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Stillwater70

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Does anyone have any ideas to stop the water dripping in the trunk or sides after a car wash. I wipe down the sides but when I open the trunk water starts dripping and I have to keep wiping it. Is there a hack to funnel the water away from the sides?
 
Stillwater70 said:
Does anyone have any ideas to stop the water dripping in the trunk or sides after a car wash. I wipe down the sides but when I open the trunk water starts dripping and I have to keep wiping it. Is there a hack to funnel the water away from the sides?
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Nope. Welcome to the club. :p

Just keep wiping… just keep wiping… just keep wiping…

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Stillwater70 said:
Was hoping Bobby would have a solution like wind noise fix.
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That solution didn't work for me..did it for others? Still wondering if there will ever be a fix ..
 
When I use one of those "drive-thru wash then park for detailing" establishments, I immediately open the trunk. This allows some of the water around the upper trunk gasket to dry up. You can also get in there with a cloth and push the standing water to either side to accelerate the draining process. The bottom edge of the trunk lid gets filthy so it needs to be opened for cleaning anyway.

Unfortunately, after reaching another destination following a car wash, I always find dirt/water stains on each end of the bumper surface. Can't seem to prevent these. lol
 
Same here. Even if I try to wipe all the water, there is always some water that drips later and leaves a stain.
 
for the trunk, I am thinking of getting small grocery plastic bags or plastic roll and just squeeze them between the gap and wash the car

I think that would work

another option is to get a Turbo Fan that would work for sure after washing the car and before wiping it
 
Stillwater70 said:
Does anyone have any ideas to stop the water dripping in the trunk or sides after a car wash. I wipe down the sides but when I open the trunk water starts dripping and I have to keep wiping it. Is there a hack to funnel the water away from the sides?
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The trick is to open the trunk first and then wipe the rest of the car. Then when you get back to the trunk, most of the water will have already drained through the sides.
 
I am so glad I don't own a lucid in Seattle! But the times it does rain in SoCal I get so pissed off. I open the trunk and not only do the contents of the trunk get wet, but I get wet with all the rain water dripping off the hood onto my head. And in the mornings after a dewy night, I get in the car and if I happen to leave my door open for a minute (since it's not raining, I sometimes do this), the auto wiper sensor kicks in due to the heavy moisture on the front glass and bam, a bunch of water gets kicked into the drivers side open door and onto my leather seat and my bum that is sitting in that seat. My dream AGT gets the words "I hate this car". I have never had a car with so many drip points. I do all my own car washes by hand and the drying of it takes the longest, as it is a constant battle to wipe and wipe and rewipe all the drip points. And the water drips out primarily from the trunk lid and the frunk lid, but also from the side mirrors and behind all the front trim pieces. I still manage to have drips spots dried on the bumper in back, no matter how much wipe time I spend. I feel like the designers need to take into consideration what happens when you wash this car - not just how does it look - because it doesn't look that good after I wash it and still have water spots.
 
kaz3320 said:
The trick is to open the trunk first and then wipe the rest of the car. Then when you get back to the trunk, most of the water will have already drained through the sides.
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And all over the carpet in the back trunk space too. ugh
 
For the dirty water, it helps to take the jet setting on a hose and run along the bottom back and forth. I normally miss spots when washing, so I typically do this 2-3 times in the back. Reduces the dirt spots.

For water spots, I have long since resigned. Alabama has some of the hardest water I've ever seen. No amount of wiping dry removed the hard water spots that form after a wash.

They do make equipment that distills water to remove the hardness used in conjunction with power wash setups. Some computers use distilled water for water cooling systems for this very reason in case of leaks. That would eliminate any water spots without the need to dry.
 
There’s no work around the inherent design. That said old model 3 used to drip a huge puddle in my garage after coming in from the rain. It had a terrible design for drainage. The Air is much better in that regard.
 
Cordless leaf blower is an under appreciated drying tool. After I wash, I open the trunk as others have stated, but also use the blower to knock most of the water off the car, wheels/tires, and various places water collects. I know they make car blowers, but like Alton Brown, I don't like uni-taskers in the shop.
 
jbawden said:
Cordless leaf blower is an under appreciated drying tool. After I wash, I open the trunk as others have stated, but also use the blower to knock most of the water off the car, wheels/tires, and various places water collects. I know they make car blowers, but like Alton Brown, I don't like uni-taskers in the shop.
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Agreed! The best 60 bucks I spent on Amazon recently...lots of fun inside the house too..I use it to clear off the dirt on seats and it works like a charm...
 
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