Drying after rain

[ken_ja]

Hi guys,

Sorry about the long absence, pc's been on the fritz and I'm actually posting from my ipod. Have another question for you guys.

Let's say I have a clean vehicle that's parked for the entire day, in the sun with just the light dust that I would normally wipe off with a qd like last touch. If it gets wet from rainfall, do I just wipe dry or can I apply, say, the last touch detailer to the wet vehicle and then wipe dry.

[davey g-force]

Re: Drying after rain

I would apply some type of QD to the wet vehicle first, then dry. The QD provides some lubrication beween any dust particles and the paint, to help avoid scratching.

If the vehicle has actually been driven in the rain and has road grime on it, I'd just wash it again.

[Murr1525]

Re: Drying after rain

Posting from an IPOD?

At any rate... I agree. Water has no lubrication, you would want the QD.

I often just wash in the rain, because one the dirt is off, and the rain washes the hose water off, you'll get very few spots.

[Edited for implied language]

[Nappers]

Re: Drying after rain

Posting from an IPOD? wtf....

LOL, welcome to the 2000's. Our computer guys at the jail have Window enabled phones and can do wonderful things when they hack their phones. It's spooky what they could do with them.

Back on topic. Agree with above. Driven, wash. Not driven, QD

Aaron

[Murr1525]

Re: Drying after rain

ugh...

[Nappers]

Re: Drying after rain

yep. LOL

Ooooo, dinner time.

[rebelde33]

Re: Drying after rain

If it doesn't look very dirty I would just use a QD but if you notice quite a bit of dirt then I would say wash it.

He could be using his iPhone or iTouch to post.

[ken_ja]

Re: Drying after rain

If it doesn't look very dirty I would just use a QD but if you notice quite a bit of dirt then I would say wash it.

He could be using his iPhone or iTouch to post.

Thanks guys. I definately wash it if its moved, but I was specifically asking about a parked vehicle. I just wasn't sure if a QD would work on a wet surface. Thanks again.

Oh and it's a ipod touch.

[Jbirk]

Re: Drying after rain

If it is already wet from the rain, you can turn the hose on it to knock off any dirt then quickly go over it by only scrubbing one panel one or two times and rinsing with another bucket of plain water....

Then the car will be clean and the rain will rinse it. If there is not enough rain to rinse, spray it down with a hose.

Now, simply pull into the garage and dry it... maybe some Quik Wax or UQD if you have the time.

[davey g-force]

Re: Drying after rain

If it is already wet from the rain, you can turn the hose on it to knock off any dirt then quickly go over it by only scrubbing one panel one or two times and rinsing with another bucket of plain water....

The word "scrubbing" concerns me a bit here...

[angeloabbattista]

Re: Drying after rain

If it's not too dirty and not been driven I'd be using a QD too.