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Old 05-11-2016, 03:28 PM
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I've read many accounts of how wonderful this machine is. I'm wondering if it would make life easier to dry a vehicle 45' long and 13' tall. I tried an electric leaf blower once, which wasn't worth the trouble. Is the Master Blaster more powerful?

 
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You gonna need a bigger blower!

 
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[QUOTE=SoCalJagS;1459838]You gonna need a bigger blower!

Your going to need one of these:


 
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Yes, I think I received my answer. Fortunately, I don't have a brake dust problem on this one. :-)
 
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I'm still thinking about buying one, but my impression is that it is more powerful than a leaf blower, and warms the air too.


Do you hand-wash that!?
 
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Check the specs carefully. I seem to remember when I was looking at one in my Vette days that my garage outlets would not handle the load.


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I did email them. While it says 20A, they said it would work on a 15A circuit as long as nothing else was on it. At least, that's my memory.
 
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I'm still thinking about buying one, but my impression is that it is more powerful than a leaf blower, and warms the air too.


Do you hand-wash that!?
Yes, I both hand-wash and wax it, which is quite a workout. To avoid water spots, I have to wash and microfiber dry section-by-section, and I'm looking for a quicker way. The entire coach is automotive paint base and clear coat finished.
 
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Most shop vacs either have an attached blower or allow you to change the hose to the "exhaust" part of the vacuum creating a strong blowing force. Then you can vacuum your car first and dry it afterwards with the same tool.
 
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Originally Posted by lsbrodsky
Check the specs carefully. I seem to remember when I was looking at one in my Vette days that my garage outlets would not handle the load.


Larry
Yes, a 15a circuit will sometimes trip the breaker, but I have all 20a circuits in my coach barn, as well as 50a for the coach.
 
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If I had to wash and wax that by hand... just pay someone else to do it. IMO.
 
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All kidding aside, the Master Blaster will blow away a leaf blower or reversed shop vac. And aid quite a bit in drying the motor home. Since you keep it waxed the water would blow off easily.
 
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Old 05-12-2016, 10:12 AM
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If I had to wash and wax that by hand... just pay someone else to do it. IMO.
Oh, I've done that too, but the cost of a quality hand wash and wax of that coach purchases 2 Master Blasters.
 
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I have the master blaster, works great on a well wax/polished car. It would be quite a job on a motor home.

Buy an extra hose and a 20A extention cord
 
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Originally Posted by DJS
I'm still thinking about buying one, but my impression is that it is more powerful than a leaf blower, and warms the air too.


Do you hand-wash that!?
I have had one for 2 years and use it on all my cars. much more powerful than a leaf blower.

The key is the car needs to be well waxed/polished to bead water.
 
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Thanks Zach, the coach gets waxed a minimum of twice a year, and it lives in a climate controlled barn when it's not on the road. Water definitely always beads on it.
 
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Foosh,

If you're going to get one, get the new model that comes with a 30ft hose. You would drive yourself crazy with the old 10ft hose trying to do the top of that thing.
 
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Foosh,

If you're going to get one, get the new model that comes with a 30ft hose. You would drive yourself crazy with the old 10ft hose trying to do the top of that thing.
Nati,

I became interested in this again because I saw your post where there was a new model w/ the 30 ft. hose. I found what you ordered on Amazon. Thanks!
 
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So, the Master Blaster was delivered yesterday, and I decided to try it out on my Jeep today. It's OK, but I wasn't exactly blown away by it, pun intended.

It wasn't a time-saver for me. I think I'm quicker with my stacks of microfiber towels, and I'm not phobic about touching my car to dry it. In fact, I needed to go over the vehicle w/ detailer anyway after using the blower because I couldn't dry it quickly enough to avoid waterspots.

I'll use it, but I wouldn't buy it again.
 
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I've yet to use mine. Will report back when I do. My car is ceramic coated w/ CQuartz Finest which will probably make the blower better at its job.
 


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