When my L322 went for service or repair at the dealers they used to wash it, but never did the roof until I mischeviously asked if doing the roof was extra. After that they made the effort, but I don’t think I was popular with the valeting operative.

If washing the car myself, I always do the roof, but I’m 6’2”” with long arms. That plus access mode and a long handled soft brush make it easier. Have yet to wash the L405 mind, only had it 4 months, so not dirty enough yet!

For those that don't do the roof.

Is your butler governed by hse laws in there place of work Remember:- amateurs built the ark
Proffesionals built the titanic

Wikipedia says that the average height of butlers is only five foot tall, hence the roofs not being washed.....

Mine gets a prewash, snow foam, hand dried then machine polished and waxed and yes the roof to

My desk at work looks down on a busy road. I often see a fattie go by which appears to have most of the lacquer missing off the roof. Looks a state from above but probably fine from street level. This always gives me the encouragement needed to get the step ladder out. 2011 5.0 S/C

I have one of those work platforms from Screwfix that's about 2 foot high and 4 foot long, which is ideal for te job. And yes, everytime I wash it (which currently isn't too often, I must admit). 2004 Vogue TD6 - Remapped
2008 Porsche Cayenne S
1998 Lotus Elise

Stan poked fun at my little red chair, but it gets used for many jobs, including washing and polishing the roof ,
and I can have a sit down on it to polish the wheels.

did you steal it from the local playgroup Mike...

If I did, it was at least 30 years ago.  G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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nearlee wrote:

For those that don't do the roof.

Is your butler governed by hse laws in there place of work

I'm another who washes the roof every single time - but I only wash the car about 4 times per year - next time will be Easter when it gets to Bordeaux en route back to England.

Winter there's too much on the roads - particularly as I live in the snow - and in the summer the flies love to stick to my front bumper, so I wax it at the start of summer then just let them pile up.

I have a folding aluminium step which is great for doing the roof

if and when i do clean my roof i use one of these ikea jobbys..





this thread is changing into a 'show me your step' thread ..

I can’t reach my roof. And I can’t use my stepladder because my drive slopes and the Range has gouged a ruddy great pothole in it. (It’s on the list of things to fix!)

So yeah, I cheated the other day - one of the blokes at the Polish car wash is 6 foot 6 so I got them to wash it.

I always wash my roof, but being 6'7" its not much of an effort