After a Heavy downpour... Do you

I see my neighbour using a cloth to wipe his car dry after a heavy downpour. He polishes and waxes his car regularly... So is this a good idea after a heavy rain? He dont bother to use water to wash the car, just wipe the car dry after a heavy rain.

samuelj wrote:I see my neighbour using a cloth to wipe his car dry after a heavy downpour. He polishes and waxes his car regularly... So is this a good idea after a heavy rain? He dont bother to use water to wash the car, just wipe the car dry after a heavy rain.

my car is white. Here's my experience. Did what ur neigh bour did but ended with brown lines due to some dirt particles.

aural wrote:

samuelj wrote:I see my neighbour using a cloth to wipe his car dry after a heavy downpour. He polishes and waxes his car regularly... So is this a good idea after a heavy rain? He dont bother to use water to wash the car, just wipe the car dry after a heavy rain.

my car is white. Here's my experience. Did what ur neigh bour did but ended with brown lines due to some dirt particles.

free come with consequences...

hmm.. so whats the best thing to do?

whitechoco wrote:hmm.. so whats the best thing to do?

nothing....

kapitan wrote:

whitechoco wrote:hmm.. so whats the best thing to do?

nothing....

ooo.. ok! noted..

PPS your car.. then wash it once or best twice a week. Park at shaded carpark...

Best dont use your car and park in the basement carpark...

keigo wrote:PPS your car.. then wash it once or best twice a week. Park at shaded carpark...

Best dont use your car and park in the basement carpark...

With Car Cover too....

KnightRider wrote:

keigo wrote:PPS your car.. then wash it once or best twice a week. Park at shaded carpark...

Best dont use your car and park in the basement carpark...

With Car Cover too....

haiya... sell it off la... end of story....

I also wipe off after a heavy downpour, what is wrong with it? The heavens help me to water my car, wipe off is to prevent water marks.

nothing wrong with it. except it may attract some green eye fellow to vandalise your car if its too shiny

Hmmm... I love driving in the rain... Really... Kind of therapeutic if I may say so...

Still, my understanding is the first 15-30 minutes of rainfall would be largely be contaminated with atmospheric industrial fall-out and pollutants. Pollutants already contained in the rain-clouds notwithstanding, of course.

Also, the initial 15-30 minutes of rainfall would usually render the roads much more slippery than later since the oils and other lube-related drippings would be caused by the water seeping into the grain of the roads to be floated onto the surface until they run-off.

Hmmm... Stuff I learnt from my late Dad.

waypoint wrote:Hmmm... I love driving in the rain... Really... Kind of therapeutic if I may say so...

Still, my understanding is the first 15-30 minutes of rainfall would be largely be contaminated with atmospheric industrial fall-out and pollutants. Pollutants already contained in the rain-clouds notwithstanding, of course.

Also, the initial 15-30 minutes of rainfall would usually render the roads much more slippery than later since the oils and other lube-related drippings would be caused by the water seeping into the grain of the roads to be floated onto the surface until they run-off.

Hmmm... Stuff I learnt from my late Dad.

Nice tips, waypoint... I think your pointers are really useful and informative...

They'd better... My Dad was supposed to be some champion rally driver in his hey-days in Kuching, Sarawak. LOL!