Most missed areas !!!

[Clean Dean]

Wow, I thought I was a little picky by cleaning the door/trunk jambs/engine bay jambs. Funny I am not the only one overly cleaning . The parents/family tends to think I'm overly anal/crazy for cleaning such things....but what do I care. Anybody else family feel the same way? They think I'm crazy just using "two bucket" method already.Great thread though, I'd have to agree I have never cleaned behind the gas cap area, are you guys just opening it and wiping it down or actually washing it part of the car wash. Maybe I should just keep it open while washing.

I just replaced the trunk struts on my wifes LS 430, and pretty much detailed the entire trunk jamb in the process !!! My neighbors already think I am nuts, but I think this confirms it.

You can eat filet mignon off these trank jambs !!!

[victory]

Originally Posted by integritydetail

yeah that always seems to blow them away. I make it a point to do them too! but with gloves, LOL

I just got the mental image of you with gloves and a respirator on doing a hot water extraction and polishing jr's carseat and LOL'd

[Accumulator]

Originally Posted by quakerroatmeal

Wow, I thought I was a little picky by cleaning the door/trunk jambs/engine bay jambs...

Actually, I find I get a *LOT* of compliments about these areas. When I drive people places, folks I wouldn't expect to notice gush about how great my doorjambs/etc. look.

And, heh heh, every mechanic who works on my vehicles appreciates the spotless engine compartment and undercarriage; they joke that on *my* vehicles, the gloves are to keep the *vehicle* clean, not their hands

Last time I took the minivan to a quicklube place the whole shop came to a standstill while all the employees crowed around to gawk at its condition.

... I'd have to agree I have never cleaned behind the gas cap area, are you guys just opening it and wiping it down or actually washing it part of the car wash. Maybe I should just keep it open while washing.

I use BHBs fro Griot's (pn 15520- I recommend these so often I've memorized it) and regular shampoo mix. Once you polish/LSP/etc. such areas, they clean up pretty easily. A spritz of leaves-stuff-behind QD when drying keeps the LSP nice and healthy for a good long time.

I don't like to keep it open though, I'm agraid I'll somehow bump into it. So I wash the panel, open, clean and rinse the filler area, and close it up until it's time to dry.

[mborner]

I'm surprises no one has mentioned this. There's an area of the tire sidewall that is close to the ground and can't be reached with tire dressing until the tire is rotated a bit. I see cars on the road all the time with one dry spot on each tire. Drives me nuts.

[BearValley]

1. Door bottoms, especially the weatherstripping.

2. The pinch weld along the very bottom of the rocker panels.

3. On pick-up trucks between the cab & bed, especially down low and inside the rear bumper which tends to "scoop" lots of crud.

4. Tailgate jambs.

5. Rear axle, when exposed such as on pick ups.

[OutlawTitan]

Periodically I take off my license plate to clean the whole area and the license plate frame and always do a wipe with MF towel behind the plate during regular wash.

I also like to clean as much debris as possible off the front of the radiator and the area between the bumper and radiator.

Rolling windows down an inch or so and cleaning the top of the window is one of my pet peeves.

[integritydetail]

Originally Posted by victory

I just got the mental image of you with gloves and a respirator on doing a hot water extraction and polishing jr's carseat and LOL'd

Only thing I need is a respirator, LMAO. I'll even hit it with some plastic polish on the scuffs, haha