Bike dryers

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  1. Screwball

    Screwball Active Member

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    #21 Screwball, May 17, 2013
    Puts soap on and rinses off.... Leaves no streaks.... Works on car why not a bike.... Also dam cheaper
     
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    #22 SpankyHam, May 17, 2013
    Water dries in streaks even more noticeable on cars!

    I take it you cant use many soaps on matte paint can you?
     
  3. Screwball

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    #23 Screwball, May 17, 2013
    just use car shampoo.. rinse off and leather..
     
  4. Bumblebee

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    #24 Bumblebee, May 17, 2013
    I'm confused - the link appears to be for a dry wash system - where does the water come in? :frown:
     
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  5. Screwball

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    #25 Screwball, May 17, 2013
    From the hose pipe you connect to it........
     
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    #26 brybrem, May 17, 2013
    For those that don't know - this is matt paint, but gay! Just sayin'...
     
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  7. SpankyHam

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    #27 SpankyHam, May 17, 2013
    That's how Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen spells it bry
     
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    #28 brybrem, May 17, 2013
    My bad!
     
  9. Bumblebee

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    #29 Bumblebee, May 18, 2013
    I must be slow - doesn't spraying water onto a 'dry shampoo' rather defeat the purpose of the 'dry' shampoo?
     
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  10. Screwball

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    #30 Screwball, May 18, 2013
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    You said it...:tongue: Maybe if there was a full stop it may help you..
    Auto Dry. Car wash...... Auto is short for automatically.... So auto drys means you don't have to do much work if any... Steak free drying and no water spots....
    That and the No need to hand dry on the box I think gives it away......
    Car wash is exactly what we think it means... With water as normal... It has a soap mix which you spray over car then rub in with what ever you normally use.. Then twist nosel and rinse off... Go and have a beer admire your hard work..
    Very little if any leathering/ drying to do.....
    Dam that was hard work......
     
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  11. Bumblebee

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    #31 Bumblebee, May 19, 2013

    Ohhhh :redface::redface::redface:
    Not the 'Dry Car Wash' they use at a supermarket car park we frequent then....:smile:
     
  12. Screwball

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    #32 Screwball, May 19, 2013
    No dont think so.. We dont have Dry Car Wash at our supermakets....
    We have men and women swarming around your car with the jet wash, hoovers and leathers... Not all at the same time but it does sometimes seems like it...
     
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  13. Bumblebee

    Bumblebee Well-Known Member

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    #33 Bumblebee, May 27, 2013
    Gave the bike it's first blow job last night :)eek:) Washed it first of course!
    Anyway - It's not quick but that's because it works - the paintwork (tank, fairings etc) took seconds - the bits you can't wipe with a chamois were another matter....
    Blast all the water from the nooks and crannies - looks like it's all gone - then blast from another side and it's amazing how much water was still lying in there out of sight.
    Thought the hose length might be a bit short but the air pressure (and the heat maybe) seem to soften and stretch it to almost double it's 1.5m. Thought I'd have to carry the blower around the bike but as it turned out I was able to just stand it on the floor and only moved it to change to the other side of the bike.
    Well worth the money :upyeah:
     
  14. Screwball

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    #34 Screwball, Jun 1, 2013
    Glad it works...
     
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    #35 Bumblebee, Jun 1, 2013
    Not so good for the car - tried it the other day, ok around lights and grills etc but needs to be much bigger for large body panels :frown:
     
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    #36 P19DJG, Jun 2, 2013
    If you use products like Autosmart Aquawax or Autosmart Tango then the water on the car would bead up & blow off a lot easier. I normally use a vac with the crevice tool for getting water out of the window rubbers, front grills, around light units & handles etc, or just use an air line to blast it out.
     
  17. Bumblebee

    Bumblebee Well-Known Member

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    #37 Bumblebee, Jun 2, 2013
    I can see an airline would be useful - but don't have one :wink:
    Just finished off my bottle of Tesco's finest Car Wash n Wax so will check out the alternatives!
    bb
     
  18. SpankyHam

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    #38 SpankyHam, Jun 2, 2013
    Check out chemical boys mr pink, that's what I'm going to try next it's supposed to be a good shampoo
     
  19. Screwball

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    #39 Screwball, Jun 2, 2013
    With a name like that it sounds like a class A
     
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  20. SpankyHam

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    #40 SpankyHam, Jun 2, 2013
    You can apply it using a snow foam lance too if you like!!
     
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