cleaning the undercarriage after the beach

[08frontier]

I take my truck out on the beach occasionally and after each excursion I usually hit the undercarriage with a preasure washer. Is there a better technique or cleaning product I should be using to clean out the salt/sand?

Thanks in advance!

 

[SeaJay's]

I have an extension wand that is made to go under cars with my pressure washer.

It's got 4 or 5 sprayers on it and wheels on either side. I just hook it up to my pressure washer and wash the underside. I do this after winters here in New England. Works pretty good too and you don't need to jack up the car or truck to get under it.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Drive your truck onto your lawn.
Place a lawn sprinkler under it
Turn on the water
Let run as you can afford and move it around a little

The continual water from the sprinkler will act to soften, loosen and rinse off a majority of sand and dirt...

 

[rwright]

Drive your truck onto your lawn.
Place a lawn sprinkler under it
Turn on the water
Let run as you can afford and move it around a little

The continual water from the sprinkler will act to soften, loosen and rinse off a majority of sand and dirt...

I like it (we need a like button here)

 

[JonMiles]

Sprinkler trick is great because you don't have to do any work other than driving forward or backwards 3 feet. i use it every time i go to the mud hole.

 

[clintb]

The sprinker and pressure washer attachment are great ideas and bring up a question in my mind. Do the touchless washes that advertise undercarriage cleaning have nozzles that spray directly under the car, or do they simply spray from the side at an upward angle? Notice I wrote "touchless" so I don't get jumped on for suggesting a swirl o matic.

 

[08frontier]

I have an extension wand that is made to go under cars with my pressure washer.

It's got 4 or 5 sprayers on it and wheels on either side. I just hook it up to my pressure washer and wash the underside. I do this after winters here in New England. Works pretty good too and you don't need to jack up the car or truck to get under it.

Thanks SeaJay's. Do you remember where you got the extension wand or who makes it? Right now I'm putting the front up on ramps, spraying, then putting the back up on the ramps and spraying again.

Drive your truck onto your lawn.
Place a lawn sprinkler under it
Turn on the water
Let run as you can afford and move it around a little

The continual water from the sprinkler will act to soften, loosen and rinse off a majority of sand and dirt...

Thanks Mike. I had a buddy of mine suggest the same thing. My concern was that the sprinkler wouldn't be strong enough to get out all the sand.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Thanks SeaJay's. Do you remember where you got the extension wand or who makes it? Right now I'm putting the front up on ramps, spraying, then putting the back up on the ramps and spraying again.



Thanks Mike. I had a buddy of mine suggest the same thing. My concern was that the sprinkler wouldn't be strong enough to get out all the sand.

It's the time factor, not the pressure or force factor...

Water hits the underside of the body and then flows downward taking particles of sand with it a little at a time...

Time = more water = money one way or another...


I've never 4-wheeled my current Jimmy because when I built it I cleaned everything up to the point you could eat off of it and after a day of mudding none of your buddies come over to help you clean up the truck.

I'm building a new truck and I'm going to take it to some of the events that Matt Steele films... ugh... then afterwards I'm going to have to clean it up...

 

[SeaJay's]

Thanks SeaJay's. Do you remember where you got the extension wand or who makes it? Right now I'm putting the front up on ramps, spraying, then putting the back up on the ramps and spraying again. .

I PM'd you the link to the extension wand I bought. I got it on Ebay.

It wasn't much money and works well.

 

[08frontier]

Thanks guys. :dblthumb2:

 

[mamut]

I PM'd you the link to the extension wand I bought. I got it on Ebay.

It wasn't much money and works well.

i would like to see that wand too, please.

 

[mdb917]

Drive your truck onto your lawn.

Place a lawn sprinkler under it
Turn on the water
Let run as you can afford and move it around a little

The continual water from the sprinkler will act to soften, loosen and rinse off a majority of sand and dirt...

:iagree: This is how I used to do it after mudding. Very effective.
The other advantage of this over a high pressure spray is that it doesn't push as much of the dirt/sand up into other areas (engine compartment, etc.).

 

[BillE]

The lawn sprinkler technique is kinda common in the 'salt states' come spring time. It does work, just takes time.

Bill

 

[umi000]

Drive your truck onto your lawn.
Place a lawn sprinkler under it
Turn on the water
Let run as you can afford and move it around a little

The continual water from the sprinkler will act to soften, loosen and rinse off a majority of sand and dirt...

This makes so much sense, thanks for posting this Mike :xyxthumbs: