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Old 04-22-2009, 06:37 PM   #22 (permalink)
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hunk o' hunk o' burnin' mud

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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Paint won't make any difference, except possibly from its added weight . Other than the very front of the vehicle (where flow may be laminar), the air in the boundary layer immediately over the paint surface is already turbulent.

So golf ball dimples will have no effect.

And that's also why washing/waxing makes no difference. (Unless you're washing off great hunks of mud, or birds & small animals.)
Sorry! "great hunks of mud" somehow made me think of Elvis.Yeah,I know.I need help!
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