Can you try rain off a car?

[DannyVTS]

Might sound daft but just spent a few hours washing the car, went to the shops and had about 5 minutes of rain.

Now it's stopped can I go dry it again?

I seem to remember someone on here scratching the st out of a TVR because they dried rain from the car, last month I think it was.

Danny

[David87]

I think this may be a case of answering your own question.

[DannyVTS]

David87 said:

I think this may be a case of answering your own question.

So it will scratch?

• dry

[jsg612]

At least give it a blast off with the hose pipe before doing so.

[henrycrun]

just look out for freak desert sand

[leccie]

DEFINATELY NOT.
if you have a pristine motor the last thing you want is to rub allthe pollutants and gunk that is in the atmosphere into your paint (aviation fuel I live over a flight path) grit , dust ,birdie poo and other sh*t its bad enough having to breath this crap but to decimate your paint? NO wash it and dry again if you must any how if your motor is really waxed "proper" the water droplets look cool (look at my really cared for waxed motor) sad i know .

[DannyVTS]

leccie said:

DEFINATELY NOT.
if you have a pristine motor the last thing you want is to rub allthe pollutants and gunk that is in the atmosphere into your paint (aviation fuel I live over a flight path) grit , dust ,birdie poo and other sh*t its bad enough having to breath this crap but to decimate your paint? NO wash it and dry again if you must any how if your motor is really waxed "proper" the water droplets look cool (look at my really cared for waxed motor) sad i know .

Cheers mate, exactly what I wanted to hear. Haven't waxed it for too long now but still got a bit of a bead..

Danny

[HellDiver]

leccie said:

if you have a pristine motor

He'll be OK then.

[busta]

leccie said:

DEFINATELY NOT.
if you have a pristine motor the last thing you want is to rub allthe pollutants and gunk that is in the atmosphere into your paint (aviation fuel I live over a flight path) grit , dust ,birdie poo and other sh*t its bad enough having to breath this crap but to decimate your paint? NO wash it and dry again if you must any how if your motor is really waxed "proper" the water droplets look cool (look at my really cared for waxed motor) sad i know .

Must get windy up there.