Driving for drying
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Driving for drying
Just wondered if anyone else drives the car to do the majority of the water removal.
I live in an apartment so I'm pretty much stuck with "quarter" car washes. Wash, being careful of the weatherstrip, rinse, "spot-free" rinse, then a quick run up the freeway for a couple of exits then home. A little water is left at that point from the mirrors, tailights, etc. You have to be careful of any picked-up road dust and yes, you do collect a bug every once in a while, but they are easily removed at that point.
Anyone else do it this way?
I live in an apartment so I'm pretty much stuck with "quarter" car washes. Wash, being careful of the weatherstrip, rinse, "spot-free" rinse, then a quick run up the freeway for a couple of exits then home. A little water is left at that point from the mirrors, tailights, etc. You have to be careful of any picked-up road dust and yes, you do collect a bug every once in a while, but they are easily removed at that point.
Anyone else do it this way?
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I find that it leaves little streak marks when you dry it that way.
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If I'm pressed for time I will drive my car before drying it off, but only if it's first thing in the morning before it gets too hot out. The road I take is a 50mph road, and I'll drive it for about a mile or two and then stop and wipe off whatever is left. Sometimes it does pick up a tiny bit of dust, but not too much.
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St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by agentf1
All I can say is you do not realize how lucky you are that your car is silver. 
But yeah, I selected silver this time in part because it's easy to maintain.
