Under Truck Clean
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Under Truck Clean
I was under the truck today pulling wires, and noticed that the underneath is really dirty. Mud, oil, you name it. Despite the undercar wash at the local pay n spray, it's still pretty bad. Can I lift the truck and pressure wash the underneath without having to worry about tearing a fuel line or something like that?
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i just spent the last 2 night cleanin under it and its not even 10% done..lol..
i took the front tires off..cleaned EVERYTHIN i could get my hands on..then wiped out hte plastic wheel well and spray painted it black..got me a brillo pad and cleaned the frame and painted that black..
tonight i got a wire wheel and started..got tired and quit this weekend ill put it on the lifts and steam clean under it with a pressure washer then paint black..then the most important thing..
STAY OUT OF THE MUD
i took the front tires off..cleaned EVERYTHIN i could get my hands on..then wiped out hte plastic wheel well and spray painted it black..got me a brillo pad and cleaned the frame and painted that black..
tonight i got a wire wheel and started..got tired and quit this weekend ill put it on the lifts and steam clean under it with a pressure washer then paint black..then the most important thing..
STAY OUT OF THE MUD
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Yes it is very tempting, haha....what i normally do if its cold out, i pull it in my garage and go under it with a screw driver, and pop all the old dry mud off, it makes spraying it off 10x easier so its not shooting in your face.....This spring im going to be sanding the frame and reapplying the undercoating...but i might try and use spray on bed liner...the undercoating didnt look soo great after awhile...and if oyu dont sand it before applying it ends up hurting you more then helping because your sealing all the rust in...
Rocky
Rocky
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One of my mechanically inclined friends at the firehouse created the ultimate underbody wash. Forget the sprinker! Piece of 3" iron pipe about 10' long with holes drilled in it similar to a garden sprinker... except the holes are a lot bigger. There are braces at each end to keep it from rolling away. One end of the iron pipe is capped. The other end has an 1 3/4" hose fitting... yes, I said inch and three-quarter. A garden hose is 1/2". Then you take a 50' piece of 1 3/4" attack hose and connect to a big red fire truck with 3,000 gallons of water and a 1500GPM pump.
Steps to wash truck:
1) Drop transfer case into pump-drive
2) Open tank-to-pump valve
3) Open Discharge connected to custom underbody wash bar
4) Throttle up to 80 PSI
5) Drive truck slowly over the high-pressure monsoon coming from the pipe.
6) Look at nice clean underbody.
Steps to wash truck:
1) Drop transfer case into pump-drive
2) Open tank-to-pump valve
3) Open Discharge connected to custom underbody wash bar
4) Throttle up to 80 PSI
5) Drive truck slowly over the high-pressure monsoon coming from the pipe.
6) Look at nice clean underbody.
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