Roof racks, best way to clean them?

My jeep has a rack just like this:



It is a catch all for lots of garbage/debris. Once its rinsed clean i clean the area like usual but i have a hard time getting all the water off from it (which comes down later after the jeep is cleaned ). Aside from a a blower (which i want to get, but dont have $ for yet) is there anything else i can do?

 

Blowers really the best thing for the job besides an air compressor. If you got one.

 

I have an '09 Grand Cherokee with a roof rack and I took off the cross rails completely and only put them on when I need them. This cuts down a lot of cleaning and them being in the way of cleaning the top properly. Perhaps you can think about doing this? In absence of a blower, how about reversing the vacuum you have and using it that way to blow out water in those areas ??
Also, electric leaf blowers are getting less expensive all the time, so perhaps you can catch one on sale or something ?

Good luck with this !
Dan F

 

yes, i took my cross bars off my suburban..... totally useless anyway. that helps. what kind of blower are you looking for? they have a 30.00 craftsman, or you can spend 60.00 more and get a nice craftsman vac, or other brand that has a 250 mph blower..

 

Call me weird, but i actually use that thing from time to time. Id like to leave it up there

Maybe ill pick up a used leaf blower, ive been waiting to get a nice vac n blow....but the used tool store might have something cheap that will cover me till then.

Wow they are quite a bit cheaper than i thought....

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...ODE|0&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&langId=-1