Water drips after washing car
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[QUOTE=mikes70;13559729]Hey Joe, it's coming from your door, the belt line where the glass meets the door, the water goes down into your door pocket, puddles up "around" the weep holes at the bottom of the door. Doesn't matter if you wash it on a slant or flat, your door only has three or four weep holes.....
But why only driver side, not pax side? Same hose, same water pressure. I'll check the seals.
But why only driver side, not pax side? Same hose, same water pressure. I'll check the seals.
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The weep holes do weep, never completely. Like your windows at home. Funny you say that about the passenger side, mine's the same. Must be something in the geometry between both sided being different/mirror'd. OR, I've thought about this, the seal between door glass and qtr window, we use the drivers side (up and down) far more than passenger side, wears faster....
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Master blaster, warm air more condensed than a leaf blower and easier to handle, great for tight spaces, excellent for motorcycles as well. I guess they have gone up in price, I have the one without wheels and paid in the low $200.00's 6 years ago.
#19
I wash my car at a DIY wash a few miles from my condo and get the same drips after I get home I do get them on both sides and simply wipe them up after shutting down. The worse offender IMO is the water hiding in the side mirror frame that's blown out while driving and streaks across the length of door just below the window. Every time I wash i need to detail spray both doors of the car there to get rid of the streaks. A blower would certainly help this problem.
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I am just like you and drips after drying make me crazy so I bought one of these:
https://www.griotsgarage.com/product...fType=&from=fn
It's a nice handheld unit that does a great job and blows a LOT of air
I dry most of the car with my california water blade then I use this blower for all the little crevices (around lights, door handles, inside the mirrors etc) then I finish off with a nice towel. As far as the door sill not only do you have to dry the door sills but the actual underside of the door including the rubber gasket. Not even sure how soap gets under there but it does everytime on both sides.
https://www.griotsgarage.com/product...fType=&from=fn
It's a nice handheld unit that does a great job and blows a LOT of air
I dry most of the car with my california water blade then I use this blower for all the little crevices (around lights, door handles, inside the mirrors etc) then I finish off with a nice towel. As far as the door sill not only do you have to dry the door sills but the actual underside of the door including the rubber gasket. Not even sure how soap gets under there but it does everytime on both sides.
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I have my wall mounted wet/dry vacuum/blower with a really long hose for that. Trying to understand where the pool of water is. Guess I'll pull the grommets before I wash next time to see what happens.
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If you have a compressor at home, just get a blow gun for the hose.
I use it to blow our water from most of the cars crevices.
Why buy a specific tool?
https://www.amazon.com/Campbell-Haus...ywords=air+gun
I use it to blow our water from most of the cars crevices.
Why buy a specific tool?
https://www.amazon.com/Campbell-Haus...ywords=air+gun