Cleaning the underside techniques?
Le Mans Master
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From: Oviedo,FL. Las Vegas
I used to have the ultimate way to clean the undercarriage. 3500 psi Hot water pressure cleaner with simple green. Water came out at 194 degrees and cleaned everything. Made a 20 year old undercarriage look like new again.
Racer
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From: Oak Brook Il
Only way to really do it the right way is remove wheels. I do mine one at a time. I wax all suspension components, calipers, etc. I just removed my fuel tank covers and had them powder coated red. I wax anything that has a smooth finish. I learned on the forum about alumibrite and I use that on control arms and anything aluminum. I have a CE vert Callaway with the 5 spoke wheels. I painted wheel barrels to match and I occasionally touch those up in the process. Mine is lowered all the way on stock bolts with CF side skirts. No way is a wand going to work to get it as clean as I like. I can easily spend anywhere from 10 or 12 hours but I sleep better when it's done.
Le Mans Master
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From: Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania
Only way to really do it the right way is remove wheels. I do mine one at a time. I wax all suspension components, calipers, etc. I just removed my fuel tank covers and had them powder coated red. I wax anything that has a smooth finish. I learned on the forum about alumibrite and I use that on control arms and anything aluminum. I have a CE vert Callaway with the 5 spoke wheels. I painted wheel barrels to match and I occasionally touch those up in the process. Mine is lowered all the way on stock bolts with CF side skirts. No way is a wand going to work to get it as clean as I like. I can easily spend anywhere from 10 or 12 hours but I sleep better when it's done.
I'm guessing you hand wash and iron your Fruit-of-the Looms . . . .
Drifting
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From: Schererville Indiana
Racer
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From: Oak Brook Il
I never did any of this stuff in my C5. I just drove the wheels off it. This one activated the O.C.D. In me though. I do a bunch of shows in this car and the judges are always looking for a way to separate the vettes as all of them are meticulously clean on the top. I only have 3600 miles on mine right now and have done this probably 5 times already. Got caught in rain last week so it's gonna be a very long day in the not to distant future. Not today tho. Time to grab beverages and barbecue. Happy 4th evry1.
Racer
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From: Oak Brook Il
Le Mans Master
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From: Madison (Huntsville) Alabama
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St. Jude Donor '09
Probably could use toenail clippers too. And maybe diagonal cutters or end nippers.
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Racer
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From: Oak Brook Il
Yup, but with a brand new razor blade, if you grab em individually and stretch em out, cuts it nice and close. Can't even see where they were at. Slightly over the top though..... Crappy part is no one but me knows I did it. Kinda like powder coated fuel tank covers. Mine is way low to see that kind of detail......
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I have always cleaned the underside of all my vettes,but then agin I don't drive in the winter and very seldom in the rain so there is not much to clean
Yes I have a kwik-Lift makes it a lot easier,I just go under on the creeper with some good country music on and scrub the baby up!!!Therapy for me when I was working.
Yes I have a kwik-Lift makes it a lot easier,I just go under on the creeper with some good country music on and scrub the baby up!!!Therapy for me when I was working.
Last edited by HEB; Jul 5, 2013 at 01:43 PM.
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Wait until the bottom of the car is covered with heavy brake pad and rotor dust, that has gotten wet from driving in the rain followed by the power steering pump seal blowing power steering fluid all over the driver's side bottom of the car. That is when you decide to leave well enough alone and forget about something that only a person you run over will see.
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Yup, but with a brand new razor blade, if you grab em individually and stretch em out, cuts it nice and close. Can't even see where they were at. Slightly over the top though..... Crappy part is no one but me knows I did it. Kinda like powder coated fuel tank covers. Mine is way low to see that kind of detail......
.......(guess I better add on that I am entirely kidding and this isn't for real....as some may believe that I actually did this)....Just trying to keep up with rssguy
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