Why A Leaf Blower Is Safer Than A Metro Vac - Echo 58v Cordless Blower Review
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- SCOTT WITH DALLAS PAINT CORRECTION & AUTO DETAILING IN PLANO TEXAS REVIEWS THE ECHO 145MPH 550CFM 58V CORDLESS BLOWER AND TALKS ABOUT WHY A LEAF BLOWER IS SAFER THAN A METRO VAC AIR FORCE MASTER BLASTER FOR DRYING CARS
Products Used:
1. WORX WG520 Turbine 600 Corded Electric Leaf Blower, Black - amzn.to/3aIE4lH
2. EGO 110 MPH 530 CFM Variable-Speed Turbo 56-Volt Lithium-ion Cordless Electric Blower w/2.5Ah Battery and Charger Included - amzn.to/3aIEp7X
My neighbours already think I'm a weirdo so imagine if I pulled a leaf blower out to dry my car 😵
They will think you are a weirdo still, so who cares? Buy that freaking blower hahaha
You'll be upgraded to a clever weirdo.
No lie, get the strangest looks when i do this
😁
Folks, when you drive your car you are driving it through a sand blaster. Driving it through the air on freeways that is full of dust and dirt being kicked up by all the other cars. Stay away from all driving situations involving dirt and dust and save your paint. Just use the buses or trains or Uber and save your paint. And god forbid if you ever get behind another car on a dirt road just stop and wait fro 10 minutes while the dust settles before you proceed.
So much common sense in this video. Thanks for sharing. 👍
The cordless blower is a good option if you are using it where no power point and you dont need a power cord. Ive just brought a Metro Vac and it is mounted at chest height on garage wall with the original 10 ft hose and 30ft hose together. Great to also use as garage and driveway leaf blower now. Length of hose more than enough. The vac is mounted with the filter up as the wall bracket fits to that end. I put a micro fibre towel over it to keep the dust off and when using it I just take it off. Let the unit run for a bit and then start on car. Theres always cheaper alterntatives. Anyway for now the MetroVac blower is great for me.
The Metro Vac has a controlled speed of air that is heated. The air moves the water as well as evaporates it. It has a neoprene hose and head attachment that will not mar any surface.
A leaf blower is an accident waiting to happen, corded or battery powered.
david beam exactly my thoughts
Scott I have both and I and always found the blaster does a much better job!!!
$20 mini leaf blower from Amazon was one of my greatest finds. Obviously it does not have really high CFM output but it's great from drying engines, wheels and forcing water out of crevices. Oh, and never use a gas blower people....exhaust fumes.
I love drying my car with the Worx Blower Scott recommended. And it was only $50. This would be a great gift, but it's too expensive just to get rid of the cord. Maybe for the professional detailer.
Not that I'm a metro vac fan, I personally use a leaf blower. While I get the argument about dirt on the driveway. The driveway is wet from just washing and rinsing the car. You're not going to really going to be picking up much dirt from the ground at that point.
Plus plasti-dipping the tip is even softer than to tape the tip. Plus it's a lot more durable.
That’s a really good point
Love ur videos. Everything is very well explain and honest. No bs. Can you do a video on how to apply ceramic coating and all the step. Thanks
And you're back! Hope all's well. Great review. I use a Stihl gas blower.
Scott, you say put some tape on the end. What I do is take some plastic dip and dip the end into it. Makes it a rubber end that is permanent
cool..i said if the metal tip concerns you just put tape over it, i just leave it with the metal tip on and don't hit the paint with it..lol
I have a rigid vac that I just put the hose on the exhaust.tool box style no wheels and plastic.seems to work ok.
Echo makes excellent tools ! All my trimmers and blowers have been echo. Last forever if you take care of them. I opted for the metro Vac for the cars. Pretty high price but looks like a great machine.
Scott. I use Jobsite Blower by Ridgid. It's cheaper than Echo.
Echo CFM: 550, MPH: 145; Ridgid CFM: 280, MPH: 105 or just get a corded one.
I’m taking my ridgid back😔
Oh well I tried it cause I am a ridgid guy
Start at 4:00 for his answer. I prefer the maneuverability of the 29 foot Bigboi Pro and like to do all my cars without charging or holding a heavy blower, especially one that has a metal tip. Soft tips are much safer. The filter isn’t a hepa filter by any means... I don’t drive 179 MPH, but the “filtered” air is nice to have from the nozzle to the car. The “air mixing” with the forced is negligible. Right tool for the job as the professionals say who didn’t get a sponsor for their video.
I use a Worx corded blower. Great power and it isn't that much of a downer to use the cord.
I like your opinion Scott about the Masterblaster. I own one, and though I don't currently use it I can see your points on it.
I do want to note out that the "machine bumping into the car, or the hose" aren't really gonna happen. Atleast not in my situation because I have I think 20-30ft of hose? Whatever the Masterblaster Revolution comes with.
Either way, an electric leaf blower is a better tool then the masterblaster for mobile work.
Why not use a shop vac with the hose on the blowing outlet?
Nice share... i always use leaf blower to dry my cars. It works fantastic.
I got the works you recomended got it for $40.00 and wow it is amazing. Thank you
So you like the works kinda having thoughts of buying one. I do own a redmax backpack blower that blows 200mph I use it for landscaping. Kinda hard to use for cars.
@@johnb1448 yes like it, it's loud but does the job
I have a 56 volt ez go blower and mower that use the same battery but different ah. It is the best thing I have ever seen for clean up to car. I also use it to blow the interior and wow.
Go with the Lowe’s, Kobalt brand, lithium 80v cordless leaf blower. 500 cfm, 125 mph. That’s what I own and use and it runs forever. I’m sure you could do many cars on one charge. And at $130.00, you can’t go wrong.
Thomas Blevins that’s what I have and use for my car too.
Me Too
Great video, you make alot of sense.
Thanks for posting, good to hear a well thought out analysis of what product to use. I guess my Metro Vac will go on Ebay.
Air Blaster side kick for the win
wet the floor so it will trap the dust
In my opinion all the leaf blowers like this one and similar ones (i have an ego 56v with the turbo - 530cfm) that have that big opening is that they have no pressure. Yea the CFM is high but that has little to do with the ability to quickly push the water off a car and out of the cracks, in my experience. It's not about the volume it outputs. I dont know why anyone would go with anything other than a leaf blower like the toro (www.amazon.com/dp/B00EL1UPXG/ref=twister_B00LVVYJUO?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1) which has a very small output opening. Yes its pretty powerful but most important, it has pressure behind it. Plus it's $50 (give or take). It has the power of an air gun but it's even faster at drying than an air gun. I'd take the $50 toro any day over the $200 530cfm blower i have, to dry a car. For blowing lawn debris that may be a different story.
Matthew Zydorczyk Use a small show blower...very effective and cost $ 30-40.
Home Depot sells a nozzle for your blower that I've heard great things about. I think that could solve your problem, it blows the air more precise and makes a world of difference.
Sounds good but This particular model is just Rife with problems where the battery won't hold/accept a charge and the charger itself fails. Check the reviews on Amazon. Mine arrived DOA. I'm returning this and looking at a Makita 36 volt blower.
Hi Dallas, do you recommend use this kind of tools to dry the car always? Does it worth? Should i replace my waffer towels for one thing like this leaf blower?
Saw this video and bought the works! But I got the $50 cable version. Haven’t used it yet but I trust your reviews, plus it looks really bad ass!
Eco- like eco-boost. "Economy"
Echo like like the sound that bounces off objects.
Hey Scott, What are your thoughs on the Metrovacs claim of 4HP+4HP motors. To me, that is way more that a conventional power point can supply. I have been considering a master blaster, but starting to second guess if it's really as good as they claim.
Cordless blowers are too expense for 10 min of work. They're heavy also.
And you have to recharge them
Yea I have the Stihl verson and it still sucks compared to the Metro Vac. The battery doesnt last long and u have a tough time getting into the small cracks and its a PITA to try to dry the roof on my truck smh. This is NOT a better replacement over the Metro especially since this particular blower is garbage and has no power.
on the end i put electric tape so in case it bumps into the car it wont scratch the paint
What camcorder do you use scott to shoot your video?
Hi Scott! Would it be a good idea to cover the outside area were it sucks in the air with a filter type material that would filter the dirt out of the air?
Not worth it. $230 for 15 to 30 minutes battery life. It has a nice design though
Good video nice blower tfs
I get these small water streaks that seem to never go off with my leaf blower at 800cfm. Maybe just need wax?
You still have to finish with a towel, the blower is just to get the bulk off.
Scott - your term "more bang for buck", on researching dryers; anything marketed at autodetailing comes at a premium. Try searching DOG dryers and most machines are identical [looking at spec sheets] but HALF the price! - just a thought!
i have some dog dryers as well..but big leaf blowers with high CFM will help drive standing water off the car faster:)
I have a sidekick and it works fine!!!
Did you upload a video about pet hair removal with a squeegee? I can't find it. But I started a new job this week and had a terrible suv and so I show the guys the trick and it blew their minds lol thanks for making me look like the dude.
I use a leaf blower also,in the instant u use a drying towel which do u prefer
Have you tried the M16 Gen 2 Blower? I would like to know since I'm in that platform. but the CFM is much lower. Air Velocity (mph): 120
Air Volume (CFM): 450
I use a Redmax EBZ8500 backpack. Right around 1000 cfm.
What about the sidekick blaster, what are your thoughts on that?
It is a very good Thing. I like it. But i do not find a Company for it to buy it here in Germany
I have the Milwaukee 8. I already have those batteries for my cordless drill. Cheaper than the Echo.
For $230 I'm going gas. That way I can use it for leaves as well.
Sinister.Shelby you shouldn’t use gas blowers to dry your car. Gas blowers (especially 2 stroke) can have some oil in the airstream.
Also, who wants to breathe all that crap in.
@@jgalliher9 WHAT?????
@@jgalliher9 I have been using a gas Echo backpack leaf blower on my 22 year old BMW M Coupe which I just sold for a very good price and I have never seen any oil on the glowing imola red paint after putting a polymer sealant on it following a wash and decontamination. Judging from the UA-cam videos of certain people who detail their very expensive cars, it's all too easy to become crazily OCD and spend a ridiculous amount of money on ultra high end equipment. That's what I like about this guy--down to earth and practical.
If you hold it upside down, you won't get the dust from the ground
Had a leaf blower, got the metro blaster 8hp. Way better the the leaf blower, never runs out of power. Blows hot air, and dries much faster.
Steve Bennet what leaf blower did you have
Safer yeah right what if you slip and drop the leaf blower on a 200 k car
Well, don't do that
Agate GT3 LOL what if your tree suddenly falls on your car? Wow you’re gonna worry yourself right into a heart attack!
I wish they balanced the fan on this blower :(
Ego 56V does.
$200? I'll rather spend that kind of money on the Metro-vac. Leaf blowers are not designed for precise use within inches of a car's surface since they can be hard to control. I used to use a corded blower and found that it was too easy to hit the car with the nozzle unless I used two hands and was very careful. I replaced it with a Metro-vac when the blower died. This one is worse than my old one since it has a metal tip. A friend of mine uses a corded blower he bought for less than $50 because he didn't want to pay the money for a Metro-vac. For that price it's worth taking his time to be very careful when using it around his car.
thats why i recommend the worx 600cfm blower for 50 dollars and out performs the metro-vac all day long
Is it worth buying a blower to air dry my car if I have really hard water?
Great video.. I have a off topic question.. when you wash/detail a vehicle on grass, what do you use under the tires?????
after washing i would move the car to dry grass if i can...i guess you could use old beach towels under the tires if you needed
I was thinking using rubber door mats
thats a great idea...i can't remember the last time i washed a car on the grass..lol
I got the WORX unit after your review
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing please do a video on using the purple power vehicle & boat wash in a foam gun as a clay lube...u said it was VERY slick which got me thinking...could be very beneficial as a clay lube as it would work with the clay bar to dissolve some of the contaminants as it is removed to help with damage control on the paint job...thanks so much!!!please respond...I'm so anxious to hear your thoughts on this idea!!
I like your videos but you are not taking in to consideration that the air you are blowing and accelerating into the paint is unfiltered and you’re taking the dust particles an accelerated into the paint. The ambient air gets pushed out of the way of a high velocity air and doesn’t actually make contact with any paint. Same principle when you’re using a leaf blower to push leaves out of the way the hot air pushes the leaves around everywhere it’s the same what the ambient air is pushed out. But you do have a valid point that the lower collection of the air is introducing additional dirt.
Wonder if there is a corded version?
It's just too easy to kick up dirt from the ground with a blower, also it's crazy loud.
FPLINY1 - Dummy, your driveway or garage should be soaking wet! Remember? You just washed it right? LMAO
Cordless not worth it. 10-15 mins battery life. No thanks. i need something to dry my 2 cars.
rupman27isback mine lasts 45 minutes
Why don’t you wash one car and then use the blower and then put it to charge while you wash the other car you doesn’t take that long to dry it
No rubberized tip = major fail!
It also looks very big and bulky...easy to hit and scratch/dent the car.
i have seen more damage with a metro vac than a leaf blower for sure..it only weighs about 6lbs and very easy to control but i can hit the car with a dual action polisher as well:)..the tip on this can pull off and metal is gone or anyone can place tape on it if they like
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing I agree one must be careful whenever using mechanical devices around cars. However, if the Echo folks had talked to even one detailer, they would have know the blower needs a rubber tip as standard. Personally, I use a small electric shop blower and it comes with a long rubber snout.
this device was also not designed to be used to dry cars so having a tip that would be safe around cars was probably not their main concern when designing this leaf blower.
Jonnie Bangkok just plasti-dip the tip.
Knife Nut Protect it from driveway scrapes? Seriously...I thought it was a car detailing specific blower/dryer. I've been schooled.
I'd design and test a nozzle that concentrated air fan shaped and isn't so long. Yes, I'm an engineer. O.C. people are concerned with dust lol.
Run Time 2ah ?
can you please try out "Reload" by carpro I am really keep to know what you think of it. I am got a few things carpro as of late been really happy
There is that customer with the white car again.... :)
Good idea leaf blower. Aren't you supposed to dry top to bottom like washing a car? This guys all over the place. Thanks for the idea though 💡
I say it the second way you said it in the video. I say it the first way when it's spelled Eco, for economy
i think we are right and i agree:)...if not, we can just start a new trend..lol
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing Yeah. Just make up a new way of saying it just like you make up some words sometimes. Lol
A filter would just restrict airflow ! What's to say a bug flies between the blower and your car Hmmmmm ?
the only thing that you should have done was use it on a dark colored car you cant see the water coming off against the white car..
Hey I live in Keller, Texas. How much would you charge to fully detail a 2006 BMW 330i?
Just use distilled water and let the sun do the drying :)
Time is money.
how that's loud. Do you know if there's one who make less noise? cordless or not.
EK-Oh, not EEEK-Oh :)
Needs a flexible attachment.
That can't beat the 600CFM of the Worx WG520 at about $50 (Amazon) and I bet the Worx weights a lot less since it doesn't have batteries.
Also, it sounds louder than the Worx.
MucaroBoricua would you recomend that one?? Wg520 by worx. Im looking for a good car dryer thats reliable snd strong. But not tryna break the budget
@@Ebruhhk, Definitely, get the WG520. It has a cord but if you use a power washer, you know how to deal with that. And it will provide consistent power, unlike battery blowers.
Even Scott recommends the WG520 in a video he shot in July 29, 2017, just two weeks before this video.
Apparently he was looking into drying blower alternatives at that time. The WG520 is the corded blower he recommended and this one is the cordless blower he recommended.
Watch this one also
How much dust can you blow onto the car if the ground is wet anyway?
Alex S. Well the better question is, do you want to keep an electrical device sitting in puddles of water surrounding your vehicle??
Something to think about as well, that's if you're a critical thinker:)
I do t think I would have used a white car for the demonstration
It just looks awkward.
Better than the Worx?
wendi angel
1:40 he answers that question
He seems to like the Worx better only because of it's construction (softer plastic) and due to it not running out of power if he has to use the "turbo button" too often.
Knife Nut
At the 1:40 point he makes mention of his worx review "the blower that I use"
In my opinion that answers the question.
If I have traumatized ms.angel in anyway I sincerely apologise.
But what's 34 seconds between friends???
Yeah, but the Worx is only $60!
Always love a good blow.
lol nice review bro would be better if your car wet
did you miss me spraying down the car with water just before using leaf blower..lol...come on man:)
Why dont you wax your car
ECHO= eck-oh
thanks...
It's pronounced ECHO...
Stihl
Haha
This will also push any dust and debris floating through the air onto your car, not a smart way to dry. This will scratch the car
Automatic car washes all over the world use forced air to dry the cars!!! Food for thought!!!
Earmuffs? Really? If there is no wax or a sealant on the car get your rag out and dry it. Owner doesn’t care about protecting paint.
Why pros using blowers and not just a good quality large MF towel??? It is safer for the paint and quicker???? Al the.industry advertize those large hight abzorve MF towels.
marios kosmidhs I have the Griots drying towel. It is $40 and I believe the best on the market. It still won't get into logo and door handle cracks, which drip after you dried the car. Use a blower to get in cracks and get the majority off, the use MF to finish.
I don't really think it is safer! When you hand dry your car you are drying it using FRICTION! Friction with a little dirt or anything will scratch the car! Not any safer, maybe LESS safer than blow drying it! No FRICTION!!! It is TOUCHLESS!!
Too much talking, too little demonstration
i agree..lol:)