Guys and Girls,

I am usually really careful with my truck yet I want to use it occasionally to actual haul things. I don't think that that using your truck and keeping it clean are incompatible. I've clay barred the paint, have both coats of the correct Zaino wax on the exterior. The interior is no particular problem. The issue with my F150 is mud underneath and into the bed.

I had a run to the dump the other day and I was unlucky to follow the guy who was watering for dust.

Do you all have tricks to share when cleaning off mud? It gets stuck on the wheel wells which in front are now a type of felt and other areas. Moreover it gets on the plastic and on the sprayed in bedliner. Simply rinsing it off just doesn't cut it...........I need bigger guns.

While I have my usual methods for removal such as soapy water and scrubbers etc. , are there products and processes that excel ? (for example I've seen some undercarriage cleaners offered by Griot's garage as well as power foamers ).

I recon my ways need new ideas so that I can keep my truck shiny and new.

Thanks in advance,

QuickRick

 

The best thing is to not let it dry on the truck. I used to do a lot of mudding with dirt bikes and atv's. We always went straight to the quarter wash to get the mud off when we were done. Saves a whole lot of grief

 

Yeah, don’t let it dry. Took me over two hours once to get mud out of and off my Jeep Recon once after I let is sit for a couple of days.
for mud I use my power washer.

 

You need a power washer. I bought my Sunjoe a few years ago and paired it with OG Spec Mosmatic Swiveling Sprayer w/ Mosmatic T304 Stainless Steel QDs etc. Works amazingly!

 

Hours with a power washer. Liberal spray wax on a clean surface helps too IMO. No evidence of that and it could be in my head but I like it. I ordered the Ford rear wheel well liners too as well as mud flaps. The more you can control the spray the better. I religiously hate mud under my vehicles and this has been the best setup for me. At the end of the day it is a truck though and I just spend some time laying on the ground with a pressure washer a couple times a year.

 

Best way to get mud out from under a vehicle is to set a sprinkler under it and let it run for a while. The mud will start dropping off when it gets saturated. It may take moving the sprinkler 2 or 3 times to get the whole under side done.

 

Thanks guys--good ideas.

End of the day it scrubs off unlike say, rust

 

Home depot sells a good 120 volt electric pressure washer that is great for most automotive uses.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-23...2300/300405751

I use this one all the time to clean my jeep. It takes off years old caked mud without issue, and as long as you're careful it won't strip the paint.

Just be sure not to blast it into any seals or between mating parts. You wouldn't want to milkshake a diff or cook a transfer case because some water got blasted in.

 

I was power washing our house today and had our Karcher unit set up so I said hmmm?

You are so right about the job it does. It worked well. Additionally I’ll try and not let the mud dry.

The sprayed in liner cleaned up nicely with this method as well.

Thanks

QR