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Ah...one of the banes of thinking you've finally finished cleaning your car...
Side mirrors and underneath the doors are typically what gets me
I now fold up the side mirrors when I dry the roof and front/rear windshields. I found that it isn't really water trapped in the mirror assembly itself that has been trapping water as it is the water that is trapped between the mirror assemble and it's base (that attaches to the car itself). By the time I get to the doors, with mirror folded up, the bulk of the trapped water has drained out. Towel easily takes care of the rest.
Doors...might be compounded by anything trickling thru the rain channels/drains but I open the doors and manually dry off the sills and clean & dry the underside of the entire door.....then leave them open (if I can) while I move onto whatever is needed. Typically, this is when I move to derail/clean the interior.
I use The Rag Company Gauntlet towels and have since picked up their smaller towel for wheels. They easily fit in the wheel barrels so, when done with a wheel, I just leave it under the rotor to catch any additional water that might still he dripping from the rotor or caliper. 1 small towel per wheel. I keep to moving the car to a minimum since I'm convinced that my car breathes brake dust. Just the act of moving it 10ft forward to pull it back into the garage results in a noticeable coat of brake dust. I know it'll happen the first time I drive it but I psychologically suppress that thought and just like seeing the wheels clean when I walk out to the car the next morning.
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