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Creases and Crannys

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by rpeek2, Apr 17, 2010.

  1. rpeek2

    rpeek2 Dry Ice Juggler

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    Just thinking out loud after washing the car. Anybody else notice how many cracks, crevices, indents and other places for water to hide after a wash. Just as I chamois off the last running drop I open the doors and CRIPES--a whole another wash project on the jambs and rockers. Whew... I need a beer.
     
    #1 rpeek2, Apr 17, 2010
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    You can use a leaf blower, if you have one, to blow the majority of the water out from all the crevices,mirrors, indents etc before drying...
     
    #2 Paradox, Apr 17, 2010
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    When I have time I throw in a couple of towels and go for a drive after I wash and dry it. Then I stop after a few miles and finish drying it off.
     
    #3 tumbleweed, Apr 20, 2010
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    Yep, get an electric leaf blower.

    Otherwise, opening and closing all the doors as well as moving around a bit helps drain the excess water.
     
    #4 32kcolors, Apr 20, 2010
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    The last thing I do is open all the doors and use my wet towel to clean the inside posts, etc. I never did it on any car before, but it keeps the car alot cleaner.
     
    #5 WEB211, Apr 21, 2010
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    A blast up the road at 60 mph usually does the trick - not sure how environmentally friendly this is though ;)
     
    #6 GrumpyCabbie, Apr 21, 2010
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