making sure truck is dry

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Steve

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hi. after washing and rinsing, i get my truck totally dry with a absorber and mf. well, seems like water pools up under stuff and a few hours later, i'll see spots where it's dropped or streaks where it's dripped and run along the paint. what the heck can i do about these? they're getting on my nerves. on a black vehicle they're really easy to see too. i try to get everywhere with the absorber and mf, but the water just hangs is spots that i cant see or whatever. it's the most annoying thing in the world. any advice from seasoned pros would be great.

branson
 
Thats why I use a shop vac with an electric blower to help dry. The blower dries places you can not reach with an mf. You will learn these places by the marks that are left and next time blow the water out, mirrows, grilles, bumpers etc.



just my 2 cents
 
Hi Branson:don't know what model/make of truck you have, but on my 2002 F150 (black), I have this problem with the plastic edge trim on the rim of the bed and the trim on the front bumper, as well as the flip-out windows (extended cab). For the flip-out windows, I open them after washing so I can dry the area underneath them well. For the trim problem, I use an MF to blot along the edge where the trim meets the paint.....may have to do that a few times, but it's dry by the time I need to detail/wax/QD or whatever else I might be doing in that area. Air cans/blowers/compressors also good ideas, just haven't had the need to use them (yet).....Hmmmmmm.....'been looking for an excuse to buy a compressor......hi honey, guess what:)



ernie



O yeah, and just in case, I always carry a spare MF or two in the truck (don't we all??)
 
I understand your pain. It is nearly impossible to get my car completely dry. Each time I slam the door, water trickles down onto the paint from some unknown place. Same with the trunk; my rear bumper cover gets a lot of dirty water marks.



I feel the best way is to blow dry it with air... by means of air compressors, leaf blowers, slamming doors, or driving. And make sure you have some QD with you all the time to remove the spots.



Good luck!

~bw
 
thanks all. i'll have to try the compressed air. we dont have a shop vac or a leaf blower. i've tried driving and yeah, it dried the truck. the only thing is, Meguiar's Quick Detail doesn't really get rid of the major spots. they're right on the front bumper and in the honeycombs of the grill. and they'll pop up the next day (i wash at dusk) under the mirrors and bedrails. This is so frustrating. i keep the QD in my truck along with a MF. oh yeah, ernie. it's a ranger edge 4x2. it's just the base edge model, but i love it. i've got plans for line-x and some kind of hard tonneau :) thanks for the advice everyone. maybe i'll get the process right sooner or later.

branson
 
Try driving the off the driveway, down a street, and come back. Getting both right and left hand turns helps. It is risky because you may redeposit debris onto the car, but it works.
 
Drive around after completely drying. Under the hood, trunk, door jams & wheels. Come back home and QD. In your case when washing at night maybe one more touch up in the morning and you should be all set.
 
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