[Lew]

Anybody else? Is this normal?
Wash the car, blow it dry. Open trunk lid and blow jamb & lid dry. Close trunk, water drips onto bumper from trunk lid. Okay no big deal, dry it up. 20-30 minutes after car is completely dry, open trunk lid and water pours into trunk from the open lid.

This seems to me like an invitation to rust. Normal or do I have a bad seal somewhere like maybe the rear spoiler?

 

[F6F-3]

It does it to me too. It gets caught in the plastic trim.

 

[SRT_HC_707]

It's just the way the trunk sheet metal and trim are designed. There are actually weep holes in the bottom (two oval plugs with openings around them).

I don't think you will ever have a rust issue. It's an annoyance as you dry the car, it leaks and you get water spots.

solo7777 recommended opening and closing the trunk several times and that seems to get most of it. If you have compressed air you can also blow it out.

It's a pain in the behind!

 

[Lew]

It's just the way the trunk sheet metal and trim are designed. There are actually weep holes in the bottom (two oval plugs with openings around them).

I don't think you will ever have a rust issue. It's an annoyance as you dry the car, it leaks and you get water spots.

solo7777 recommended opening and closing the trunk several times and that seems to get most of it. If you have compressed air you can also blow it out.

It's a pain in the behind!

I'm not talking water spots. I'm guessing I get a full cup of water out of the trunk lid twenty minutes after I've dried it thoroughly.

 

[SRT_HC_707]

Yup, and that is what creates the water spots of not dried. We all have the same issue.

 

[Jim M]

Yup, and that is what creates the water spots of not dried. We all have the same issue.

Even my '08 Challenger does the same thing.

 

[Carnage]

It's just the way the trunk sheet metal and trim are designed. There are actually weep holes in the bottom (two oval plugs with openings around them).

I don't think you will ever have a rust issue. It's an annoyance as you dry the car, it leaks and you get water spots.

solo7777 recommended opening and closing the trunk several times and that seems to get most of it. If you have compressed air you can also blow it out.

It's a pain in the behind!

Yeah I have to do that trunk thing many times open and close and dry same time

 

[ChallCat]

yep, the ol' "Wave That Lid 50 Times" maneuver.... you get some strange looks from people

 

[HellcatKid]

Yeah it's a pain that's why I use demineralized water to rinse and blow it dry with a heated air car dryer which solves both issues still have to open trunk to drain water though

 

[bolivarshagnasty]

Buy a battery operated leaf blower. Use it to blow around door handles, wheels, trunk lid, etc.. Saves a lot of time drying.

 

[FreightTrain]

I use a clean micro fiber and wipe down the car after washing.. takes 10 minutes and no spots.. finish off at trunk area. no fuss, no muss, no leaf blower to buy

 

[DGatzby]

Another thing to add....After all of the wiping and opening and closing of the trunk, because we all don't want even a drip remaining, I place a towel between the lid and bumper to soak up any remaining drips until it is dry/done.

 

[huggytree]

same issue....i use a leaf blower and go at it several x's.....hasnt been a big deal, but i noticed its different from my 2011

 

[HellcatKid]

I found that the less you touch your finish with even microfiber the better especially the rear tailight plastic is easy to put micro scratches which I why I bought one of these Master Blaster Metropolitan Vacuum Cleaner yeah it was 400 buck but to me worth the money and with a foam cannon I rarely have to touch my finish with any debris on it also a CR spotless demineralizer I am detail shop set!

 

[630]

Anybody else? Is this normal?
Wash the car, blow it dry. Open trunk lid and blow jamb & lid dry. Close trunk, water drips onto bumper from trunk lid. Okay no big deal, dry it up. 20-30 minutes after car is completely dry, open trunk lid and water pours into trunk from the open lid.

This seems to me like an invitation to rust. Normal or do I have a bad seal somewhere like maybe the rear spoiler?

YES!!! I spend so much time blowing my car dry and then pop the trunk to put my head gets soaked! It taunts my car detail OCD!

 

[Aaron Vogel]

YES!!! I spend so much time blowing my car dry and then pop the trunk to put my head gets soaked! It taunts my car detail OCD!

This quote could have gone so many different way so quickly

 

[goingsolo2]

Bought a blower at Home Depot for $35 and it's been the best tool I have for cleaning the car. I never touch the car with any towels or microfibers. Water flies right off. The trunk still needs to be attended to a few times...it's just the way the car is designed.

 

[CubeMan]

Does it with my 08' challenger i had, and now even my 08 charger does it in the front grill or the trunk as well when i open it.

Protip: Challengers dry the car then drive around the block or etc (fun driving, not slow). Pull the car back in and wipe up the water that ran down. Pop the trunk and most of the water should have flowed out or dried up or moved around enough to put it all over the recesses of the trunk so you can dry it up. Same thing from the front grill that likes to seep a little and the door handles depending how they were sprayed or wiped when washing.

Chargers have a similar trunk design now so same thing, alot of pro detailers actually drive it up and down the street once infront of their shop to get the water out of the cracks of panels or hiding away somewhere and also using a small air electric air duster to blow at it to get water out. Saves the wear on the trunk latch too

 

[Trucker Bob]

Does it with my 08' challenger i had, and now even my 08 charger does it in the front grill or the trunk as well when i open it.

Protip: Challengers dry the car then drive around the block or etc (fun driving, not slow). Pull the car back in and wipe up the water that ran down. Pop the trunk and most of the water should have flowed out or dried up or moved around enough to put it all over the recesses of the trunk so you can dry it up. Same thing from the front grill that likes to seep a little and the door handles depending how they were sprayed or wiped when washing.

Chargers have a similar trunk design now so same thing, alot of pro detailers actually drive it up and down the street once infront of their shop to get the water out of the cracks of panels or hiding away somewhere and also using a small air electric air duster to blow at it to get water out. Saves the wear on the trunk latch too

You're right on I dry the call drive it to a watering hole, and take out the towels and detailer spray, and clean her up.

 

[rich]

Have same problem with my trunk, but also noticed water coming from under hood when I opened it after washing. Did same thing as trunk, open & close several times till most of water is out.