Will a spoiler help with dirt?
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Will a spoiler help with dirt?
I can’t go a quarter mile without getting sand accumulating in the tail lights and license plate cavity. I have to get an air compressor to blow the sand off the butt and under the hood but I was wondering if a small spoiler like a carvaggio has helped anyone with this problem. I don’t want to put one on unless it will keep the sand off my butt. Another thing I was thinking about was flush mounting the tail lights but that wont help the license plate cavity.
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probably not, not 1980 Z28 had a spolier and it still collected a lot of dust on the rear end
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I doubt that the spoiler will help. You are still going to have a vacuum created back there and it will suck up the dust onto the back end.
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This location on our cars is annoying to keep up on. Actually the whole rear-end attracts much more dust/dirt/junk than any part of any car I've owned. Oh well, could be worse. I do use my air compressor on the rear after a drive before I use the detail spray.
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The fact is: that the more drag you put on the rear of your car, the more lift you are causing in the inches immediately after the bumper. If you install a spoiler, you will have MORE debris pulled upward on the car.
Oddly enough, mine is better with a wax change. I have used them all........found that Black Magic Wet Shine seems to hold less dust.
I was told (who knows) that it is related to the negative or positive charge left on the car's finish.
Oddly enough, mine is better with a wax change. I have used them all........found that Black Magic Wet Shine seems to hold less dust.
I was told (who knows) that it is related to the negative or positive charge left on the car's finish.
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Oh and the taillight seals didn't help my dreaded drip either
