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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 09:27 AM
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So is it just me or do you guys get pissed off when the city decides to water the damn streets more than the grass. It seems like everytime I finish detailing the car and go for a cruise on a nice DRY day every road I drive on is wet with puddles everywhere from the city sprinklers aimed more towards the street than the grass. And If I try to drive slow through them some *** comes flying by and splashes it all over me anyway! Sorry for going on but im really irritated by this today!
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 09:35 AM
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As a DD, thats why I gave up keeping my car spotless and washing it every week. Irritating as hell!
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 09:45 AM
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I know exactly what you mean. It was really bad for a while, there were a couple roads that were completely wet and we're supposed to be in water conservation....yeah right.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 09:59 AM
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i know what u mean. a car wash just opened up at the end of my block, and their water is constantly covering the street. my car is dirtier than dirt so i dont care, but when i clean ima have to go around another street!!!
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 09:59 AM
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Can't stop the city or people from watering the street. You can do the following.

Roll around with a bottle of quick detailer and 2 microfiber towels.

Saved my sanity many times.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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Build up on the wax!

I couldn't imagine having to deal with water spots with a black car. You guys with pewter cars are lucky
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by kraaazymike
As a DD, thats why I gave up keeping my car spotless and washing it every week. Irritating as hell!
me too. impossible to keep my car spotless for more than a few hours. but when it's nice out i still love washing her.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 10:12 AM
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me too. impossible to keep my car spotless for more than a few hours. but when it's nice out i still love washing her.
I guess I don't know how it is to have a dark car. Being my car is red, I still clean 1-2 times a week and wax it all the time. I'm sort of a clean freak . I assume if I had real problems with water spots I would eventually give up as well. But for now I'll keep cleanin the hell out of it
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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Yes I know what you mean. Really irritating
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 10:42 AM
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Dont have that prob here...
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 11:18 AM
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I live in Lubbock, and if anybody knows anything about Lubbock, then you would know that this place is flat as hell! so water just puddles up everywhere.

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I couldn't imagine having to deal with water spots with a black car. You guys with pewter cars are lucky
hell yeah we are, my roommate has a black SS and his gets dirty twice as fast as mine does!
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by logo_craig
I live in Lubbock, and if anybody knows anything about Lubbock, then you would know that this place is flat as hell! so water just puddles up everywhere.



hell yeah we are, my roommate has a black SS and his gets dirty twice as fast as mine does!
I heard the streets flood within 5 minutes of rain.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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yeah pretty much! and it will rain really hard for 10 minutes and then it will just quit and then get windy and blow f 'in dirt everywhere...lol sorry im kinda venting about it but it just happend last night!
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian2006
You guys with pewter cars are lucky
Brian,

I wouldn't say I'm "Lucky" I choose a Pewter car for a REASON

I have clinical OCD at times. So owning a car that gets dirty fast really isn't a good thing for me.

Seriously
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 03:35 PM
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Thats funny, i was just bitching about this last night. I was on my way home and a sprinkler was broken and it was shooting all over the road. I did not notice it because it was a fine mist and i had just detailed my car that morning.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffstar
I have clinical OCD at times.

haha i have that too....I like to call it OCDT - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Tendency
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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I need to plan out a route that avoids all water. I have noticed some streets are worse then others but I have yet to find a way to avoid it all.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by logo_craig
haha i have that too....I like to call it OCDT - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Tendency
Life long struggle. However, it's helped to make me successful yet almost always stressed out.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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i dont know if there is anyway to avoid it all!!
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