Air Force Master Blaster - Product Spotlight
I’m all for making routine automotive jobs easy so I can spend more time enjoying myself behind the wheel. Depending on your location, weather and environmental conditions may require you to wash your pride and joy more than once a week. That’s a heck of a lot of washing, especially if you have more than one beast in your stable. But remember that drying is a step easily overlooked if you want your car looking its absolute best in the years to come; this step is just as important as the washing itself.
Water always contains some trace amounts of minerals like calcium, iron or salt, or even nastier airborne contaminants (acidic sulfurous and nitrous oxides—i.e., pollution). Once natural moisture evaporation begins, these contaminants are left behind and will be left on your car’s clearcoat. The longer you leave them, the more they will bond and/or eat away at the clearcoat. Eventually, it will become permanently etched—not nice at all.
A soft towel, chamois or microfiber cloth will take away the bulk of the residual rinse water from your wash, but you still risk leaving scratches on the clearcoat due to the rubbing action. Also, you will never get the car’s surface perfectly dry, and the rinse water will still hide in various nooks and crannies. Simply driving it into the garage will cause the rinse water hiding in your side mirror to drip down your nicely dried door.
I discovered a new tool that you can use to effortlessly dry an entire car in minutes without leaving micro-scratches or water spots. It’s called the Air Force Master Blaster, and it features two 4-hp electric motors capable of delivering up to 58,000 cubic feet per minute of clean, dry, warm, filtered air. Each motor has dual fans and is controlled by a separate switch that allows you to select from three different airflow and temperature levels, up to 60 degrees above ambient.
The Master Blaster car dryer uses air to safely blast water off your expensive car finish and out of hard-to-reach places where no towel or chamois could ever reach (don’t use a compressed air source or a leaf blower—that’s a no-no). It’s perfect for getting water out of sideview mirrors, door jambs, body seams, grilles, lights, wheels, brakes and other smaller places. The touchless drying method does not leave streaks or scratches, is safe for all surfaces and it does not remove wax. The manufacturer claims the Master Blaster will reduce your drying time by up to 80 percent, but this could depend on the intricacy your car’s bodywork. Regardless, drying your car is now easy, efficient and fun.
The Master Blaster employs rugged all-steel construction designed to last for many years and it comes equipped with a heavy-duty neoprene blower nozzle, plus five additional interchangeable attachments. It retails for $429.99, but some online searching has revealed dealers selling it for less. —Doug Neilson
Air Force Master Blaster (Model MB3-CD)
Specifications:
Motor: twin 4-hp (total 8.0 peak hp), two-stage, dual-fan, 19 amps
Airflow: 58,500 ft/min., two-speed, two-temperature
Filter: E/Z-change foam
Hose: 10 ft., 1.50-in., flexible, commercial grade
Cord: 12 ft, heavy-duty, 3-conductor
Weight: 16 lb
Attachments: heavy-duty neoprene blower nozzle plus 5 additional interchangeable attachments
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