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billcyn



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Spiders in wing mirrors

Getting tired of cleaning cobwebs off the wing mirrors. Anyone got a foolproof method of
getting rid of the little devils (short of dismantling the mirrors)?
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put a plastic shower cap on each mirror.



















Sheep next. Laughing ... - .- -.




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1. Clean mirror with lemon. Spiders are repelled by the taste of lemon, so you could try cleaning with a lemon-juice-soaked cloth, or a lemon-scented duster.

2. Place eucalyptus leaves around mirror, as the strong smell repels spiders.


Worse case scenario

3. Serve eviction notice with bailiff & Police in tow. Laughing ====================================

"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

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the trouble with eucalyptus leaves is that they attract koala bears and you have a devil of a job to prise them off the mirrors.. ... - .- -.




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Whitby overrun by koala bears then .... Laughing ====================================

"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

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Remove the mirror glass and put a couple of conkers in there. Problem solved! Thumbs Up 2006 4.2 SC
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JOKER wrote:
Whitby overrun by koala bears then .... Laughing


It will be soon Shocked
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I'm told spiders don't look peppermint, so how about taping a couple of Polo mints to each mirror Thumbs Up Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
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Must be a wind up right?

If not, whatever you do, don't get a Defender. Never mind wing mirrors, you get webs over the door Windows and at least one or two 'pet' spiders inside Very Happy
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johnboyairey



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Nothing can be as bad, as when I used my old classic -12 runs to the dump., to dump a huge amount of bramble, fence, and ivy. Left the last run in car overnight, as dump was shut. For about two weeks, I had so many spiders, snails, caterpillars, webs, slugs, and flying things coming out from everywhere.
Learnt a lesson that day.

Yes, the lesser spotted wing mirror spider, is on the rise again.
How do they know where to find them.
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Thanks to Joker for the advice on lemon juice and eucalyptus. was about to ask the same question Thumbs Up .
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Told SWMBO about Koala's clinging to the wing mirrors in search of Eucalyptus leaves - she actually thought it pretty funny, so thanks all. Now she knows Im not just wasting my time on this forum Whistle Geoff
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