I’m not kidding, how much water do these things hold after you’ve washed it?!!?!? 🤣

 

They’ve been the bane of my life every time I’ve washed it. You dry it and for the next several hours the wing mirrors continue their never ending dribble down the door panel.

 

Annoyed of Shropshire 😂

 

*Tongue firmly in cheek*

 

 

 

 

I can see the need to wash the spiders out, but if you park on a slope the water drains out before you fold the mirrors back in! 😀

I don’t mind the spiders 😁

 

It is parked slightly ‘nose up’ on the drive but obviously not nose up enough, anyway it’s raining now so doesn’t really matter 😆

 

Do you use a pressure washer?  There's your answer.  

 

How about a careful cleaning using bucket and sponge and then putting a plastic bag over each mirror before using a hose or the washer.

 

I would be careful because of any electrics inside the mirror.

 

tom

1 hour ago, Sanqhar said:

Do you use a pressure washer?

 

Only on the main body panels, never directly at the mirrors.

I can’t remember the last time I used a sponge on a car, I went microfibre ’noodle’ pads a long time ago, value the paintwork too much to go back to sponges. 

11 hours ago, Modders said:

I went microfibre ’noodle’ pads a long time ago, value the paintwork too much

 

I prefer a broom head, which doesn't trap grit.

I meant bucket and whatever just to clean the mirrors, do the rest of the car your usual way.

 

tom

On 07/10/2023 at 22:38, agedbriar said:

 

I prefer a broom head, which doesn't trap grit.

Many of my early cars had a “yard broom” finish of the paintwork!