Subject	The cleaner really needs to be tailored to the dirt
Posted by	BlackholeZ on April 02, 2013 at 3:50 AM
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In Reply To	Best way to clean the underside of your car? posted by AHos(Chicago) on April 01, 2013 at 10:15 PM
Message	If it is just road grime from years of driving, I like foamy engine brite. It sticks around to dig into the dirt and then it comes right of with just a hose sprayer. If you have built up greasy gunk you need something that will stick around to penetrate and loosen the buildup. Brake clean will get oil off of parts, but it is too volatile, and you just end up taking off the top layer. Penetrating oil works great but can be rather expensive if you have a lot of cleaning to do. I like mineral spirits or Diesel fuel. Put it in a spray bottle and soak it down. come back in 10-20 min and either spray it again or hose it off. If I am going for REALLY clean, I will use a water based cleaner after, like simple green or purple power. Ever notice how good WD-40 is at cleaning stuff? yeah, same idea. -Dan "Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse." "'she' also likes to swap since I think I am going to need to give her to woody again." - Dvlhntr "full alphabetic boost mode" - ChristopherTheOne "Two oil eating, angry, spinning triangles of death." - turtleboy on rotary engines "You're the Skrillex of Z32s." BradX (UF)
Follow Ups	Best way to clean the underside of your car? - AHos(Chicago) 22:15:21 04/01/13 I've had pretty good luck with brake cleaner. - nemo1080 (Iowa) 22:23:52 04/01/13 be careful w/ brake cleaner - Shiers69 23:16:58 04/01/13 I dont plan on going with the brake cleaner.. - AHos(Chicago) 23:30:16 04/01/13 If you use a wire wheel - Shiers69 09:00:58 04/02/13 The cleaner really needs to be tailored to the dirt - BlackholeZ 03:50:26 04/02/13 Good explanation - AHos(Chicago) 15:06:56 04/02/13 WD40 + pressure spray - LJZTT 04:40:05 04/02/13 2nd on WD40 + elbow grease. (n/m) - Boosted1 06:16:52 04/02/13 it should be noted that really only the most stubborn, - LJZTT 12:58:07 04/02/13 WD and some good old OCD - Whip 08:44:06 04/02/13 Showoff. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:15:04 04/02/13 Drive your car :-P (n/m) - BlackholeZ 11:08:27 04/02/13 Dude, thats BIG TIME OCD ;-) - ZXoltan 16:31:41 04/02/13 SLOW - Whip 17:59:28 04/02/13 Re: SLOW - ZXoltan 18:09:23 04/02/13 Did you get a motor yet? (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 00:01:03 04/03/13 Not yet, have to head up to the Poconos to pick 1 up (n/m) - Whip 08:00:56 04/03/13 I've got one of these... - Schmeal 11:06:37 04/02/13 Does that hook to compressor and garden hose? (n/m) - ZXoltan 18:11:11 04/02/13 Curious about that too. - AHos(Chicago) 21:07:54 04/02/13 Air compressor, the hose goes into a bottle of solvent. (n/m) - Schmeal 10:41:27 04/03/13 Huge ass wire wheel on a big sander, then new coat of epoxy! - ZinnZ32 11:23:29 04/02/13 This is what I want to do... BUT - AHos(Chicago) 14:33:12 04/02/13 Good question! My experience... - ZinnZ32 15:34:38 04/02/13 Seems to have turned out nice. - AHos(Chicago) 21:04:19 04/02/13 purple power and rags is my trick. let it soak overnight - ZiNnYc 13:56:05 04/02/13 Linsen-- how do you get the rags to stay in contact with the - ZXoltan 16:29:07 04/02/13 lol i meant the purple power - ZiNnYc 14:30:52 04/03/13 Kerosene, wood scraper, degreaser and lots of scrubbing - Gordo 93TT Daytona 15:14:06 04/02/13 Ok. Now THAT is what I want to do. - AHos(Chicago) 20:54:07 04/02/13 Heatsheild is easy to apply, works well, and no rust under - Gordo 93TT Daytona 10:41:08 04/03/13 Dumb question, what's a "wood scraper"? thx (n/m) - Inzane 12:10:49 04/03/13 It is a wood spatula e.g., kitchen untensil. I called it a - Gordo 93TT Daytona 21:37:10 04/03/13
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