Water collecting under hood emblems

[rrroscoe]

Does anybody else hate the water that collects under the hood emblems after washing, and it takes forever to drip out? I even use my leaf blower to remove it, but it still doesn’t get it all. I got some black welting and ran it around the gap. It matches the plastic perfectly. Gonna give it a shot and will see what happens.

 

[smitty14]

Let us know how it works out!! It’s something that irritates me but I’ve grown to live with it so far

 

[rrroscoe]

Went through a car wash for the first time after doing this.. SUCCESS!

 

[SacRebel]

I blow them out with a DeWalt hand-blower after I wash the truck.

 

[rrroscoe]

I blow them out with a DeWalt hand-blower after I wash the truck.

I also do that when I wash by had. Works great on the mirrors, gas door, door handles, wheels, emblems......
But in Michigan winters, the drips freeze before I can get to them!

 

[ZonaRam44]

Went through a car wash for the first time after doing this.. SUCCESS!

Nice work! Where did you get the molding?

 

[rrroscoe]

Nice work! Where did you get the molding?

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[danielle2019]

This is a cool solution to a common problem. I’m ordering some right now

 

[PorBoy]

I will definitely bring this to my detainers attention, thank you for posting about it.

 

[Fatherof3]

That actually looks better than stock IMO .

 

[Zeeya]

This drives me nuts as well. Usually raise the hood after drying it and dry off the rest of the truck.

 

[jhoran]

How many yards did it take?

 

[rrroscoe]

How many yards did it take?

I bought five which was way more than enough.

 

[jhoran]

I bought five which was way more than enough.

Thanks rrroscoe!

 

[21TRX]

 

[jhoran]

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Sorry slightly off topic....did you paint or plastidip your hooks? I have an all blacked out rebel and i was thinking about doing the same thing with the red.

 

[21TRX]

^ powdercoat

 

[Sdot]

Awesome! At my drive thru wash it always leaves some of the liquid soap residue in the emblems and faux vents. So then I have to pull into the manual bays to rinse the soap out, then lift the hood and let it drain, then use a sponge to get the remaining water that leaks out. So my only question is where does the water that usually pools go? Wouldn’t this trap the water in the emblems along with (in my problem) the liquid soap? Thanks!

 

[rrroscoe]

Awesome! At my drive thru wash it always leaves some of the liquid soap residue in the emblems and faux vents. So then I have to pull into the manual bays to rinse the soap out, then lift the hood and let it drain, then use a sponge to get the remaining water that leaks out. So my only question is where does the water that usually pools go? Wouldn’t this trap the water in the emblems along with (in my problem) the liquid soap? Thanks!

I don’t have an issue with soap residue in the emblems or vents. May just be how effective the blowers are in the car wash. The welting stops the water from getting under the plastic.

 

[Sdot]

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