The phantom drip

[mil1lion]

Does anyone else get this when they clean the DC5? Every time I clean mine and come to drying there is a constant drip under each wing mirror. No matter how much I dry it every time I go to the other side of the car and come back, there's another bloody line of water running down the side. I end up drying it about half a dozen times. I try to dry all around the mirror and in the little gap under the mirror holder, yet it still drips.

This is my hell :xaiweb4:

 

[PORTHOS]

Ha ha yeah, means when you are hosing the car, you hose into the wing mirror and the water pools in there and slowly drips out over time. I imagine everyone gets this.

 

[Gordyitrdc5]

Same here, worse then that don't drive afterwards it all comes out then all over the bloody car!

 

[LiamGTR]

This is why I wash the car in the morning, then let the sun dry the car out before I go for a ride

 

[JezW]

A little while ago I went over my car with Iron X (you know, that purple stuff that removes iron "contaminants" lol).

I gave it a good wash after, but around the wing mirrors there was purplish water flowing out for hours. Drove me crazy!

 

[boz5r]

Yep thought it was only me,also get anoyed by all the muck leaves etc that seem to congregate behnd the bonnet hinges.

 

[Topgeezer]

Yeah tis annoying, i end up opening the door's seeing where it comes from, there's a channel just inside that feed's it out to the outside and shove a micro cloth in there......The ruddy water still keeps flowing.....LOL

T.G.

 

[hondamad2204]

Think every suffers this. Lol as annoying as it is.... Ive stopped mine

Any super absorbant household paper towel, let it soak up most of whats in behind the black wingmirror plastic by sticking the paper towel lightly around the bottem edge, (dont scruntch it up). Then when you cant get much more out with the paper towel, suck the little bit left out with a vac. Ive got an old aqua vac thing thats about 30 years old in the garage, hoovers out the water from in behind there a treat. (I dont want to ruin it so hence the paper towel for the most part)

Works for me. . The only bit that now gets me is when all is dry, put down the window, then as you close it, get wet streak marks... Grrrr. Lol always git a microfiber in the car, gf thinks im mad. Haha

 

[Topgeezer]

Also when youv'e just finished lift the boot and hay presto that starts dripping as well.......

T.G.

 

[tico_87]

This really annoys me lol end up getting dry water marks across the entire doors :evil:

 

[wj51fut]

Also when youv'e just finished lift the boot and hay presto that starts dripping as well.......

T.G.

Ha ha! Yep. Really annoying. I found opening and closing the door a few times helps. You look mad doing it but it helps! As for the boot... 😡

 

[Erm]

Give the car a quick blast up the road to get the wind to get it all out lol

 

[maxvr6]

I sometimes use a can of compressed CO2 to blast it out lol

 

[jambo]

yep know the feeling. Does your head in so i have a compressor and blow it out now.

 

[Ben_brodie]

A little while ago I went over my car with Iron X (you know, that purple stuff that removes iron "contaminants" lol).

I gave it a good wash after, but around the wing mirrors there was purplish water flowing out for hours. Drove me crazy!



:/ nightmare, I wear a face mask when using iron-x, it's by far the worst smelling detailing product

 

[coyote_dc5]

I don't mind it as if you've waxed it up after washing then it just beeds on the doors and doesn't leave a stain.

 

[Bikerz]

Happens to all cars doesnt it?