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Old 03-15-2010 | 08:56 PM
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Default how do you wash your jeep after some mud?

just outa curiousity, how does everyone wash their jeeps? right after i got back from the trail i hosed down the underside to try to keep that a little cleaner and went for a cruise down the highway to try to get some of the mud off the tires. i do have access to a pressure washer deal, should i just use that along with a lot of scrubbing, or just go to one of the DIY car washes? (im sure they love it when people do that though) in the mean time, im letting all the bigger chunks dry so they can fall off on the road tomorrow haha.

and while were at it, lets see some muddy jeeps.
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Old 03-15-2010 | 09:07 PM
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Self car wash the next day.
First the "high pressure rinse"
Then soap,
Then another rinse, along with spraying off the "trifoam brush"
Scrub it down with the brush (mos of the dirt is gone by now)
Another rinse
Wax
Another rinse
Done, Wipe it down with a soft cloth when we get home.
(costs about 6 bucks but works good)

Here is my girlfriends after our Mackinac trip.

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Old 03-15-2010 | 09:28 PM
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i just go to the car wash and power wash the heck outa it..first with out soap, then with soap, then with out again


Old 03-15-2010 | 09:31 PM
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mine took $14 in quarters at a DIY but this was frozen clay but normal mud a power washer and a little scrubbing will do the trick

Old 03-15-2010 | 10:08 PM
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drive through brushless carwash $3.00 and gets the majority off...would go through a brush but, they don't get along with my roof rack and cb antenna


Old 03-15-2010 | 10:25 PM
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i do it in the yard with a hose and spray handle on it. takes about 3 hours but i don't want to lose another 4x4 to rust. (lost a trooper2) i get everything, behind the bumpers, above the fuel tank, in between the frame rails, the recesses behind the and under the headlights.


these are from yesterday






caused by this hole. the last part of it drops down about 8 more inches and slides you left into the bank. my jeep was the lowest but it made it through everything fine. mine and hte white wrangler had to stop and clear our radiators or we would've never made it out. the mud went over our headlights.

Old 03-15-2010 | 10:48 PM
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Rain.
Old 03-16-2010 | 02:48 PM
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MUDDY
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Old 03-16-2010 | 02:54 PM
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10 bucks and my 15 yo kid. while i spend time on this forum
Old 03-16-2010 | 03:18 PM
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throw a lawn sprinkler under the jeep for the day. pressure wash the rest.
Old 03-16-2010 | 03:23 PM
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i use dads pressure washer. hahahaha
Old 03-16-2010 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jeepdavetj
Rain.
a big puddle on the road
Old 03-16-2010 | 08:27 PM
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My grandparents who live next door have one, I'll try that next time I'm home.
Old 03-16-2010 | 08:32 PM
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Pressure washed mine today, then soap, then just a spray down with the hose.
Old 03-16-2010 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jeepdavetj
Rain.
X2 Why wash it you will just do it again it's like making your bed, your just going to mess it up again.



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