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Posted by: jmac72187

Well I have the Mach on vacation up here in Vermont. I just got stuck in rain on the way back to the resort...

:cuss ing:

Posted by: bullitt5177

Did it melt??

Posted by: Jarhead46

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Originally Posted by bullitt5177

did It Melt??

Lmao!!!

Posted by: gilmar4

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Originally Posted by bullitt5177

Did it melt??

Posted by: EastCoast5.0

Ahhahahahah!

Good.

Posted by: badass98svt

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Originally Posted by EastCoast5.0

Ahhahahahah!

Good.

I'm with him. it's about time it actually "needed" a wash!

Posted by: chachee52

Makes the car stronger!

Posted by: LILBLKSNAKE

Is it still RED?? Or did it turn pink like a red sock in the washing machine???

Posted by: TorchRedSVT

sorry bro, i know the feeling.

make sure you wash it before it dries...if need be wash it while it's raining. I know it sounds stupid but if any of that water dries chances are you are going to get "dirty" water spots....which will burn into the paint.

Posted by: Dark_Cobra

If he waxes it like we all do ... Then how can water get through or under the several coats of wax to burn it ??? It's ssimple chemistry or physics I would think.. Water stays on top of the wax..

I was wondering this the other day when everyone was talking about the "etching" .. If it's waxed then it's sealed unless you don't keep up on it.

I'm driving mine in the rain on occassion (Aren't we all this year

)and my hood and body are one big slip n slide because of of the constant coats of quick detailer and wax I've been doing all summer... It all wipes down perfect several days later.. and with a Carbon Fiber hood it shows ALL imperfections and anything in the clear coat... So far no spotting or etching exists on it. And she sits outside in the elements.

Maybe it's all good because I have an Asian..

Posted by: TorchRedSVT

all the wax does is keep the water and elements from building up and staying on the paint.....if no water sticks thats great.

However, on surfaces like your trunk where the water has no where to go or gravity doesnt force it off the hood it will just sit there and dry.

go hose your car down on a nice sunny day and see what happens if you don't dry it.....doesn't matter how much wax is on it..water spots will still dry into the wax.

Posted by: langod

If his car is well waxed, the dried water spots will come right off next time he washes. No need to wash it in the rain. And if some water spots do stick around, a simple spot-claying will get rid of it in about 30 secs.

Trust me on this -- have you noticed the color of my car?! Black is the worst color for showing anything at all on the finish. And mine doesn't even have a garage, it only has a car cover.

Posted by: Dark_Cobra

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Originally Posted by langod

have you noticed the color of my car?! Black is the worst color for showing anything at all on the finish. And mine doesn't even have a garage, it only has a car cover.

I hear ya brother.. That's why I'll never buy another black vehicle..

Silver and White rock and will always be my first choices! they can be filthy and yet from 5 feet away look perfect. My white 4x4 use to come out of the woods covered in mud and I'd get pissed when parked along side my buddies because mine looked cleaner after a day of mud rompin...

And Carbon fiber with clearcoat and airbrushing along side it is really as bad as black IMO.. When looking at the transition from paint to carbon fiber, you see the condition of the clearcoat as well as imperfections in the weave pattern in the fiber.. and you get a double whammy with the dark color under it.. but the depth is amazing at this point. It's all in how the light hits it during the day..

Posted by: Mustang5L5

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Originally Posted by Dark_Cobra

Silver and White rock and will always be my first choices! they can be filthy and yet from 5 feet away look perfect.

I can go weeks without washing and someone will think i just did. Silver is very low maintainence. I claybar and wax my car all the time, but i drive in the rain and snow all the time and my paint looks perfect. It hides all the dirt and every imperfection.

Now if i could only do something about the damn small chips in the lower front bumper from driving on the highway all the time

My 5.0 is black...and i hate it. I will never own another black car ever again. I'll stick with "bright" colors from now on

Posted by: Dark_Cobra

Mike.. Is yours Satin Silver or Metallic ?? I wonder if that makes a differance on the visibility of imperfections in the clear coat ?

Posted by: Jarhead46

You guys are all nuts, he drove his car in the rain mustangs can get wet

Posted by: Dark_Cobra

LOL ...

Yep, mine got wet this morning and I just found out they trimmed the grass this morning in our lot at work.. now my rear bumper is covered in grass that has almost dried in place.. I better claybar it NOW during lunch or I'm gonna get grass etching all over ...

Posted by: jmac72187

I have sealant, glaze and about 3-4 coats of wax on it. The water beaded off. It is dirty now, but I don't have access to a hose and don't do the tunnel thing.

Posted by: chinky

What the hell is going on here? All this talk of etching, water spots that get in the paint. I thought that when your car is dirty -"wash"it, when you have time to put a nice shine on it "wax" it. My fox is 20yrs old with the original paint, couple times a year I wax it, polish it and once a year clay it. Then just wash as neededand believe it or not the paint still looks pretty damn good.
My favorite line in this thread is the "Grass Etching" that is friggin priceless.
I am a firm believer that the sun will do a whole lot more damage to a car than rain will. Just my humble opinion.

Chinky

Posted by: TorchRedSVT

bottom line, some people are more carefull and meticulous than others.

I for one won't drive my car in the rain for a number of reasons, keeping it spotless is one of them. I personally won't drive my car if its not clean, just how I am.

Posted by: Dark_Cobra

Chinky.. We're all OCD candidates when it comes to our clean cars but on different levels..

But can the acid in grass cuttings damage my clear coat or at least eat the wax ??? I hafta Know now...

And I'm just bustin on the Grass Etchin... LOL

Posted by: ToplessPony94

FWIW, my car doesn't have a pristine paint job like many have. It's the original factory paint from 1994, and it was my dd all year round the first 5 years I owned it. I try to keep my car clean, but I can't devote my life to that - I just don't have the time, though I wish I did. To be honest, I haven't had a chance to wax my car yet this year (yes year!) and it still beads up well in the rain and doesn't water-spot as long as I was driving it in the rain. If it just sat out in the rain and then dried, well yes, it spots like everything else. The last two times I have driven the car it's been in the rain and it doesn't have a spot on it. All I needed to do was clean the wheels, rocker panels, rear bumper and exhaust tips after I drove it into the garage. The water beaded up so well and blew off while driving that I didn't even have to dry it because there was almost nothing to dry.

While I prefer not to drive it in the rain, it's a car. Cars were meant to be driven in the rain, and sometimes I need to, or want to, so I do it. In a year or two when I finally get it repainted, I still will. But that's me and others can be as obsessive or not as their own preference allows. And, yes, I still prefer not to drive my car when it's dirty unless I don't have a choice (like when my dd had a flat and I needed to get to work).

Posted by: chinky

I too am very meticulous about my stang, just ask around if you havent scene it. I am just saying dont let it ruin your day if you get caught in the rain with it, it just means your gonna have to wash it again. Like I said before I'de be more concerned about the sun beating down on it, than it getting rained on.
By the way I hope nobody got upset with my last reply I am only busting chops.

Chinky

Posted by: Mustang5L5

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Originally Posted by Dark_Cobra

Mike.. Is yours Satin Silver or Metallic ?? I wonder if that makes a differance on the visibility of imperfections in the clear coat ?

Silver Metallic.

I love the amount of flake in the paint. On a bright sunny say I really do need sunglasses when i get up close to my paint due to the reflection.

If i had a nicer weekend car like a GT500 that was garaged, i wouldn't drivie it in the rain for the same of keeping it clean.

However, i just have a GT. Might as well drive the thing.

Posted by: jmac72187

I just like to keep my car in good shape. It isn't my daily driver and it stays in the garage all of the time. I chose to drive it up here and ended up getting rained on.

It sucks but I will have to wait until I get home to clean it. There is no place that I can wash the car around here other than the car wash and I do not use the car washes.

Posted by: badass98svt

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Originally Posted by jmac72187

There is no place that I can wash the car around here other than the car wash and I do not use the car washes.

Why not?
Not even the "do it yourself" places? You can't damage the car with just the hose.

Posted by: Dark_Cobra

Use the Champ Car Wash on Rt7 in Burlington... She'll take good care of you.

Posted by: Mustang5L5

I don't blame you. If i had a mach 1 in pristine condition, i wouldn't drive it in the rain either.

Posted by: jmac72187

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Originally Posted by badass98svt

Why not?
Not even the "do it yourself" places? You can't damage the car with just the hose.

There is one place that I saw on the other side of Stowe. It would probably be a 25 minute drive there though and there is scattered storms in the forecast for a while. Would be a waste of gas and $$$.

Posted by: EastCoast5.0

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Originally Posted by jarhead46

you Guys Are All Nuts, He Drove His Car In The Rain Mustangs Can Get Wet

+1000

Posted by: KrazyPony

Gawd thought I was anal about car care, you guys have just raised it to a whole new level!

I AM NOT WORTHY! I AM NOT WORTHY! I AM NOT WORTHY! I AM NOT WORTHY!

Posted by: Dark_Cobra

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Originally Posted by badass98svt

Why not?
Not even the "do it yourself" places? You can't damage the car with just the hose.

Seriously..

I have always been told over the years by lots of guys not to use these places unless absolutley needed (like to get road salt off in Feb).. The Soaps they use are not friendly to the finish on your car at all and are actually a great way to get rid of your wax in the spring when looking to get down to just the finish on the car and start over..

Posted by: ToplessPony94

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Originally Posted by Dark_Cobra

I have also read in several places (including Richard Griot's detailing handbook just a few days ago) that rinsing off the soap should not be done with high pressure, just with a flat spray from a normal hose, preferably without a nozzle on. I don't recall exactly why, but I can check when I get home.

Many places also strongly advise against using the "foaming brush" at the DIY washes because you don't know what might be in the bristles from someone else using it, and even blasting it first with the high pressure spray may not get rid of something abrasive if it's stuck on.

That's why I brought hot water plumbing to my garage, though I admit that I've used the DIY washes a few times over the years.

Posted by: TorchRedSVT

i used the do it yourself washes on my old GT for years...i had no choice. I lived in an apt complex with no where to wash my car.

The end result was tons of swirls and some unidentified scratches due to the brush being in bad shape or having something caught in it.

Posted by: langod

Also, those spray wands have way too much pressure and basically blast any dirt on your car right across your finish. Not good. A gentle stream of water is all you ever want to use.

Bruce, the reason for using your hose without the nozzle (or with one that allows a slow stream) is for the final rinse. After you've finished washing and rinsing, take the nozzle off and slowly move the stream of water across the car taking care to create a little turbulence and splashing as possible. The water should sheet smoothly across the car, taking with it a great deal of the leftover standing water drops and puddles. On a well waxed car, and if done properly, your car should become almost totally dry. Then you just dry the remaining areas with a waffleweave microfiber and you're good to go.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again -- Autopia.org is one of the best, most comprehensive guides to car detailing you will ever find. Here's a shortcut to their detailing guides.

Posted by: Dark_Cobra

My Tundra's Hard Tonneau is full of scratches from those Brushes... I can't believe the crap that is inside those foamy monsters. especially in the winter.. Oh well it is afterall the truck .. It's meant to be dirty.

And I'm guilty of using the foamy brush to clean under the truck !! as well as cleaning the salt encrusted rims..

Posted by: ToplessPony94

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Originally Posted by langod

Bruce, the reason for using your hose without the nozzle (or with one that allows a slow stream) is for the final rinse. After you've finished washing and rinsing, take the nozzle off and slowly move the stream of water across the car taking care to create a little turbulence and splashing as possible. The water should sheet smoothly across the car, taking with it a great deal of the leftover standing water drops and puddles. On a well waxed car, and if done properly, your car should become almost totally dry. Then you just dry the remaining areas with a waffleweave microfiber and you're good to go.

That sounds right 'cuz that's exactly what I've observed happening! Thanks!

BTW, I also tried one of those water ionizing adapters and it made things even more dry! Is there any reason why those are bad?

Posted by: badass98svt

You guys are rediculous.
You don't use high pressure water because it'll scratch the car from the dirt on the paint? I call BS. I'd like to see that.
I can see not using a foaming brush, but the wand uses the same water that comes out of your hose, and you don't have to use it with high pressure.