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Rocket
03-20-2006, 06:19 PM
I really want to clean the underside of my car. There was some construction on the street that I work on and one day it rained and made a mess with all the concrete powder that was left on the street. I had to drive through it and got this mess all over the car. I washed the car when I got home but the underside wasn`t touched. Now I want to clean the underside of the car and get all of this mess off. Some of it looks like mud but it`s a lot harder to get off than mud. Other parts looks like it`s just dirt that has splashed up on everything. Any suggestions on what I could/should use to help clean all of this mess off? I`m sure I`ll have to scrub everything but if I can loosen it up and make the job easier then I`m willing to try.



Here are a couple of pictures. This doesn`t even show the worst parts but I can`t get under the car right now to get better pictures





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/texastwister/111_1167.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/texastwister/111_1166.jpg
GlossyTundra
03-20-2006, 06:43 PM
http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=65494&highlight=undercarrage



check my thread
Tasty
03-20-2006, 06:49 PM
That thread still blows me away. It might as well have just rolled off the truck. Amazing.
GlossyTundra
03-21-2006, 12:23 PM
:grinno: :grinno: :grinno: :thx



nice to hear that, a recent trip to sugar mtn in NC has left the finish a little bruised, but rest assured, friday will be its day to shine(no pun intended)
Rocket
03-21-2006, 08:02 PM
Well my friend and I tried to clean off some of the stuff. We cleaned the front starting from the front bumper to the front wheels. We used some black magic engine degreasher/dressing. I`m not a fan of these types of products because they usually only do one part of what they say they will do. This worked out pretty well though. It got off a lot of the dirt and when we power washed a lot more came off. I might try some other stuff for the rest of the car. I`m thinking of using an engine degreaser and letting it sit for a while and then try to scrub off what ever I can reach. I wish I had a lift so I would work a little easier.