I am, like i am guessing most people on this forum are, OCD about washing my car and drying it until spotless...however, when i roll the windows down and then back up the outside window is covered in water left over from inside the door/window mechanism.

I was wondering if this happens to everyone when they wash and dry their and then roll down the windows or if this is something that i should have checked out for leaks or something faulty

its FRUSTRATING

 

Yeah it happens to everyone bro... Just wait a few hours (depending on your local weather, a day or so) before rollin it down... I don't do it too much anymore as I found this out early after I got my car.

My girlfriend on the other hand...

 

hahaha childlocks are a must for that, but right after i clean my car i just wanna cruise with them down, so annoying at least rainx and waxing them seems to help the water bead off and dry up pretty clean

and my local weather is horrible, new england :-(

 

I have to roll down my windows at times and as you said man, new england weather for me sucks..the water marks left on the window get spotted big time with the salt on the roads and its just an ugly scene afterward lol.

I guess use a hairdryer to dry that stripping?

 

streaks are left from dirty water. maybe do your windows first so that gives them more time to dry. as for the water seeping down the sills, all you can really do is use a blower or something if you plan on putting them down shortly after.

 

I use Poorboy's World Spray & Gloss as my quick detail spray. It works great on glass and when I do have to roll the windows down/up after a car wash, they have the same water as yours do but it dries perfectly clean with no residue or streaks at all. Try it.

 

will do, appreciate it

 

I usually grab a can of Dust Off, compressed air, and spray those areas free of water. It gets most of the water out.

 

+1 on this

plus...

before I detail the glass I roll down the windows and using a towel or rag dry the rubber seals that the hug the window. You'd be surpised how much water those rubber/felt like seals soak up.

 

Try running a thin strip of duct tape near where the windows and the seals meet so that water does not enter there. That way you wont have water rubbing on to the class from inside the door.

I havent tried this but I will soon.

 

+1^ This works like a charm for me! That's the last thing I do after I wash my car. Right before you walk away and call the job finished, roll the windows all the way down, run a dry towel through the slot to dry off that weatherseal, roll the windows all the way back up, then give them one final wipe.