Mudding question

[onlyinacomanche]

So, here in Tennessee we have pretty good conditions for mudding and therefore I partake in such activities quite often... My question is, has anyone discovered a good way to clean the under carriage of their comanche when it has become caked in mud. I've tried many things but none too successfully. Just thought I'd see if you guys had come up with anything.

 

 

-Will

[offroader461]

i go to the dollar selfservice carwash after a good mud/rain trip and just pressure wash the crap out of it...mine was caked really bad and didnt cost more than a couple dollars to get her all cleaned up

[DirtyComanche]

You need:

 

-Bunch of garden hose

-Tap

-Lawn sprinkler

-Beer

 

 

Step by step:

 

 

-Connect hose to tap and lawn sprinkler.

 

-Park truck within range of hose

 

-Place sprinkler under truck

 

-Turn on tap

 

-Drink beer while your truck is being cleaned. Hope you don't live in a water restriction area as you're going to have to wait a while...

[Mitch]

I love that idea dirtycomanche!

 

 

lol

[GirsMJ86]

You need:

 

-Bunch of garden hose

-Tap

-Lawn sprinkler

-Beer

 

 

Step by step:

 

 

-Connect hose to tap and lawn sprinkler.

 

-Park truck within range of hose

 

-Place sprinkler under truck

 

-Turn on tap

 

-Drink beer while your truck is being cleaned. Hope you don't live in a water restriction area as you're going to have to wait a while...

 

you beat me to it, i was going to say that EXACT thing. the back and forth sprinklers work ok but i like the ones that do the tic, tic, tic, tiiiiiiiic thing. stick that at one end of the truck at an angle up and it does good, has more pressure. then move it to the other end once that end is done.

 

don't do the carwash thing unless its at night, the owners HATE us mud runners that do that.

 

Alex

[feerocknok]

don't do the carwash thing unless its at night, the owners HATE us mud runners that do that.

 

Alex

Eh, they won't stop us though.

 

I brought a truck of mine to the car wash place here that guarenteed their washes. It was so caked that they had to run it through twice and then they ended up hand washing it.

I knew a couple girls that worked there though, so it wasn't too mean.

[DansGreyMj]

hey only in a comanche your not too far from me I'm up in clarksville

[ryno1121]

hey only in a comanche your not too far from me I'm up in clarksville

 

We are going to Paddy's bluff in Western KY on the 27th. You guys should come up.

[onlyinacomanche]

let me know about the time and stuff and I'll try. I'd love to go wheeling with a bunch of you guys. It's pretty doubtful that I'll be able to the 27th though since it's tax free weekend in Tennessee the 27th-29th and they won't let me off work, but keep me posted. -Will

[bigd44889]

i like the sprinkler idea but i allways just run up the creek a few times it is all slate no mud cleans the mud off good

[ryno1121]

let me know about the time and stuff and I'll try. I'd love to go wheeling with a bunch of you guys. It's pretty doubtful that I'll be able to the 27th though since it's tax free weekend in Tennessee the 27th-29th and they won't let me off work, but keep me posted. -Will

 

We should be there all weekend. Going to camp and leave around noon on Sunday.

[86FUBAR]

u can buy this stuf called mud off at motorcycle shops though iv never tried it but it would take an awful lot to do the job(the cans were alittle small). but what i do use on a regular basis is notouch tire foam or arm-er-al which u can get prity cheap in bulk just hose everything down realy good and let it drip dry and it works great then again my whol undercarige is painted which helps(i don't like rust) and iv seen alot of rusty undercariges here, but it works quite well. iv also used cooking spray (mostly on my dirt bike ) it works realy well . both methods like collecting alot of dust but who realy cares. i do recomend if u do try one of these that u start with a very clean surface .

[Oizarod115]

quarter carwash. pressure wash the living hell out of it.

 

they have all sorts of pre-soaks and soaps you can use. (and its all automated, so the owner never sees it happening.)

[Duner]

After my first mudding experience I'm still cleaning mud and sand out of the truck. I will be making a number of changes under the truck to prevent mud caking in certain areas. next if you do this on a regular basis borrow your neighbors pressure washer or invest in one your self or better yet get all your mudding buddies to chip in on the cost its a co-op thing and my mom still goes out every spring and buys dirt to put in flower beds I'm bringing it home every time I go offroading for free and she's pissed about the mess.

 

On the other hand my dad said sacrafice the WD-40 and spray the truck down everywhere like they do when racing sprint cars this way you can easily remove the mud between heat races. They make some specific products for this as well but he says WD-40 is still the most cost effective plus it will help slow corrosion down.