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Old May 14, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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Anyone else here a nut about keeping thier undercarriage clean? How do you do it? The drive through carwash doesnt work for me. I need mine way cleaner.
 
Old May 14, 2009 | 08:05 PM
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a power washer should do the trick, even a regular hose with the muli spray handle should work.
 
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I just powerwash mine.
 
Old May 14, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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I've heard of using a sprinkler under the truck for a half hour or an hour. Then spray it off with a hose. In theory it should work well, the sprinkler would loosen up the caked on stuff well then you could spray it off.
 
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I can get the caked on stuff easy enough, but theres still a dirt residue. I'm thinkin about just gettin a lot of degreaser and doin it a section at a time
 
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just use some car soap, idk wat kind of effect (if any) a degreaser would have on some of the rubber hoses and lines.
 
Old May 14, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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Maybe I'll just have to hand-wash it. I normally wouldn't go that far, but I found myself stuck in some mud the other day and it really did a number down there. Having a clean undercarriage makes me feel better for some reason. Also I don't want to void my warranty when the shop sees mud everywhere down there. But it's mostly just for my peace of mind.
 
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Don't spend a lot of time on it.. i mean no one can really see it and it's just gonna get dirty again after 30 miles. just my 2 cents tho.
 
Old May 15, 2009 | 07:15 AM
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Yea, I know. It's just one of my obsessions. lol! Oh well, it'll give me something to do sunday.
 
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You might want to try a lemon spray on furniture polish like pledge or DG prinate label. I use it everywhere. underhood, whel wells...once you get heavy dirt off, spray on liberally, wait a fgew minutes and wipe off with clean cloth

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