Getting all the water out

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Im so tired of having to drive the car around the block to get all the water out. After dryung and having more water dripping out of the mirrors and lights even stays trapped in the moldings. This week I will go look at a cheap and small air comp., just need to blow the dust out of the inside and blow the water off the outside and dont want a leaf blower neighbors already think im a nut for washing my car so often and spending so much time doing it. Well here is what iIm going to probably buy.
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I use the Stoner GUST Air Duster for that, but it probably will not last that long. I use it for the side mirrors, body seams and under the front grill.
 
How much does that cost? If you wont be running air tools, another option is to go to a local welding supply shop and just buy containers of compressed air. The cleanest stuff around is compressed nitrogen, but buying a cylinder can be pricey. I know I was quoted $20-25 for a refill on an 80 cubic foot bottle . . . if I could just find a cheap cylinder to put it in!
 
Hi PeterBum,



I play paintball and TRUST ME, I know what your talking about when it comes to the tanks.



I havea 68 cubic inch 4500 psi tank. It holds about 1300 shots for my gun and the tank alone ran me 400.00, it needs to be hydro tested every 3 years for another 30.00 or so and each fill is kind of expensive.



If YOU were to buy one, I know you would get a really large tank, mine is the the size of a football. Your psi rating would only be 3000, paintball feilds use "boosters" to get the psi rating about 3000 psi, you have no need for that.



It's probaly the best air source for my gun which is really picky with the air, the tanks have great regulators and are very very safe. Tested to 12,000 or 13,000 psi and wrapped in carbon fiber. If they were dropped from 100 feet up they would probaly just crack a little and the air would escape in 2 seconds.
 
Well the tanks for paintball are small. Can't hide with a scuba tank on your back :)



The tanks you would be looking at are alot bigger and lower psi rating. The good thing is they provide their own compressor comapred to my tank which needs to be filled after the fill is run dry.
 
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by Intermezzo330I [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>I use the Stoner GUST Air Duster for that, but it probably will not last that long. I use it for the side mirrors, body seams and under the front grill. [/b]</blockquote>Intermezzo330I,

CompUSA carries a similar product for dusting computer bits, but this one is refillable. It comes with a hand pump to recharge the cannister, or you can also buy an electric pump "charging station". Click the pictures below to link to CompUSA's website:


Tort
 
Guys, you can get the craftsman tank (like pictured above) for under $30. Or, you can go to Walmart and get a generic name one for even cheaper (<$20). It IS NOT A COMPRESSOR!. It is a holding tank that you fill with compressed air from the gas station. I always keep one in the garage with me to fill tires and take it with me to the track to adjust tire pressures.



You can use something like that but I would buy a longer hose and attach it. You do not want to be carrying that tank around your car to get water out of the crevices!
 
Thanks for the clarification, C240. I recall getting my Craftsman tank for $29 but it was probably on sale. Not to mention it was 2 years ago :)
 
Anyone here know if there's a chance of scratching the car when using a compressor to blow air?



I got a compressor for Christmas (don't you love being a guy - if I were to buy my wife a set of pots and pans for Christmas, I'd be on the back of a milk carton. She bought me tools and other work-related instruments, and yet I'm a happy camper. Go figure). I was thinking of buying one of those air blower attachments, and using it in a way consistent with what you guys have mentioned here. The question being - is my car safe, or is there going to be something in that tank that might end up being a projectile aimed at my paint? :eek:
 
The tanks that fill your tank have filters, your tank has a filter and the tank that filled the tank that filled your tank has a filter. Compressed air is just about as clean as your going to get. Put it this way.......... a few grains of salt can throw my paintball gun out of service if it ever enters my gun. I have been using my gun and tank for years and never ever had a problem. It is recommended that you change the filter every 4-5 years, for the heck of it, kind of a waste of money.



You and your car are safe.
 
Tort: Cool, thanks for the info on that! Looks quite interesting. I wonder how clean the air from those gas station compressors are though . . . I know the home ones might be okay but I doubt the gas station ones are cleaned and maintained any more often than they break . . .

A quick search yielded much better pricing on the ReAir: $14 at OfficeMax.com (maybe in the stores too?) it's here.

ADDED: Check this out too.
 
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