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Old 29-12-2005, 04:00 PM
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Default Cleaning underside of car... how do you do yours?

ok mine's caked in crudd and could do with a damn good blast with a jetwash for half hour!

one problem tho... HOW anywhere there's ramps there aint ajetwash and visa versa. i'm thinking about getting it jacked up and lying on my side spraying it... what do you guys recon?

how do you lot clean the underside of your cars, i assume that some of you do...
Old 29-12-2005, 04:02 PM
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In 10 years of the Escort I have never cleaned underneath it. I clean the arches and sills out when washing the car but that's as far as I have ever gone
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Default Re: Cleaning underside of car... how do you do yours?

Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
ok mine's caked in crudd and could do with a damn good blast with a jetwash for half hour!

one problem tho... HOW anywhere there's ramps there aint ajetwash and visa versa. i'm thinking about getting it jacked up and lying on my side spraying it... what do you guys recon?

how do you lot clean the underside of your cars, i assume that some of you do...
Tryed doing my 3 door last week Jim, what a nightmare, covered in shite, i tryed the lying underneath method, fook me, how much did my neck ache the next day........lol........best to get someone else to have ago mate, it`s not as easy as you think,
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that what i done jim jack it up axle stands and car ramps and i got my jet wash out
Old 29-12-2005, 04:09 PM
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macine mart do a 90 degree bit for the end of their jetwash's so you can just kneel down next to the motor after you given the TFR 15 minutes or so
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you need a mate jim
A mate of mine has a body shop and lifts so i get licky to go over and use the steam cleaner then get it all dried of and cleaned


Got the V6 and the turbo technic kit on the 4i just the dizzy never turned up off Jason Ennes who you put me on too,he has another though, so if its lost in the post i can get one more off him,just a bit of a trec to go and get
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i thought you didnt even clean yours jim???? let alone do the underside yourself?!
Old 29-12-2005, 05:56 PM
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This should be in the concourse forum surely.....




Old 29-12-2005, 05:58 PM
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Theres a place near me that have a big set of truck ramps (looks like a huge stunt jump )

They use them to underseal buses and trucks

Only charge a tenner to steam off the underside of the car

Bit far for you to travel though!

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Where is this place Neil? Cheers
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Originally Posted by SAFFYCOSSIE
Where is this place Neil? Cheers
motorcool on the bon lea industrial estate in thornaby m8
used them myself loads of times very very good

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Yeah, what he said!



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not bufty, just wanna look after the old girl... with all that SHITE on there it must corrode quicker surely? also its probably about 5kg worth of shit, so will increase my power/weight
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Originally Posted by ballin
i thought you didnt even clean yours jim???? let alone do the underside yourself?!
He dont he gets it valeted
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Originally Posted by the youth
Originally Posted by SAFFYCOSSIE
Where is this place Neil? Cheers
motorcool on the bon lea industrial estate in thornaby m8
used them myself loads of times very very good

Steve
Cheers steve. will give it a go.
Old 29-12-2005, 10:28 PM
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get the wife to do it !!!!
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