Does anyone have any tips or points regarding polishing or waxing the inner side of side mirrors? A PC even with a 6" pad will definitely not get in there. Hand application will not produce enough strength to yield a desirable result compare to a machine. What are your tricks to work on side mirrors?
Maybe remove the mirror if it bothers you that much? Why would you even want to polish the inner side of the mirror? Unless it's a show car that's being judged I think it's overkill.
You think it is overkill to detail the inner of side mirror? I always had an impression that every detailer will work on all panels including side mirrors.
What do you mean by the inner side (do you mean the part of it that is closest to the door glass and C-pillar)? If anything get some LC CCS hand pads if you cant access it with your PC or rotary.
I personally think that, if it's a daily driven car, "hard to reach" areas should only be done with a "once-over, by hand application." Keep in mind that the car will be getting beaten on again on the regular. Only show cars or weekend rides/exotics require excessive attention to THAT kind of detail. I'm not saying don't bother touching it. Still hand polish it and wax/seal it, but don't spend hours just trying to get your machine in there
Read below: Exactly my point. I only said it was overkill because on most cars nobody would know if the inner side of the mirror has swirls or not. The sun doesn't hit that area almost ever. So, it's not really an area to stress about all too much. If you have obvious light scratches there, you can easily remove them with a hand application and call it a day after a nice coat of wax. It will look like new.
Fair enough, I've always thought people would try to cover all panels and correct anything visible. But definitely gotta get different pads for hand polishing.
I tend to think that the Driver of the vehicle will be in the best position to see the inner side of the mirror, and if its painted, and looks like crap - well, there you have it - I always polish all painted areas of mirrors, and tape off the plastic areas, so that I dont accidently hurt the plastic.. My personal theory - if a machine cant reach it safely, then it has to be done by hand - find an old pad that is going to be thrown away anyway and cut it up to fit, or use something like a good cotton or microfiber pad and some Meguiars 105, which will clean and polish down beautifully. It also works great for the door handle cups, around, letters, numbers, etc., with Qtips, etc.. Dan F
Most mirrors swing forwards/backwards on a pivot to accommodate tight parking, that should expose what you couldn't get to before. But if you still can't reach it, and you don't feel like hand polishing, you could always use a glaze...
I do it, and what has worked well lately is Megs D300 with a microfiber/foam applicator by hand, than Menzerna 203, followed by Megs D301 finish polish wax with a 100PPI foam applicator. Just position the mirror side to side with the toggle switch inside the car(Dependent on model of course) , even marred this combo nets results as this area never gets as bad as the outside of the mirror.
