staff@slashgear.com (Dave Parrack)
2024-05-06 07:30:50
www.slashgear.com
Once you have washed your car, it’s very tempting to leave it to dry naturally. After all, you’ve done the hard part and now deserve a rest, right? Wrong. Leaving your car to dry naturally risks leaving a residue of water, soap, and any remaining dirt behind. If you live in a hard water area, that itself could leave spots or stains you need to get rid of. Even if not, you could still get stains from the cleaning products you have used.
Letting your car dry naturally could also damage your paintwork over time. This is due to the minerals present in water, which will be deposited in specific spots on your car as the water evaporates. It also increases the chances of water seeping into cracks and crevices where you really don’t want water sitting for any length of time.
So, drying your car with a cloth rather than letting it dry naturally isn’t just a matter of aesthetics — it can do real damage, too.