Thanks for your comments, however, I'm no rookie here. I meticulously maintain the car, door jams, trunk lid (underneath), underneath hood, etc...
My jams be clean, is what I mean.
I spend about 1 hour 45 mins just washing the car, without towel drying, using only deionized water, a new mitt, and bubbles. Blow dry the car, open gas cover and blow in there, blow all seams in the body, the wheels, door handles, inside the side view mirrors, underneath the wiper blades, the exhaust, everything.
Then I open all doors and thoroughly wipe down all jams, inside hinge areas, underneath door bottoms, etc... and leave them open for a while to dry out even more, in the sun.
After all this, and yes, I do close and open doors, etc... for a good while to get the water to drop out... the doors STILL leak water.
The water comes out in 3 areas on each side of the car. The front of the driver/passenger door, the front of the left and right rear doors, and the rear of said doors. There are little holes in the bottom of all the doors, that for some reason, release water that somehow gets introduced into the door itself upon washing? After all I have done above, these little buggers will leak for hours on end, even when I run errands, drive on fwy, etc...
Thanks for all the comments, but this has always driven me nuts. ouich
Lots of options given here, so I'll throw my 2 cents in as well.
Regarding your dripping doors, the best way to resolve this is by opening the doors and closing them 3-4 times after you wash it, then dry off the door jams, and the inner part of the doors themselves that are exposed to the elements. This serves 2 purposes. Assures you dont get the drip, and keeps your door jams clean. The cleanliness of the door jams are a very good indicator as to how the car was cared for by its owner when it comes time to sell.
I do this for the trunk as well, keep the tail free of those nasty water sport-stripes that attract all the dust the first time you drive away.
Regarding the blower/compressor feud, I'd have to side with the blower. With the blower you can somewhat control what comes out of the blower, based on what goes in. With a compressor, you introduce oils from the pump cylinder housing, along with minute metal shavings as the machine gets older. Additionally over time rust will develop in the tank due to condensation, and if you dont drain it on a regular basis, that too will be hitting your paint at high speed.
Best of luck, this use to be one of my pet peeves too.
-Audio