Mirror visibility in rain

are they heated mirrors?

 

Get heated mirrors.

 

do they not sell rain-x in your area?

 

Like they said heated mirrors , windex and a roll of paper towels , I know it sucks but I do it all night spotting trailers in a mud drop lot , thankfully its frozen now.

 

If you clean the mirrors with windex until it has no grease or film left on it whatsoever, then properly apply 3 separate coatings of rainX, one on top of the other, the side mirror rainX will last for months on end, the slightest bit of moisture (even fog) will bead up and roll off, taking any surface dust with it. As long as no abrasive force is used after the rainX goes on, it keeps working as soon as it gets wet. On the windshield and headlights it doesn't last as long from wind and bugs and whatnot, but even so, a good thick application will last a month or so. The trick to keeping it lasting a long time is don't use the wipers...when it gets dirty, let the dirt get saturated until the water starts beading up, when it rolls off it takes the dirt with it without rubbing through the polymer layer.

When you apply the subsequent coats, spray it on a rag first, then wipe to spread the polymer in a haze, then when it dries you polish that layer to a shine. If you spray it on the glass directly, the carrier eats a hole through the other layers down to the glass, like when you write over permanent marker with permanent marker. Smearing multiple layers on gently you can build up a pretty thick layer of it, when it starts raining again I guarantee you'll start involuntarily laughing. In a torrent you don't need wipers, mirrors have more visibility and are clearer than in the daylight...

 

about the only thing you could try is to cut some sheet metal to size, and rivet it to the underside of the mirror frame as sort of a splash shield?

 

I've used carnuba wax on my mirrors and glass with great success. Some steel wool and quick detailer or water to lightly scrub the grime off the glass, polishing compound followed by carnuba wax. I haven't had to re-apply in over a year and my wipers are silent and don't chatter.

Do not use steel wool on the mirrors however lol