Hello all, I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem and know how it can be fixed?! When I wash my truck I end up with very bad water streaks running down from the bottoms of my extra cab windows. It seems to related to the gasket... (Dryrot maybe?) Does anyone have a fix for this or know exactly what is causing it? The truck is an '02 FX4 - Black. Any help is appreciated!

 

The seals are notorious for 'holding' water and then slowly letting it drip out. I'd guess you're seeing a result of a seal that is releasing water... this, in turn, leaves the streaks that you describe (ie: water spotting/staining)...

RP

 

Yep, mine does that too, wouldn't think it would be dryrot because it's happened since the truck was new. I think it more like RP says, water gets in there and of course there is dust up in there that you can't seem to get to and wash out. It mixes with the water and runs down the truck leaving those attractive streaks. It gets really ugly when the truck sits in the rain. I don't know of anything to keep it from happening. When I wash it, I usually take the corner of my towel and work it up under the edge of the window and dry it as good as I can. It gets most of the water and helps keep it from streaking too bad.

 

Thank you both for the info, I didn't think there would be an easy fix but it never hurts to ask!

 

This is a great piece of advice. I think that by using a quality drying towel (like nice waffle-weave drying towel), one can 'wick' more water out of those spaces and thus, help to lessen the effects of the streaking.

Capillary action is your friend when it comes to a nice waffle-weave towel. Simply let the fabric touch a droplet of water and it immediately will 'wick' the moisture into the towel... You'll get this with a nice 100% cotton high-pile towel but, the results are 10X better (IMO) with a nice waffle-weave.

RP