# Exterior cleaning **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [October 24, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exterior-cleaning/6354 "2007-10-24T01:03:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![geniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@geniker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/geniker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exterior-cleaning/6354/1 "2007-10-24T01:03:47Z")
Their is a lot of disolved minerals in my local water. What is the most effective way to lessen or eliminate water spotting? ---
**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exterior-cleaning/6354/2 "2007-10-24T01:10:42Z")
Are they still selling the Mr. Clean no-dry car wash system? Apparently it was very good at eliminating spotting. ---
**Author:** ![lprocter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lprocter/32/40_2.png) [@lprocter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lprocter)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exterior-cleaning/6354/3 "2007-10-24T02:14:38Z")
I second the Mr. Clean Auto Dry system. I’ve got hard water, and therefore water spots, but the Auto Dry system leaves nothing but clean, no water spots at all. I think it costs under $30. ---
**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exterior-cleaning/6354/4 "2007-10-24T03:04:53Z")
Or you can finish washing your car and then towel it dry. ---
**Author:** ![CharPA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CharPA](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CharPA)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exterior-cleaning/6354/5 "2007-10-25T01:38:28Z")
The silicon blade (California Dry Blade) works really well. It’s kind of a hi-tech squeegee. ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exterior-cleaning/6354/6 "2007-10-25T05:26:53Z")
When I go to the car wash I use the spot free setting to rinse it off. It helps. The wax setting helps too. ---
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exterior-cleaning/6354/7 "2007-10-25T15:52:09Z")
I second that . . . get two nice bath towels and dry it off after you wash it. I usually dry my car after every wash, don’t forget the door jams and trunk jams . . . the area where things come together is a good place for water to collect and rust to begin. Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exterior-cleaning/6354/8 "2007-10-25T17:52:23Z")
I’ll second that expect I use the siliconE blade, it’s a bit softer 😉 After the blade, you can use a hand towel to dry off what’s left. And it’s FAST. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/exterior-cleaning/6354/9 "2007-10-25T18:15:33Z")
I take mine for a short highway drive. If the water drops blow off they take the minerals with them. The auto drying rinse systems like “Mr. Clean” add a surfactant to the rinse water tha breaks up the surface tension and allows the water to slide off in sheets. I’ve never tried one, but I hear they work.