Anyone else ever blow dry their toys?

Coralbell Coralbell
I usually use a blow dryer to dry my toys after I wash them. If I dry them with a towel they get all linty, and I can't leave them sitting out to air dry. My boyfriend saw me doing it and thought I was crazy. Does anyone else do this?
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Coralbell, arduous, ToyTimeTim, Hallmar82, Kindred, spineyogurt, SThr, ichwillwaffels
30  (48%)
DeliciousSurprise, JR, Rarity, Rossie, jakjak, Ms. Spice, MrWishyWashy, married with children, Undead, bayosgirl, darthkitt3n, Shellz31, P'Gell, Jon S, SMichelle, LAndJ, Rin (aka Nire), Lucky21, LennaKieran, AndromedaJane, SHELBYA, jeangel246, Willow Wand, Kush, Adriana Ravenlust, Stagger13, mpfm, slynch, Bignuf, PassionQT
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JustLikeHeaven, Beck, DynamicKitty, toxie m, EnChAnTiNg, Swish, Chris15461, Ryuson, In Between Soliloquies, bekabu, NicNat, Stinkytofu10, (k)InkyIvy, Rawhide, True Pleasures, Love Perpetua, CharmCity, Teacookie, Taylor, Kabachu, namelesschaos, Positwist, potstickers, pinkpottergirl
Total votes: 62
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Feb 1, 11:58 am
JustLikeHeaven JustLikeHeaven
Your not crazy, it does sound really interesting something that would not hurt to try.
Feb 1, 12:03 pm
Beck Beck
I have used the blow dryer to dry we spots on my clothing, the sofa, and so on, but never thought about it for toys.
Feb 1, 12:04 pm
DynamicKitty DynamicKitty
Hmm never thought about that before, interesting idea though.
Feb 1, 12:09 pm
sktb0007 sktb0007
I've never even thought about this before!
Feb 1, 12:11 pm
toxie m toxie m
This never occurred to me at all! I usually just pat dry the ones that are the worst for lint, using my least lint-making towel. Things usually air dry fast enough for my liking, but I might try this someday on something like the Sqweel if I don't have time to leave it laying out
Feb 1, 12:13 pm
Swish Swish
actually it sounds like a great idea, so many toys just pick up fuzzies and lint like crazy. i usually wash them dry them with a towel and wash them before i use them again to get the lint off
Feb 1, 2:32 pm
Chris15461 Chris15461
actually it sounds like a great idea,
Feb 1, 2:32 pm
Ryuson Ryuson
It'd be a great idea if they're lint magnets!
Feb 1, 3:56 pm
arduous arduous
I have! I used to let them air dry, but really hated having them hanging out in the bathroom where the cat could socialize with them. I didn't really think about the lint factor, but that gives me one more reason for it when my man looks at me sideways.
Feb 1, 5:05 pm
In Between Soliloquies In Between Soliloquies
I usually don't because most of my toys don't collect lint so I just towel-dry them, but for those that are lint-magnets, this sounds like a good idea.
Feb 1, 5:31 pm
ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Yup, works great for strokers/masturbators like the Fleshlights. I just use the "no heat" setting. Since we have kids around it is impossible to leave toys out to air dry so the blow dryer works wonders. I also have used my air compressor too to blow them off/out.
Feb 1, 5:32 pm
JR JR
Quote:
Originally posted by ToyTimeTim
Yup, works great for strokers/masturbators like the Fleshlights. I just use the "no heat" setting. Since we have kids around it is impossible to leave toys out to air dry so the blow dryer works wonders. I also have used my air compressor too to blow ... More
I've never done it...but look at my hair line...notta lot of hair to dry.

I'd use the no-heat option, of course.
Feb 1, 6:58 pm
Rarity Rarity
I usually dry off my toys with a towel. It's not too much trouble, even for the silicone toys that tend to collect bits of lint and fluff.
Feb 1, 7:16 pm
Coralbell Coralbell
Nice to know there are a couple of others who do this

Tim - I didn't think about masturbators, but it would make even more sense for them since you definitely can't use a towel inside them.

I use the heat, but I only do it with silicone toys. If I was drying other soft materials that can melt I'd turn the heat off.
Feb 1, 7:18 pm
NicNat NicNat
I never thought about it, but sounds like a good idea
Feb 1, 7:39 pm
Baby-Baby Baby-Baby
Quote:
Originally posted by Coralbell
I usually use a blow dryer to dry my toys after I wash them. If I dry them with a towel they get all linty, and I can't leave them sitting out to air dry. My boyfriend saw me doing it and thought I was crazy. Does anyone else do this?
Never thought about it.
Feb 1, 7:44 pm
Rossie Rossie
Never needed to use a blow dryer on my toys. My silicone toys do attract lint, but not to a degree that I have to blow-dry it. There's usually only a few droplets of water left after I wash and shake off the excess, then I dab the droplets with a paper towel and put the toys away, no worry about lint!
Feb 1, 8:16 pm
Stinkytofu10 Stinkytofu10
I never thought about it, but now that I am thinking, it would speed up the drying process on air-dry only toys (silicone, sleeves)
Feb 1, 8:18 pm
Ms. Spice Ms. Spice
some of my toys get really linty even when they are dried, so I really don't even bother.
Feb 1, 9:14 pm
Coralbell Coralbell
Quote:
Originally posted by Ms. Spice
some of my toys get really linty even when they are dried, so I really don't even bother.
Oh, really? Mine usually stay clean during storage. Which is surprsing, because everything else I own usually gets covered in cat hair. Once they come back out they start picking things up though. I always have to re-wash them or use a toy wipe when I'm taking picture for reviews because I set them down on my bed.
Feb 1, 9:43 pm
MrWishyWashy MrWishyWashy
No, I'm usually OK with drying them off with a towel.
Feb 1, 10:26 pm
Hallmar82 Hallmar82
We have pets and pet hair EVERYWHERE, including towels. Blow drying works great on most toys.
Feb 1, 10:30 pm
True Pleasures True Pleasures
That's actually a really good idea. My hair dryer crapped out months ago, and I never got it replaced. This might be another incentive to finally go get one.
Feb 2, 4:11 pm
Rawhide Rawhide
Great idea to keep your silicone from getting all linted up. But I wouldn't risk it for plastic or elastomer and definitely not leather.
Feb 2, 4:12 pm
Love Perpetua Love Perpetua
Good idea for my silicone toys, I generally just let them air dry.
Feb 3, 12:44 am
Gold Lion Gold Lion
No but that's a great idea so I'm gonna try it with my silicone toys!
Feb 3, 1:47 am
Undead Undead
Quote:
Originally posted by Coralbell
I usually use a blow dryer to dry my toys after I wash them. If I dry them with a towel they get all linty, and I can't leave them sitting out to air dry. My boyfriend saw me doing it and thought I was crazy. Does anyone else do this?
No I haven't
Feb 3, 1:52 am
Shellz31 Shellz31
No, I don't even have a blow dryer so the thought never crossed my mind. Besides, I just sit them back in my cabinet to allow them to air dry in a lint free area.
Feb 3, 9:29 am
P'Gell P'Gell
It sounds like a good idea as long as the toy doesn't have a low melting point and aren't leather, as blow drying would dry out the item.

I use older towels as they tend to have no lint. We cannot leave out toys out to air dry because we have kids who use our bathroom and I don't even feel comfortable leaving them out in our bedroom.

I don't own a blow dryer. I have to borrow one of my daughters' blow dryers when I need to do something like use plastic on a window or something like that.
Feb 3, 9:57 am
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