buy the stuff to wipe off then polish...

Is it safe to use leaf blowe on a car with ceramic coating?

Do you need filter on the leaf blower?

Hendrix? Bought a chamois will buy one of these next.

Kinetic energy = 0.5*mass*(velocity^2) so the energy is more sensitive to velocity than the mass (density * volume) of air.

Cool. I use an echo gas powered blower. Works great, i can do tbe whole car (2006 Matrix) in 3-4min.

@santiagoavalos9155

2 жыл бұрын

I do see why not, just bought a new car. I see tjem use electric but gas is much better. Thanks👍🏾

Nice video! What’s the background music /beats? Want to find

If the car body had been protected with any kind of at least wax, any of those two methods would work perfectly being the little one more covinient (in my personal case) because of the maneuverability

Love this blower. However, just ordered an upgrade: WORX WG521 12A Turbine, 800 CFM . 800CFM!!! :-)

@Alejandro_BoniIIa

2 жыл бұрын

1 year update?

@Immolate62

2 жыл бұрын

@@Alejandro_BoniIIa It's all fun and games until you blow your car off the driveway. Just kidding. The new Ego does 765 CFM on a battery. On.a.battery!

Is this the best leaf blower at this price range?

yes you literally can, in a car wash the dryers are pretty much the same thing, they just blow air extremely hard angled on the car the blow all the water off

Thanks for the video bro! Made my research easy cause I almost bought one of the ineffective ones that’s on sale.

@DriveSteady

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching

Humm expecting 20v and 1.5 ah vs 120v and 7 ah to have the same cfm and drying. The question should be does the plugin have 7 times the drying power?😀

Does the car need to be ceramic coated to use a blower or no it doesn’t matter?

Air drying with a blower seemed like a good idea, til dirt that was hiding started to show on my white paint. I had to wash again and chamois dry properly.

@samuelmarques4574

2 жыл бұрын

Dirt that was hiding where?

@Ojb_1959

2 жыл бұрын

@@samuelmarques4574 Hiding in all the seams such as the doors, hood, trunk, grill etc. I would advise pressure washing before washing as it would help remove most of it.

@samuelmarques4574

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ojb_1959 I understand, but for people that only pressure wash this is probably great, I'm just waiting to get my hands on one.

Good vid

i knew I had multiple purposes for my Husqvarna $600 professional leaf blower

Try it with an Echo PB9010. 1110 CFM AT 220MPH. It has so much airflow that it ripped my license plate off the car. The bolts were still screwed into the plastic fasteners.

@DriveSteady

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow...maybe too much

@onlymarkallen

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why, but this is the funniest thing I have seen in comments for long time....

@nodoubt46able

Жыл бұрын

lmao, i just bought a 9010......it really is that powerful

For those of you worried about leaf blowers not having a filter: blowing filtered air through dirty air to dry your car is like blowing filtered Champaign through sewer water into your mouth. If you don't want dirty air to impact your car, don't use the leaf blower in a dirty environment.

I use a leaf blower and love it

@peteross4879

3 жыл бұрын

Would it damage the cars paint? I’m thinking about doing the same.

@khamp96

3 жыл бұрын

@@peteross4879 no it will not

Quizá solo falto aplicar la ley de Bernouli y eso haría que funcionara mejor aun

How's the weight? Is it light or heavy?

Imagine how fast the water would jump off the paint if you had 2 layers of CQuartz UK 3.0 ceramic on it with a top coat of CQuartz SIC.

Protective coating and indoor or night lighting would have made it more apparent which blower was doing what. I recommend the Ego 765, best of both worlds. As the wise man once said, "why choose?"

@MarkTrades__

Жыл бұрын

Do you own the EGO 765? I am looking at that compared to their 580, 650 CFM units as I have hear the noise levels can get pretty high pitched and hard to deal with. I plan on wearing ear protection but dont want to overkill it and bother my neighbors more than needed.

@Immolate62

Жыл бұрын

@@MarkTrades__ I do and I seldom press the turbo button and it doesn't seem overly-loud to me, but I'm old and half deaf anyway. My neighbors don't complain and we're friendly so I'm sure they'd mention it.

I just drive the car for a mile, and then finish drying it with a towel.

@DriveSteady

2 жыл бұрын

That works too unless it's really hot outside?

As far as air movement is concerned, CFM always wins over MPH

What air pressure machine do you use to wash your car?

@DriveSteady

4 жыл бұрын

It's the sun joe spx3000

Just got the TORO F700 blower @ 140MHP and 725CFM at Home Depot.

@DriveSteady

4 жыл бұрын

How do you like it?

@TheRealBobMarley

3 жыл бұрын

They’re only $55. Amazingly powerful with three different stages. Best bang for your buck

I like the worx is just so annoying that it’s always unplugging from the extension cord outlet

@jav_eee

4 жыл бұрын

Um tie a knot in it so it doesn’t unplug maybe??

@ronaldfloyd532

2 жыл бұрын

Do a Western Union splice knot that is how I do it and works great

The master blaster 🤣

Keeping the water running while you clean the wheels doesn’t make your pressure washer spaz out?

@DriveSteady

3 жыл бұрын

Nope, works fine

You should have done this on a coated car. most people that would even be thinking of using a leaf blower to dry their car are probably car guys who have coatings.

Got the WORX WG520 yesterday October 14, 2022, and used it today Oct. 15, and does a mediocre job. Washed my car today and using the WORX WG520 made water beads very small and plentiful. Took me 20 minutes to blow dry my new 2022 Honda Civic Touring, built on September 2022 (date of mfg on the driver door side) and received from a Honda dealership on October 4, 2022, with 2 miles. I bought the blower to avoid getting watermarks or streaks. It does blow leaves very well, but not so good for drying a car. I duct-taped a microfiber cloth around the plastic tip so an accidental touch on the car paint would not leave a scratch. The WORX WG520 is very light, the air intake will suck your tee shirt when close to it. I think suction is better than it blows. The Ryobi 730 CFM 40V Blower could be better because it has 130 CFM more than the WORX WG520 600 CFM. For $55 plus add sales tax, you are better off spending $90 to $120 for a much better product. You get what you pay for! The WORX WG521 is said to be 800 CFM you could try it. WORX WG520 not recommended as a car dryer. Plan on getting a battery-powered unit because dragging around an electrical cord is a nuisance and you don't have to worry about becoming electrocuted after washing your car. Safety First!

Owsome video, compairasone !)):

Does this require special soap? I used green turtle wax soap and there was no water pressure and it drizzled out and used all the soap in 2 minutes. Its didnt spray like the water nozzle did maybe 1/10 the power

@jdisdetermined

3 жыл бұрын

What model pressure washer and foam cannon are you using?

@XDr3aM

3 жыл бұрын

@@jdisdetermined I brought the presure washer back as it was defective. Now I have a mroe expensive one that works I see I wasnt do anything wrong it was just defective

@jdisdetermined

3 жыл бұрын

@@XDr3aM yeah, that's what I was expecting.. some soaps foam better than others, but it mostly depends on your pressure washer.. glad you got it sorted out! 👍👌✌

@Immolate62

2 жыл бұрын

Foam cannons are the toughest job for a car-washing pressure washer.

Awesome video man. Does the worx have a filter though because I’m worried that it might pick up fine particles and embed them into the cars paint.

@DriveSteady

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Lawrence, no it doesnt. I know a lot of people are worried about this, I personally haven't had this issue before.

@naruto2575

3 жыл бұрын

@@DriveSteady Great, thanks for the quick response man. Are you still using this to dry your car, or have you upgraded to a larger one?

@DriveSteady

3 жыл бұрын

I use the older one now, but I plan on buying the updated version!

What was the amount of time spent drying with the WORX leaf blower?

@DriveSteady

4 жыл бұрын

I didnt time it but I would say roughly 10 minutes

@goingagainstthegrain

4 жыл бұрын

@@DriveSteady Thank you, not bad.

Clear coating I was dead 😂

@DriveSteady

4 жыл бұрын

😂

I do this all the time and I feel like when people see me there like wtf is this dude doing

Woah wait where's the protection for your paint!? If it was protected properly you'd dry that car in a quarter of the time!!

@joeyball3342

3 жыл бұрын

Leaf blower without filtration is great for forcefully blowing all over your freshly washed car.... dust, dirt, grit, tree pollen, and whatever other crap is lingering in the air. Leaf blow your wet car, then wipe it down with a damp towel and you get....a dirty damp towel.

@humblehomie8902

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeyball3342 I mean, the wind already does that. 🤷🏾‍♂️

@Immolate62

2 жыл бұрын

@@joeyball3342 your filter is only filtering out the air it's outputting. Any ambient pollutants will still be peppered on your car. A clean environment and a quality protectant will make this a non-issue.

Either the power washer or cannon suck, that’s not enough power for the foam

cordless blowers are weak for sure. i have a lower model worx blower and i honestly feel like it's pretty slow still. when i'm blow drying the car i feel like i can hand dry it faster...

@humblehomie8902

3 жыл бұрын

Ego best

but it didn't get the leaf from under the hood where all these new cars build up crap at the bottom of the windshield..

Thanks for explaining the CFM vs MPH! I was wondering about if there was really a big difference! The black & decker or really ANY leaf blower is fine for blowing out water from badging, door handles, mirrors, wheels, grilles, lights and door jambs. Drying the ENTIRE car with a blower is just going a little overboard!

@falcon759

3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean drying the entire car with a blower is going overboard? That's the whole point - to dry the car in a touch-less manner!

@Immolate62

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is pretty much SOP for most of the pros these days.

When MPH is about the same, your test is almost a comparison between low CFM and high CFM, which shows who is the winner without testing. The test would be more accurate with a low CFM + high MPH vs high CFM + low MPH.

Try makita brushless.

best option for the money is a pet dryer, they have a hose so you can direct the airflow easily without risking scratching the paint

you need a rinse aid or ceramic coating

The makita UB1103 has 203 MPH, does this is enough to dry car easily? Best regards

@Immolate62

2 жыл бұрын

With 145 CFM, the UB1103 is terrible for this compared to dozens of cordless competitors.

if was a black paint we can see better.. man i need a leaf blower now :)

Does blower drying work for uncoated cars? Or just use a towel to be faster?

@DriveSteady

Жыл бұрын

It's works, but it works better on coated cars!

Have you ever noticed if any of these blowers spit out any bearing grease or oil when new?

EGO 650 IS THE BEST FOR ME

Use the exhaust function of your shop vac. It works great and you already own it. No reason to buy anything else. I have two Stihl leaf blowers, a handheld and a large backpack. I'll stick to the shop vac.

@pmdoit

3 жыл бұрын

@frank's mobile advertising air comes in air must go out. I've never seen one that didn't have a blower port to connect the hose to.

Why did you do the demostracion on a white car i could barely see the water lmao

@toddn.3123

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

Now you know why the auto car wash uses the massive blowers vrs tiny air jets. 😉

@Wannabe-rockstar-fan

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but those car washes scratch your car! I'm paranoid

My dude you need to protect that paint ASAP or else what the point

More efforts and leaves streaks more than just hand towel. Or better yet use a waterless car wash solution and towel.

Get the EGO 650 or 765 Blower you wont regret it.

I still think blowers do not make it dry like or without microfiber finishes

I don't understand. Why accelerate evaporation with a blower? What's the hurry? I understand toweling, because the towel soaks up the water's minerals and contaminants that would otherwise be left behind during evaporation that cause water spots. I don't understand how fast evaporation is better than slow evaporation. Are we expecting it to blow the contaminated liquid water off the surface, like wiping with airflow? Does it do more of that than evaporating? I don't detail my beater cars, but on the occasion that I wash a decent car, I want to towel it as quickly as I can, hopefully in the shade, before any water starts to dry. Seems like a blower would evaporate quite a bit of water in comparison, no? - Somebody with no experience that's overthinking it

I have used a leaf blower in the past but I now us a air blower and because it heated air it works much better I will never us a leaf blower again

@thescout4313

Жыл бұрын

You'll never use proper english either

11:13 is that a leaf??? Damn it, wash it again 😅🤣

@DriveSteady

3 жыл бұрын

Hah, we've all been there!

@amiraguilar5462

3 жыл бұрын

Drive Steady Tell me about it 🤣

Electric or battery powered lawn equipment is mostly a joke. I use a handheld gas powered Stihl blower that blows 159 mph and I don't have to worry about any cords getting tangled or tripping over. It's a lot easier to move around a car

When did washing your car become so technical????

@Wannabe-rockstar-fan

Жыл бұрын

When you get a NEW car with a flawless paint finish you want to protect it

Get a black and decker with the boost button....your welcome.

Im a tray it with the sthil 350 😂🔥

@birdlegs846

4 жыл бұрын

Gas powered backpack leaf blower.🤣 Let me know how fast it dried your car? Stihl makes good stuff, love my chainsaw and hedge trimmer.

@jdisdetermined

3 жыл бұрын

@@birdlegs846 I use a BG86, their big professional handheld gas blower to touchless dry, works very well, I can get around a vehicle in a few minutes. I have a $400 Metrovac that collects dust because it is just tediously slow on unprotected paint/clear. I can have a car dry with the Stihl in the time it takes to setup the Metrovac.. on well maintained coated/protected paint it's a bit better, but I specialize in corrections, so when I'm washing a car, it's usually pretty hammered.. 😁

@nickonickster1

3 жыл бұрын

I use my echo pb580