So what gets at u the most? For me its got to be the hose/extension cord getting stuck under the tires, and when the water sprays back in your face. How about yall?

 

tire gel, do half the tire, then drive it forward to do the other half, and BRAKE DUST is no walk in the park

 

Right after i clean my car and take it for a little drive, my rear bumber is caked with dirt.

 

cleaning all that melted rubber off my 1/4's

Actaully the worst was when they were rebuilding a very very long section of road that was on my way to work, and I didn't clean my car for the whole time (stupid me ) trying to get all the tar off my car with varsol was a royal PITA.

 

Freakin birds crappin on the car 5 min. after washing it or it raining that same day!!!!

 

ya definently this one always gets me i droped the hose and if the nozzle lands on the handle it shoots a quick spray straight up and normally hits me everytime!

Ya when the hose gets cought under the tires and its impossible to pull out so u gotta go all the way back around and yank it out lol so lazy...

ugh i also hate when the cars drip a lot once ur done drying from windows/mirrors/wheels/tires and stuff

 

You should use free flowing water straight from the hose no guns, it'll allow the water to "sheet" off better and it'll dry faster, plus if you drop it you'll only get your feet wet at the most

 

I'll have to agree with the hose hitting the ground and spraying up. I used to do it all teh time with the bird in the winter get the car totally dried and would hit the hose and spray all over the car. I use the no gun method now and water the grass in between hose offs. I gotta see one thing not sure if good or bad but is when i'll have it in the driveway washing it and people come up and start asking about it or whatever. Its cool to get the compliments and all but just kinda gets annoying. Also when you wash the car backed into like my driveway with a slope and the water collects in the channel between the 1/4 and the rear window then runs out all over.

 

The hose getting stuck under the tires, or it curling up and knocking against the car, when the hose sprays water in your face when u drop it, the dirt collecting on the back bumper right after you drive as someone else stated, the water that creeps back out from places like side mirrors, grill, and louvers after you've dried the rest of the car, and if the tire gel doesn't soak in/dry long enough, it slings it onto the car.

All of this makes me go mad

P.S. Forgot to add my ways to try and work around these problems, the hose I have to just deal with,, the back bumper I try to hit with "Quik Detailer" or a california car duster, when I'm drying the car I pop the hood to let the water drain from under the louvers, and I blow into the side mirrors to get the water out from inside it. This does pretty good for me so far...

 

I can never get all the water out from under those damn louvers

 

My only complaint is about myself. I'm crazy and will spend 8 hours cleaning my car, then remember that I forgot to go to work. Oh Well

 

Yeah, the "third person" view of your own third gen is nice I know seeing it live is great, but all i do is have sombody videotape ME in the car doing crazy sh&t ,and watch it in surround sound.
Low stress much fun...

 

soon enough my drying product will be out on the market and all your worries will be over.



i love washing my car.......i hate washing my car for show detail. a week to clean a car only to ruin it in a matter of minutes now thats no fun.

 

Details?! Is it like the Mr.Clean car wash? I hate the water under the louvers on the hood, inside the door, and under the tailights.

 

If it's what I think it is, it's nothing like that mr. clean bullcrap...

 

lol I never seem to have that problem
I can never get all the water off of the taillights then it runs down the bumper when when I drive away!

 

yea the water from the tailights that waits until you start driving to go all over the back bumper pisses me off

 

Ive had good luck just popping the hood to get the water out. Works like a charm for me.

 

no it has nothing to do with the actual washing process. just the drying. takes slightly longer then wiping the car down with a towel but it's worth it.

as far as lifting the hood and other parts of the car to dry. i use to do that too and for quick fixes occasionally still do however the areas where the water is hiding is often dirty and as the water slides off it pulls the dirt with you. it really depends on how clean your car is.

lifting the hood also lets water run down into the bay but i'm sure most don't really care about that.

 

Sorry to go off topic, but have any of you seen the commercial for that? Coolest Commercial EVER!!!

we now return you to your regularly scheduled thread topic

 

I catch it with towels before it hits

 

Bad window seals that let massive amounts of water in to soak my seats. The dust on the rear bumper. Drip marks from the mirrors and door GFX. The car never actually getting completely clean(missed areas).

Other general stuff:
People leaning on my ride
People slamming my doors and using the window to do it
People that think my car is a Dinosauer!

 

aaaaahhhhh! i hate it when people use the window to close the door, errrrr, no respect.

 

i hate people that lean against a car and its paint......unless your naked and female you have no business doing so. anyone who thinks they aren't scratching the paint when leaning against it is ignorant.

 

:werd:



Also how people cannot come up and just look, always have to touch

 

yeah i use to have that problem....now with the remote nitrous purge people keep their distance.

 

I wish I could get a naked chick to lean on my car

 

not quite naked but I wasn't gonna argue

 

Green Turtle Wax getting stuck in the small crack between the hood and those little black plastic things that are bolted onto them... impossible to get out.

Cleaning my carb and intake is a bastard too... clean it up with carb cleaner, drive it, and its all dirty again!

 

I really dislike it when I get stuck in the rain, the paint I have is so white that when I get stuck in the rain it just looks like crap, dirt and water lines all over, almost looks gray. O and yea when people lean against the car, drives me nutz...

 

If I had that, id shoot it right in their eye

 

I think the worst is the water that is behind the taillights and the water at the base of the spoiler that comes out only when you drive. I usually take a spin around the block, come back n dry it before I'm satisfied. OH and wax that gets stuck on the letters on the taillights and the water thats in the door sill.

 

I hate all the same problems you all have. I also hate it when I forget and roll my window down before everything is completely dry. I had a friend who had a small air compressor for airbrushing and when we'd wash our cars at his place we'd just use the air hose to force the water out of all the little cracks...worked pretty good. I'd imagine you could use a can of compressed air as well....but I don't know if its worth the trouble of using a can of air each wash.

 

Cleaning all the leaves that find their way into the rear hatch window groove. GRRR.

 

On my car I put a small bead of slicone between the glass and hatch and I don't get the leaf problem anymore =) I do get leaves in the wiper cowel though those **** me off.