Except in areas where the air quality is so bad that the rain just ends up making your car dirtier :\
Some mining towns had problems where their smelter fumes when mixed with the rain created an acidic rain that stripped paint off of cars. There was daily wind monitoring used to help settle the insurance claims.
That’s all of Earth
That’s what clouds are right? Basically water and dust?
Raindrops are at least. Water vapor need consensation nuclei to form around to create a raindrop.
That’s what cloud seeding is based on. They introduce particulates for the drops to form around and fall.
I live in South Carolina, the rain just turns the pollen into a runny streaky mess unless it’s like a huge downpour lol
Why would you want to remove the protective layer of dirt?
Cast iron representing.
All rain is dirty, your car may be dirtier than the rain so the net is a cleaner car but it’s not likely a clean car.
This says why better than I can: https://youtu.be/jPttPFSJl_k?si=Tt_wS_9Vx9Rizih8
No need to get salty about it sheesh.
I was trying to be clever and nerdy, I seem to have failed.
Ahem. Salt. Nucleation.
I’ll get my coat.
Edit: You are clever and nerdy, cheers for teaching me something new today.
Lol, thank you! I’m not as quick witted as I was in my youth.
This is usually my go-to, but I’ve started washing my car by hand every 2 years or so whether it needs it or not.
No after winter undercarriage washing? Rust will fuck you up.
Never had one rust out of me yet. Driving through puddles is a great underwash.
Many of those puddles are likely so contaminated with road salt that they are more like a brine puddle.
Sounds like a Minnesota problem that my California ass wouldn’t understand…
I live in the PNW, this is legit my strategy
It can get pretty grubby during the summer months though
Here in the desert, we wash our cars in hopes that will make it rain…
Every time
