First ride in the rain..my last

[Bill Wells]

my trip to SPF/ SSR in Cinci included 1-1/2 hr enroute and 2-1/2hrs going home in torrential downpours. top leaked, carpets were under water and i survived. not much fun but such is life. carpets have dried and i have isolated leak sources . it got wet going there prior year too . second strike has an article about sealing for water leaks and i will incrporate those mods for future rain driving. my spf aint a trailer queen and my 65 mustang convertible and 57 bird have been in the rain many times too, but are more tractable on the wet roads as well as dryer than the spf. use em or lose em as they say, so wet or dry i go. i witnessed the use of a new product / caulk called 'seal and peel' that a local spf owner used. it was remarkable in sealing and then pealing off quite easily with no residue or problems. i used duct tape in strategic areas but next time i anticipate a long wet drive i will use seal and peel instead. it is not life threatening to get wet, although hydro planing is not much fun as i encountered going thru construcitioin areas of dayton. also, rain-x is great for the glass and is better than the wipers were in deflecting water on windshield. i laugh about the drive now, but recall many times during the rain trip that i was not laughing. i am now confident in driving long distances in the wet and will not cancel future outings when the weather forecast is not good, i will just caulk and roll...even if the forecast calls for rain at dvsf this year..screw the rain, just drive it. bill.