I'm part way through ceramic coating the car and I've managed to get a load of dried cutting compound and polish stuck in the aperture for the headlight washers.

 

My question is, I assume these aren't electric and are powered by the water pressure alone? Therefore is there anything stopping me operating the washers and grabbing them whilst they're open to keep them extended whilst I clean off the hardened products in the aperture?

Perfectly fine to do, theres a fairly heavy spring that pulls them shut so activate them and grab - try to grab the shaft, not the painted cap the caps can easily snap 

Yes water pressure, and a devil to capture, the spring has a fair strength to it as mentioned.

I was hoping to jab a clothes peg but it sounds like a Wilko value peg will not be a match for the spring in the car. I think I'll study them in operation to suss out the best way to grab them.

 

Thanks for the heads up about the cap being fragile!

 

 

@Patent Did you win the wrestling match?

Not yet, I've been doing this project in stages because the car is frankly too big!

 

Tomorrow I plan to do the remaining two panels as well as tackling the washers, so expect photos of them in pieces!

 

On a related note, the dual action polisher has completely renewed the glossy plastic on the doors, they look brand new ☺️

Nice, a decent detail does take a flippin' long time.

I love using a DA polisher, but always makes hands numb, so reckon I end up with mild RSI.

 

Black door glossy trims are scratched just by looking at them, but they do look nice when polished up for sure.

 

As for headlight washer, wonder if a toothpick / toothpick with microfiber can get in the cracks?

 

 

Looking forward to all the stages/finished pics.

I might try something like that first just to mitigate the risk of snapping something.

 

It's really quite an arduous task but the end result is probably worth it!

Great success! 

39 minutes ago, Patent said:

Great success! 

Better than getting your fingers pinched in the end?

 

Like a crab's claw!

Car looking good 👍

I bought a soft toothbrush and it did the job 😁

2 hours ago, Patent said:

I bought a soft toothbrush and it did the job 😁

This is the way 😁