A lovely day for? Oh, washing the cars

The day started off at 0 degrees C but soon started to pick up. As the day went on it rose to a balmy 4 degrees, plus the sun was shining and it was dry.
Decided it was a lovely day to wash the cars, and clean the insides. This is a job that hasn't been done for a good while and it's something that I used to do regularly.
The MX-5 is smaller but it takes longer because there are more complex bits to clean, such as the cavity behind the seats. Tends to get lots of bits from the hedges, leaves and the tiny petals from the dead Pyracanth flowers. They block the drainage holes which, one year, caused a flood in the passenger footwell because rainwater could not drain away. It's an easy thing to fix but you have to check it at least once a year.
I've got a 'Trombone Cleaner', a long wobbly metal spring-like length of wire with small circular brushes at each end. This can be poked down the drain holes to clear out any bits of rubbish. The top needs to be halfway up, or down, to carry out some of this cleaning, which you can see in one of the pictures.
I couldn't decide which one I liked best so I used collagemaker yet again.
And the bike, no need, it gets cleaned pretty much every time it's been on the road!

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