Any other rain gods out there?
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Any other rain gods out there?
I have this uncanny talent... as soon as the truck is washed and I'm finishing drying the last panel it starts to rain...
Anyone else have this same 'talent'?
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Anyone else have this same 'talent'?
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4.6L V8 automatic (never did learn how to drive a stick, maybe one of these days...)
3.55LS, P265/75R16 BFG AT/TA KOs
Chrome Ford nerf bars
Soft bed cover
DEBIAN vanity license plates (VA) - Go Linux!
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BMA, that is Murphys Law working for you. LOL I noticed that you live in Virginia, the wife and I are moving to VA Beach within a month.
As far as washing followed by a raining, that happens to me EVERY SINGLE TIME. It may not rain RIGHT after I wash it, but I can almost rely on rain the next day. Thats why I wax it immediately afterwards so it has some nice "beading" for all that acid rain.
I figure, if farmers are suffering from drought, they could always hire me to come wash my truck at their farm, next day, Green healthy crops...LOL
As far as washing followed by a raining, that happens to me EVERY SINGLE TIME. It may not rain RIGHT after I wash it, but I can almost rely on rain the next day. Thats why I wax it immediately afterwards so it has some nice "beading" for all that acid rain.
I figure, if farmers are suffering from drought, they could always hire me to come wash my truck at their farm, next day, Green healthy crops...LOL
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by bma:
I have this uncanny talent... as soon as the truck is washed and I'm finishing drying the last panel it starts to rain...
Anyone else have this same 'talent'?
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I have this uncanny talent... as soon as the truck is washed and I'm finishing drying the last panel it starts to rain...
Anyone else have this same 'talent'?
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Living in Buffalo, NY it's not rain that is the problem - it's snow! We start getting it in October & it will snow thru April, sometimes into May!
I just saw a Rain-X car wash. It CLAIMS it will not strip wax, is safe for clear coat & that after washing the water sheets off & you don't need to dry before waxing. Here's my idea - wash the truck, get a good wax coat on it then wash it AGAIN with Rain-X so that when it does rain/snow it won't stick or spot! At the very least I'll have a squeaky clean truck! LOL!
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I just saw a Rain-X car wash. It CLAIMS it will not strip wax, is safe for clear coat & that after washing the water sheets off & you don't need to dry before waxing. Here's my idea - wash the truck, get a good wax coat on it then wash it AGAIN with Rain-X so that when it does rain/snow it won't stick or spot! At the very least I'll have a squeaky clean truck! LOL!
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Love my truck & PROUD of it! If you can't beat 'em, you're NOT driving a FORD!
Shovies PROVE that FORD'S are #1!!
'97 Black F150 XLT ORP 4X4 Reg Cab/LB
4.6L/auto/3.55 LS/power EVERYTHING,
nerf bars, 17" wheels, fog lights, trailer hitch w/electrical connector, front tow hooks, bed rail caps,
6 CD changer, lumbar support & 3 cow license plates - so far!
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oh man I thought I was the only one with this terrific talent! My powers are so strong that a few weeks back, not only did I give my truck the best wash and wax it'd ever had but also scheduled with a friend to help him move this day. We got the first blizzard in three years with more then 18" of snow... in the middle of april for crying out loud!
One time with my old truck... I just washed it, about 20 minutes later its pouring rain, for about 4-5 minutes. SO I go out, dry it off completely again figuring its done. ABout an hour later, rains again, really hard, for about 4-5 minutes. Getting a little peeved I go out and dry it AGAIN, and you guessed it sure enough, it rained really hard for 4-5 minutes. Well I figure ok I've just about had all the drying I can take so I'll do this one more time... so I go out and I dry it real good one last time. You guessed it, about 30 minutes later it rained really hard again for about 4-5 minutes. So I said screw it, not gonna dry it again... it didn't rain again for a week and I had a truck with all those unsightly waterspots, LOL
One time with my old truck... I just washed it, about 20 minutes later its pouring rain, for about 4-5 minutes. SO I go out, dry it off completely again figuring its done. ABout an hour later, rains again, really hard, for about 4-5 minutes. Getting a little peeved I go out and dry it AGAIN, and you guessed it sure enough, it rained really hard for 4-5 minutes. Well I figure ok I've just about had all the drying I can take so I'll do this one more time... so I go out and I dry it real good one last time. You guessed it, about 30 minutes later it rained really hard again for about 4-5 minutes. So I said screw it, not gonna dry it again... it didn't rain again for a week and I had a truck with all those unsightly waterspots, LOL
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BigOne, welcome to VA! We have two seasons here, Winter and Summer. Summer has arrived.
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Well gee bma, we could sure use some rain around here. Tell you what...come on down here and I'll wash your truck for you! How's that?
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cphilip,
I'm with you on this one. We couldn't even see a 1/4 mile around here last week with the big fire near Sumter.
Anybody that can make it rain by washing your truck, please visit South Carolina. We are in the 6th year of drought here and are beginning to look like Florida with all the fires.
Send water!!!!
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I'm with you on this one. We couldn't even see a 1/4 mile around here last week with the big fire near Sumter.
Anybody that can make it rain by washing your truck, please visit South Carolina. We are in the 6th year of drought here and are beginning to look like Florida with all the fires.
Send water!!!!
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2000 Lariat 4x4 Supercab ORP
Black Clearcoat
Flowmaster 50 series SUV using original tailpipe
K&N Filter
CamLocker Aluminum Toolbox
Tinted Windows
Vent Visors
A.R.E. 'Z' series bed cap
1999 HD Softail Custom
Cobalt Blue
Lowered and Chromed
1995 Long Haired Chihuahua (Best security system on the market)
http://www.harleyrider.webprovider.com/index.htm
http://www.fordharley.com/index.shtml
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Fellow gods/goddess,
I did last night and even did it twice!
I had just finished drying and was starting the detailing, I went inside for about 20 minutes and I came out it had rained a little bit. So, I dry the truck off again and finished detailing, went to put the hose away and it rained again for about 1 minute. I dried the truck again and this time no rain.
This was the first real handwashing for my truck this year. I sure miss it.
I did last night and even did it twice!
I had just finished drying and was starting the detailing, I went inside for about 20 minutes and I came out it had rained a little bit. So, I dry the truck off again and finished detailing, went to put the hose away and it rained again for about 1 minute. I dried the truck again and this time no rain.
This was the first real handwashing for my truck this year. I sure miss it.
Oh quit whining about the snow Cowlady!! 
I live here in Syracuse, just "down the road" from you and we whiped your butts in snowfall this year!
192.1 inches to be exact!!
But I do feel your pain though, my wax seemed to last aout 1 snowfall and that was it. I'll be damned if I'm going to wax it once a week!!
My truck has the measles, caused by rail dust and my *OLD* dealer accused me of not caring for the vehicle during the winter. DUH! If a weekly car wash isn't enough, than the paint job is faulty in my opinion!!
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I live here in Syracuse, just "down the road" from you and we whiped your butts in snowfall this year!
192.1 inches to be exact!!But I do feel your pain though, my wax seemed to last aout 1 snowfall and that was it. I'll be damned if I'm going to wax it once a week!!
My truck has the measles, caused by rail dust and my *OLD* dealer accused me of not caring for the vehicle during the winter. DUH! If a weekly car wash isn't enough, than the paint job is faulty in my opinion!![This message has been edited by Y2K OffRoad (edited 04-25-2001).]
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YES-I-DO!!!!
And it pisses me off. Especially living in the Hurricane/Lightning/Thunder Storm capital of the USA. From May to November, it rains everyday around 4 or 5 p.m. for about 5 to 10 minutes. Just enough to make it so humid you can hardly catch your breath. On the weekends this is a problem. I usually start cleaning my truck around 9 or 10 a.m. on Saturdays, and finish up around 4 or 5 p.m. Just about when it likes to **** from the sky for about 10 minutes. I've tried waiting to pull it out of the garage until 6 or 7...it works, but then about 30 minutes pass, then a freak cloud appears, and dumps on my neighborhood for about 2 minutes. GODDAMNIT that pisses me off!!!!
Hopefully with my new house, this won't be a problem, maybe the cloud won't know where I am...
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Mods so far:
Lund X-Terminator bug shield; Vent Shade Vent Visors; Westin Black step bars; Pendaliner bedliner; GSP black Safari Grille Guard; Clear corner lenses; under hitch backup lights; 2 KC Hilites Daylighter 6" 150W black round; Cranked torsion bars; 2 Polk Audio EX10 10" subs under rear seat; Sony XM754HX amp; Viper 300ESP alarm; NR Auto white/black gauges; changed silver 2-tone to dark charcoal, warranty paint work on bed sides and roof; removed all Lariat striping...for now. Body shop reapplying new ORP decals; 2001 Lightning tail lights; Husky catch-all liners; Custom 5.4L badges; Flowmaster 40 Delta Series SI/DO exhaust w/ dual 18" chrome angle cut tips out back
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99 Z-28 chrome tips
Warranty Paint Work Pending
Hood being repainted due to acid rain damage
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More lights; 2001 Lightning head lights & corners; Optima red top battery; Remote start & Prox. sensor; Custom center console housing 6.8" LCD and TV tuner & PS2; VCP; GPS; BedRug & Roll bar; Aluminum dash kit
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[This message has been edited by lariat4wd (edited 04-25-2001).]
And it pisses me off. Especially living in the Hurricane/Lightning/Thunder Storm capital of the USA. From May to November, it rains everyday around 4 or 5 p.m. for about 5 to 10 minutes. Just enough to make it so humid you can hardly catch your breath. On the weekends this is a problem. I usually start cleaning my truck around 9 or 10 a.m. on Saturdays, and finish up around 4 or 5 p.m. Just about when it likes to **** from the sky for about 10 minutes. I've tried waiting to pull it out of the garage until 6 or 7...it works, but then about 30 minutes pass, then a freak cloud appears, and dumps on my neighborhood for about 2 minutes. GODDAMNIT that pisses me off!!!!
Hopefully with my new house, this won't be a problem, maybe the cloud won't know where I am...
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2000 Ford F-150 Extended Cab Flareside 4x4 Lariat
5.4L;auto;3.55LS;Black/Charcoal;ORP;remote keyless;floor-shift 4wd;Class III;AM/FM/SingleCD
Mods so far:
Lund X-Terminator bug shield; Vent Shade Vent Visors; Westin Black step bars; Pendaliner bedliner; GSP black Safari Grille Guard; Clear corner lenses; under hitch backup lights; 2 KC Hilites Daylighter 6" 150W black round; Cranked torsion bars; 2 Polk Audio EX10 10" subs under rear seat; Sony XM754HX amp; Viper 300ESP alarm; NR Auto white/black gauges; changed silver 2-tone to dark charcoal, warranty paint work on bed sides and roof; removed all Lariat striping...for now. Body shop reapplying new ORP decals; 2001 Lightning tail lights; Husky catch-all liners; Custom 5.4L badges; Flowmaster 40 Delta Series SI/DO exhaust w/ dual 18" chrome angle cut tips out back
Pending
99 Z-28 chrome tips
Warranty Paint Work Pending
Hood being repainted due to acid rain damage
Wish list:
More lights; 2001 Lightning head lights & corners; Optima red top battery; Remote start & Prox. sensor; Custom center console housing 6.8" LCD and TV tuner & PS2; VCP; GPS; BedRug & Roll bar; Aluminum dash kit
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</A>2000 VW Cabrio GL (Wife's)
2.0L, auto, pw, pdl, pm, tilt, cruise
Green ext, black cloth int
Am/Fm/Cass w/ CD cgr
Subs & Amp pending.
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