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My last explorer retained water like crazy around the control arms on the door, and even a day after rain did.
Same was happening on the Mach-E, even in sunny weather the next day. This will not bode well for the door latches and more importantly the connectors and control arms on the door.
Your best purchase this Amazon prime day? White Lithium grease. Under six bucks.
I noticed it starting water collecting in the trunk too around the latch areas. Wasn't water spilled during opening the hatch either, just standing there from the day before in the door and trunk areas, even in the baking sun.
Check these areas out sometime a day after the rain and you'll likely see water droplets all around the control arms of the trunk and doors.
Pop on a glove, apply lithium grease to the entire part bolted to the vehicle. Especially the bolts. This will give the hardware a hydrophobic barrier that will last a while.
PS: It also makes the Frunk close a hell of a lot easier. Apply a small bit to the hatch, drop it a tiny bit, see where it makes contact. Apply lithium there, open and close it a few times. Went from loud to smooth.
Pro-Tip: Use Meguiars Ultra Fast Finish or a cheap 10H ceramic kit ($25) to spray the area around the piece of HW to make the standing water drain easier, that's next up now that the water isn't standing and causing premature rust to the control arms. basically a layer of wax / sealant to make the water actually drain easier and not hang around the now protected bolt.
One thing, beware of adding it to the door latches, apply them to the door insides where they latch. Otherwise you might end up ruining a polo that way.
Same was happening on the Mach-E, even in sunny weather the next day. This will not bode well for the door latches and more importantly the connectors and control arms on the door.
Your best purchase this Amazon prime day? White Lithium grease. Under six bucks.
I noticed it starting water collecting in the trunk too around the latch areas. Wasn't water spilled during opening the hatch either, just standing there from the day before in the door and trunk areas, even in the baking sun.
Check these areas out sometime a day after the rain and you'll likely see water droplets all around the control arms of the trunk and doors.
Pop on a glove, apply lithium grease to the entire part bolted to the vehicle. Especially the bolts. This will give the hardware a hydrophobic barrier that will last a while.
PS: It also makes the Frunk close a hell of a lot easier. Apply a small bit to the hatch, drop it a tiny bit, see where it makes contact. Apply lithium there, open and close it a few times. Went from loud to smooth.
Pro-Tip: Use Meguiars Ultra Fast Finish or a cheap 10H ceramic kit ($25) to spray the area around the piece of HW to make the standing water drain easier, that's next up now that the water isn't standing and causing premature rust to the control arms. basically a layer of wax / sealant to make the water actually drain easier and not hang around the now protected bolt.
One thing, beware of adding it to the door latches, apply them to the door insides where they latch. Otherwise you might end up ruining a polo that way.
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