Best Way to Wash Under the Rear Spoiler?
05-14-2021, 09:35 AM
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Best Way to Wash Under the Rear Spoiler?
Some while ago, I happened to notice that the space below my 911s automatically lifting rear spoiler had accumulated quite a bunch of dirt from driving on the salt soaked winter roads. (How often does one look in there themselves?) The additional brake light under the spoiler was fully stained with dark goo, for instance.
Has everybody else remembered to regularly check this space and perform a wash in case needed? I for one hadn't realized, even though now it seems like an obvious thing to do... D'oh!
Any tips or dos and don'ts on how to wash it? It seems like a bit risky area with a lot of openings right on top of (or nearby) the engine. Especially now that it seems that, at least in my case, it would be necessary to use some stronger dissolvent etc. to get rid of the piled up road grime... Any advice would be highly appreciated!
Normally, I take extremely good care of the car and wash it even more frequently during the winter months, so I find myself kind of disappointed for this oversight from my side. Hopefully, this thread will be helpful to some others too!
Has everybody else remembered to regularly check this space and perform a wash in case needed? I for one hadn't realized, even though now it seems like an obvious thing to do... D'oh!
Any tips or dos and don'ts on how to wash it? It seems like a bit risky area with a lot of openings right on top of (or nearby) the engine. Especially now that it seems that, at least in my case, it would be necessary to use some stronger dissolvent etc. to get rid of the piled up road grime... Any advice would be highly appreciated!
Normally, I take extremely good care of the car and wash it even more frequently during the winter months, so I find myself kind of disappointed for this oversight from my side. Hopefully, this thread will be helpful to some others too!
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05-14-2021, 10:03 AM
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Every few washes I manually activate the spoiler then wipe everything down with a soaked microfiber cloth. Then I progress to a damp cloth, repeating the process until everything is clean. The nooks and crannies require a bit more time, but even just using water the process takes no more than 10 minutes.
05-14-2021, 10:05 AM
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Use a baby wipe!
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05-14-2021, 06:15 PM
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I raise it, rinse it and soap it, and dry it when I'm done, along with the rest of the car. Same with the Engine Vent Lid that's between it and the rear window. Basically, I may be unique in this thought, but I believe it's generally a good idea to be wearing clean underwear.
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05-15-2021, 07:35 AM
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Thanks, guys!
Wiping it down seems to be generally approved method here and it sounds like the way to go. My only problem in its current state is that some of the dirt is so stuck in the plastic parts (think of salt and road grime combination that sometimes is very hard to get rid of in the winter even after just a short while) that using merely wipes is likely not going to do the trick... I needs something rather powerful to dissolve the goo first (I may have something that would work for this purpose) but I am still sceptical that a simple wipe down would be sufficient after this. My initial reaction would be to spray it afterwards with generic amount of water (or a combination of foam and water) but I don't know if this is a good idea, as in the process the water (eventually becoming quite dirty) could end up in wrong places.. Have you dared to spray any water in the area under the spoiler (without strong pressure obviously) or does everybody think this is not a good idea?
Wiping it down seems to be generally approved method here and it sounds like the way to go. My only problem in its current state is that some of the dirt is so stuck in the plastic parts (think of salt and road grime combination that sometimes is very hard to get rid of in the winter even after just a short while) that using merely wipes is likely not going to do the trick... I needs something rather powerful to dissolve the goo first (I may have something that would work for this purpose) but I am still sceptical that a simple wipe down would be sufficient after this. My initial reaction would be to spray it afterwards with generic amount of water (or a combination of foam and water) but I don't know if this is a good idea, as in the process the water (eventually becoming quite dirty) could end up in wrong places.. Have you dared to spray any water in the area under the spoiler (without strong pressure obviously) or does everybody think this is not a good idea?