[Tomikaze]

Got out the pressure washer last night. Took an impromtu set of photos underneath the car. She'll never be a show queen but the pressure washer did some amazing things.

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[tamathumper]

Shiny! That must have made quite a mess while you were doing it!



Tip: Try using Microsoft ICE (free) to "stitch" your photos into a panorama. It does a good job of adjusting the spherical abberation, white balance and brightness/contrast on the fly so you don't get that "banding" effect.

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[Rap]

Did you clean that for the upcoming Maine winter? Looks nice. Did you have to cover anything when you used the power spray?

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[Cloud9...68]

Are those Charley arms? And I'm drooling over your lift. Oh, yeah, nice job cleaning it up, too!

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[hot968]

Excellent job it all looks so clean. I always wanted to do this but afraid the water may damage some thing.

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[Rap]

That was the point of my question!

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[Tomikaze]

I've got about another two months of driving and then I'l store her for the winter. Lots of dirt and grime came off. I could have done a better job with the photos and stitching. Just grabbed the photos while I was under it. Wasn't planning on doing that. Wheel Acid does some amazing stuff. It literally bubbled up on all the aluminum parts. Took most of the factory 20 year hardened cosmoline right off. I might look into some more cleaning agents that I can let sit a little longer than acid to clean up the rest of it off. I don't think there is much under there that would get damaged but it depends on how much pressure you are using. I didn't cover anything. Just back away from anything that might be delicate. Otherwise I got right in there and let the pressure do it's job. Those are indeed Charley Arms.

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[DaveN]

I have always wondered whether removing the Cosmoline was a good thing or a bad thing when cleaning under the car. After all, it has done a wonderful job of protecting the bits for 20 years.

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[Tomikaze]

I don't drive it in rain or snow so pretty sure it won't hurt anything with it removed. Did it to a few Boxsters before and they looked like new underneath. This older stuff doesn't come off as easy.

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