Put a larger overhang above the door so the rain does not hit it.

It may need to be very large if you have significant winds during the rain.

if the door is still wet enough to drip, then the ROADS are wet enough to have tire spray. water from teh door will be just that, water. tire spray will be water/mud/oil/grease/grime.

the real solution is to never drive yoru car when it has/will rain.

How about attaching some kind of plastic/tarp to the underside of the tracks?

Not driving is hardly an option and is a completely unrealistic response.

I would NOT recommend putting a tarp on the tracks either. This could cause a major catastrophe, damaging the door or possibly injuring someone. Nothing should ever be hanged or mounted to the tracks of the garage door. All it would take is one gust of wind for the tarp to get caught in tracks for major problems to occur.

Could you park your car outside during the rainy season? The car that is getting dropped on, is this a car that is not driven in the rain (a classic car or special interest vehicle)? If you must use the door, then I would recommend a durable, indoor/outdoor car cover to protect the other vehicle(s) in the garage.

the not driving suggestion was meant to be a REAL solution to someone so ticky about their car they don't want a couple drops of water to hit it. if the door is wet, the roads WILL be worse. the OP said they don't like it dirpping on teh hoods/roofs of the cars. that is just a little too anal about car care since the car is already or soon will be wet.

DavidandKasie - I agree with you if they are cars that have just come out of the storm or are just about to go into it - Get over it, what's the issue?

But, being "car people" myself, I can understand the OP's frustration if it is a fair weather car only (Deuce Roadster, '72 442, ZR1, Gallardo, whatever).

I think you need a better grade of garage door. We have a very old wooden 18' door where all the sections interlock when it is closed and when it is open. A few drops could come in for the first foot when the door is opening but never leaks further then that in the garage.

Lovetotinker - I'm glad you were able to find some good ideas.

However, I think what most posters (including myself) are confused about is if the same car you are concerned about getting drips on is going out into the weather that is casing the drips, then wouldn't that car get wet/dirty anyway?????

that was my point, the car is either going out on wet roads or coming in from them, so what is the big deal?

You keep a bucket of dry chamois in the garage and wipe the card down after closing the door.

I have owned antique cars that were 'babied' to preserve their value.

Driving in the rain is NOT a desirable thing.

I even had lifts installed to keep one off the wheels when not being paraded, since that was about the only thing you could do with the type of tags it had.

I'm a bit confused too, but perhaps it's a double door and his "dry weather" car is getting water from when it's opened for the "wet weather" car side of the garage.

Solutions:
--Get two doors
--Park the wet weather car outside
--Put a car cover on the dry car

Yes, you are correct. The car that is getting dripped on isn't driven in inclement weather. It's just an innocent bystander :) It shares a stall with my everyday vehicle.

I wipe it down afterwards, its just the aggrivation of doing it so often during this rainy season.

Thank you again for all of your ideas

what about getting a car cover then? a good breatheable one should help wick away the moisture and still protect the finish.

I would think a heavy duty plastic could be tacked to the back inside of the garage door. As the door opens, the panels will open in the direction that would not stretch the plastic. Any dripping water would be caught by the plastic and when the door closed what little drippings of water would collect on the floor at the base of the closed garage door. This little bit of water could then be wiped up.

Casey

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Not a bad idea!

I might try that as long as I don't run the risk of getting it caught up in the opener.

Thanks!

Strips of rubber like the material used for rubber roofing will work better and last forever,
Caulk and screw with screws and washers to the door on top and below the gaps, when closed leaving a small fold for movement.

I have this problem and I don't like opening the door to have water drip on my Classic 1954 Hudson Hornet 2 door coupe. I just called the door installer and they also thought I was crazy. But upon inspection of the door on my house it has a groove that interlocks to prevent water from running inside the garage. Cheap door on other garage in my opinion.

This is a 1st world problem.

I have the same issue and for a long time I could not figure out how the rain water is landing on top the car especially after I weather-stripped the top and sides of the door - until today when I just happened to open the garage door to clean the water mess on the car, the water came pouring through the sectionals of the door!

Now it is simply not just the few drops of water that is the nuisance - if your car has some or lots of) dust the water drops create a messy look after the water drops on the car dry out - it looks really yucky on most cars and especially on a black car! If you want to go out and it is still raining, sure, the mess will be washed off but what if it is bone dry outside (sunny or not) - one is compelled to wash the mess off oneself or take the car to the car wash, unless one is ok with a messy looking car. This is quite annoying if this happens frequently as it does in the rainy season.

It’s no fun getting dripped on when I go to get into the car in my garage after I open the door.