What do you do when your car gets rain on it
03-24-2011, 10:39 AM
#16
Race Car
You guys don't know rain unless you've experienced it in Houston. A flash rain might cause localized flooding! And drivers don't realize that they should slow down when it rains especially the Suburban drivers.
03-24-2011, 11:13 AM
#18
Rennlist Member
, silly. You see, that's the problem, stuff you do affects others on the planet and visa versa. 
03-24-2011, 11:28 AM
#19
Rennlist Member
I have had my 997 for about 2 years. Today it got rain on it. I had fun driving it in the rain and playing with the stability management. When I got it back in the garage though I wasn't quite sure about how to manage the rain water. I ended up hosing it off well and then drying with microfiber. I didn't want road-grime and acid rain to stay on it. do you guys do anything special when rainwater gets on your P-car?
1) You own a 997. You should SUE someone for that rain.
2) I end up on the floor in a fetal ball, whimpering when my 928 gets wet. (leaking tranny fluid doesnt count)
3) You do have a water softener and a de-ionizer on your garden hose..right?
4) Ever seen the serial number on a condom?
03-24-2011, 11:35 AM
#21
Three Wheelin'
I have had my 997 for about 2 years. Today it got rain on it. I had fun driving it in the rain and playing with the stability management. When I got it back in the garage though I wasn't quite sure about how to manage the rain water. I ended up hosing it off well and then drying with microfiber. I didn't want road-grime and acid rain to stay on it. do you guys do anything special when rainwater gets on your P-car?
03-24-2011, 11:38 AM
#22
Rennlist Member
some people do really spend up to several $100 on pro detailers waxing those cars so I could understand why they would be scared to get water on those cars, but in all honesty any obsession should have its limits. 
03-24-2011, 12:16 PM
#24
Burning Brakes
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I actually like the rain. It's a lot better than the hose water for the car. I just wipe off, unless there is other stuff kicked up from the road. Then I will just clean during my normal every-other-week schedule. As others have said, a twice-a-year detail is very good at keeping the car looking great.
03-24-2011, 12:45 PM
#26
rain helps to wash the underside of the car! It saves me some time in the future detail when I'm trying to get the crud off of the belly.
Good wax a few times during rainy season and you'll be fine.
Good wax a few times during rainy season and you'll be fine.
03-24-2011, 12:55 PM
#27
Drifting
Do a search, there's a 28 step process. Remove panels/wheels/bumpers, dip in a compound. And a PDF format form you fill out to send to Porsche explaining why the vehicle was driven in the rain.
03-24-2011, 01:44 PM
#30
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THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE. No one can be that truly worried about what RAIN will do. I mean this isn't 1930's ear paint. Porsche's paint isn't 1300's era Ming Dynasty paint.