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Parrothead

Parrothead

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I just fired up my new Metro Master Blaster. WOW! This thing sounds like a
727 ready to leave the runway and when I fire up stage two its like the afterburners kicking in. Now all the nooks and crannies of my Harley are
an easy chore to dry. Highly recommended.
 
I totally agree. Hearing protection strongly recommended. Especially when you get to grills and license plates and it starts whistling. ;)
 
Anyone that buys this tool seems to rave about it but I'm having trouble justifying it's expense over the electric leaf blower I bought.

I do have the Metro Blaster Sidekick and it's a quality machine and very effective but a far cry from the $350 or so for the full size Master Blaster...
 
I'm sure you have spent that amount and more on towells.......

Cost of Cobra or equivalent drying towells.
Extra labor to dry by hand with a chance of marring surface.
Water streaking from trim pieces/areas needing touch up.
Special detergents.
Washer and dryer.
Wife complaining about above use of washer and dryer.

Come on, you know you want one.
 
I may have to give this master blaster a shot in the future. I heard it blows out warm air. Does it dry the water and leave some minor water spots as it blows it?
 
Leaves no water residue behind on my bike. Trying it out on the Jeep today.
Just the time drying my Harley saves a ton of time on the engine alone.
 
I'm with Bobby on this one. It's not about wanting one, hell look at any of our supply cabinets so it's not about what we want or need because if it were we would all have two bottles of wax on the shelf. But in the whole sceme of things sometimes 350.00 is hard to let go of.
 
BobbyG said:
Anyone that buys this tool seems to rave about it but I'm having trouble justifying it's expense over the electric leaf blower I bought.
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It just depends on how you rationalize it anything we buy. Why does someone need a $50K car when a $30K one will do the same thing?

How does someone decide on paying a $100 for a wax or having 10 different sealants costing $20 to $30 each?

The Master Blaster will last be around a lot longer and have some resell value. It is something you can use with every wash and has other uses too.

Essential - not at all. Fun and useful? yes.
 
Bunky all that you said is true but lets face it we are a lot like a kid at Christmas we all like getting more stuff so some of us rationalize it in that we can have lots of bottles of wax or sealant or one big item. True they will be long gone and we will only be able to sniff the empty wax jar for a few months afterwords. But it's also fun in the mean time!!
 
This is one of those items on my list to buy. I have heard nothing but great things about them, and it just sounds like it would be more precise to use then a leaf blower. (basically being able to hold the device at the nozzle and work more precisely around the engine bay, expensive aftermarket wheels, door shuts etc without standing behind a large 1 meter tube)
 
BobbyG said:
Anyone that buys this tool seems to rave about it but I'm having trouble justifying it's expense over the electric leaf blower I bought.

I do have the Metro Blaster Sidekick and it's a quality machine and very effective but a far cry from the $350 or so for the full size Master Blaster...
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Bobby, do you use the Sidekick routinely? I saw your review you did in the past. I just started blowing out the car as part of my regimen. It makes a huge difference. The dribbling water is gone and that has always annoyed me.
 
Bunky said:
It just depends on how you rationalize it anything we buy. Why does someone need a $50K car when a $30K one will do the same thing?

How does someone decide on paying a $100 for a wax or having 10 different sealants costing $20 to $30 each?

The Master Blaster will last be around a lot longer and have some resell value. It is something you can use with every wash and has other uses too.

Essential - not at all. Fun and useful? yes.
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Yes. The emotional component, not the practical component, of buying is what makes it fun.

I don't have the amperage in my house to run the Metro Master Blaster. So I've decided to move to a new house.
 
I have been able to use mine a few times now and very impressed. My old leaf blower was nice but when you truly compare it to the Master Blaster you realize the is no comparison. The MD is in a league of its own. I really has help in getting ALL of the water out of the cracks and crevices.
 
mwtaco said:
Yes. The emotional component, not the practical component, of buying is what makes it fun.

I don't have the amperage in my house to run the Metro Master Blaster. So I've decided to move to a new house.
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LOL :rockon:rofl:bigups
 
mwtaco said:
I don't have the amperage in my house to run the Metro Master Blaster. So I've decided to move to a new house.
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I forgot all about that aspect of it. I probably don't either and I won't be moving for a few more years so there is my out on buying one and getting more wax!!!!!!!
 
I really like my Metro Blaster, easier to use than a leaf blower since you just have to hold the nozzle and the flexible hose attached to it, much easier to dry roofs and hoods that way and you are closer to the point where the air is coming out and can see the results better. I've found that it gets more water off the car than a leaf blower.

In addition to drying freshly washed cars I've found it to be useful to dry cars that need washing. For example if I drive home in the rain and pull into my garage my car is dirty and wet. I don't want to just leave it to water spot but I don't have time right then to wash it. I get the Master Blaster out and blow most of the water off the car, nothing touches the car except air, and what little water is left evaporates. When I have time later on to properly wash the car there are no water spots to deal with.

Another use is during the summer when those sudden rain storms come up and get a car sitting outside wet. The sun comes out blazing and tries to water spot the paint because you've got water beaded up all over the car. I use the Master Blaster to again blow the majority of the water off the car and what little is left evaporates without water spotting. I have a 20 amp GFIC outlet right at my garage door.

Very useful tool IMO. Of course a leaf blower could also do the same job but it's bulkier to use than the Master Blaster.
 
Hello!

Just purchased the Master Blaster and have used it twice.

The first time I used it was on a crew cab dually pick up with no wax and no water beading and it was a little tough to dry it off. In all fairness it would be tough to dry it off with even a more powerful machine.

This same crew cab dually truck had a full paint correction and was topped with colinite 845 last week and yesterday the truck was hand washed for the first time since waxing. The beading was real strong and the Master Blaster performed quite well. I however, would not want it to have any less power and since my vehicle is so large I found myself wanting it to be 25% more powerful to push the water off of larger area's like the hood and roof. I can see that with normal size vehicles most people would be well pleased.

My experience with blowers is I have the most powerful backpack blower made for yard and leaf use. It blows quite a bit more volume of air than the Master Blaster. I'm sure the Master Blaster is probably more powerful than some smaller hand held blowers.
 
I picked up a Master Blaster but I haven't had a chance to use it yet. I got it on sale so it was much easier to pull the trigger.

I thought about just getting a leaf blower but it just seemed like it would be harder to use because of the shape. The videos and reviews I read were all great so I thought I would give it a try. If it can save me time and some paint marring then I think it will be worth it.

I saw it market to pet groomers too so along with car detailing I can offer pet grooming services as well… lol
I really do plan to try it out with my dog to dry her off (only using one motor). Nothing is worse than having a wet dog run around the house.
 
mwtaco said:
Yes. The emotional component, not the practical component, of buying is what makes it fun.

I don't have the amperage in my house to run the Metro Master Blaster. So I've decided to move to a new house.
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Men have justified more expensive stuff than that on similar thought processes. In fact, in the first house I owned I was going to get a new deck put on but ended up with a new house.

But an electrician can run a 20A circuit if you need one assuming there is an empty spot in the box or just reconfigure some circuits. If you box is in the garage it gets even easier.
 
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