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    COME AT ME BRO JaredPointer's Avatar
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    Undercarriage cleaning

    Anyone have any secrets for cleaning under thier vehicles? Here`s what I usually do. Clean with Purple Power and a brush. Then I use tire foam on it underneath and in the fenderwells. Just wondering if anyone else with a truck that sits up higher has any suggestions. The way I do it winds up looking great, just looking for new things to try. Thanks!! :cool

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    I just substitute the tire foam for Meguiars Engine Kote and since it is now discontinued, a floor shine like Mop n Glo. Lasts longer and attracts less dust than tire foam.
    Treat it like it`s the only one in the world.

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    I clean off any heavy dirt with purple power and a soft brush and then use Poorboys Bold and Brite in my fenderwells as well as under the car.
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    are you guys using a lift to do this work?

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    I really wish I had one, some day... Just a lot of reaching and straining
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    I put the car up on ramps to do a good cleaning of the undercarriage. I have a 3 gallon pump sprayer that I usually fill with a 2:1 mix of Simple Green or Mean Green. Spray on the cleaner, brush really dirty areas with a large paintbrush, then hose off with a strong stream of water.
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    Hooked For Life Bill D's Avatar
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    I`m just going to wait until the faithful day I get one of those Snap-On scissor lifts. One time I used those Rhino ramps my car fell off one and punctured it :eek I`m sure glad the ramps weren`t metal :eek :eek
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    I don`t really have a need to use a ramp. I just work from front to back and lay down a towel. Then I can get up under my truck pretty well. I doubt that would work with most cars. On a different note, I hate it when people don`t clean out their frnderwells. Isn`t that just tacky???
    I still don`t believe in grit guards.

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    It will work ok for cars, just a lot of stretching and the need for brushes with exteneded hadnles or lots of things duct taped together for extra reach I lay on an egg crate style bed pad, at least I`m not totally aching when I`m done
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    Originally posted by Bill D
    I just substitute the tire foam for Meguiars Engine Kote and since it is now discontinued, a floor shine like Mop n Glo. Lasts longer and attracts less dust than tire foam.
    I just did this for car show prep for my Stang. I put it up on a post lift and took the wheels off it. For a cleaner I used Car Brite Blue Max and scrubed it with a wheel brush and dawn. Then I sprayed it down with Castle NV Vinyl, which is just like Engine Kote. I spent about 3 hours on it........and prepare to get wet.

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    Hmm.Castle NV Vinyl, never heard of that product, I`ll do a search on it
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    Wow ... on your back!!!

    My parents are in the process of building a new house (I usually store my car in their car durring the winter.) I talked to them early on about the house they are building ... Convinced them to put on a 4 car garage each bay is 2.5 cars deep and the furthest bay out has a lift!!! im looking foward to this!

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    Originally posted by JaredPointer
    I hate it when people don`t clean out their frnderwells. Isn`t that just tacky???
    First off, I clean my fenderwells, but..... it is a part of the vehicle that is exposed to everything that the tires throw up from the road.
    I sometimes think it would make just as much sense to clean the tire tread and then go drive the vehicle.
    My fenderwells probably don`t stay clean for a full day.
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    True, but I was speaking in the sense of, "hey look at that freshly cleaned car...oh, wait a minute....look at those nasty fenderwells..." Sure, they will get dirty, but I was meaning it in the way mentioned.
    I still don`t believe in grit guards.

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    Originally posted by JaredPointer
    True, but I was speaking in the sense of, "hey look at that freshly cleaned car...oh, wait a minute....look at those nasty fenderwells..." Sure, they will get dirty, but I was meaning it in the way mentioned.
    Understood, and no hidden meanings in my statement either.
    It`s just that it sometimes seems like such a wasted effort.

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