Battery powered drying with no lead to drag
The lead is the annoying part. You have just finished washing a car without touching it once, and now you are walking an extension cord around the vehicle, catching it on the tow bar, and trying not to drag it across a wet panel you just cleaned.
A cordless dryer removes that entirely. Pick it up, walk around the car, put it down. No lead across the wet driveway, no unplugging and replugging to get to the other side, no power point required at all.
When cordless is the right call
You wash on the driveway
Running a lead out of the garage, across the path and into the weather is the single most common reason people put off washing the car. Cordless removes the reason.
You wash away from home
A relative's place, a shed with no convenient outlet, a car show, a client's driveway. Cordless goes wherever you go.
You want one thing to grab
No setup. Pick it up, use it, put it back on charge. For a quick dry after a rinse-off, that convenience is what determines whether the tool actually gets used.
What to check before buying cordless
Run time per charge
This is the number that matters most. One car is usually well within range. If you are drying two or three in a session, check the run time figure against how long you actually take, and consider whether a second battery makes sense.
Battery platform
Check whether the batteries are shared with tools you already own or specific to the dryer. Sharing a platform means spare batteries you already have become spare run time.
Weight in the hand
A cordless unit carries its battery with it, so it will be heavier at the handle than a corded equivalent of the same airflow. You are holding this at arm's length around a car, so it is worth thinking about.
Charge time
If it takes longer to charge than you are willing to wait between washes, that is a practical constraint. Worth knowing up front rather than discovering on a Sunday morning.
Cordless or corded
Choose cordless
You wash outdoors, you move between locations, you want zero setup, and you are drying one or two vehicles at a time.
Choose corded
You have a fixed wash bay with power, you dry multiple vehicles back to back, or you want maximum airflow without a battery limiting it. See the full car dryer range.
Choose both
Plenty of detailers run a corded unit in the bay and a cordless one for touch ups and away jobs. They are not really competing tools.
Cordless across the rest of the range
If cordless is how you prefer to work, the Bigboi SuckR MINI+ applies the same thinking to the interior, and the Bigboi Mobile Detailer package is built for people who work away from a fixed setup.
Common questions
Is a cordless dryer powerful enough?
For drying one car after a wash, yes. Battery technology has moved a long way. Check the airflow figure on the product page if you want to compare directly against a corded unit.
Can I use it on a motorbike or a boat?
Yes, and cordless suits both particularly well, because bikes and boats are rarely parked next to a power point. It is also good for clearing water out of engine bays and chrome after a wash.
Do you ship Australia wide?
Yes, free shipping Australia wide.