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Cleaning the jim

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28 May 2012 13:05 #41282 by ne-crock

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Hey,

i'm curious to know what ways people have found is best for cleaning all the dirt and grime off their jimny's

just given her, her first bath and it was a chew on, probably left more scratches from the gravel stuck in the mud than was worth washing her for.

so yeah, any tips on washing the mud off?

cheers

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28 May 2012 15:36 #41284 by Sam_

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Jet wash first, (have to do it at garage due to hose pipe ban)

then get it home chuck a couple of buckets over it and use lots of wash and wax shampoo.

then chuck a couple of clean buckets of water over it again then with a micro fibre cloth dry it off!

then if I'm feeling really keen i'll use a black t-cut and electric polisher to bring up the shine and get rid of a few scratches then a quick wax to seal it.

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28 May 2012 18:01 #41296 by mcjimny

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Wash it???? Not washed mine for months!

Usually pressure wash it as soon as i get back from offroading, put the front up on ramps to make it easier and get in all the bits i can underneath. Repeat from the back. Usually takes me longer underneath than the body!

Black Jimny's don't get stuck!

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28 May 2012 18:28 #41297 by Smoggy

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Cross axle mine. Drive onto ramp one side, then lift opposite rear on axle stand and jetwash. Then reverse cross axle, jetwashing underneath.

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28 May 2012 18:29 #41298 by Smoggy

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Sent from my villa in benidorm on hols sorry guys!

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28 May 2012 19:01 #41301 by SOTA

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Wash it?

The rain does that for free y'know. :laugh:

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28 May 2012 19:11 #41305 by markyp2000

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i drive mine trough my local ford crossing at a fair pace and if its that bad i get the wellies out and a spunge and a long pointy object to get the lumps or mud off makes a lovely mess off the river but im recycling the mud :laugh:

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28 May 2012 19:16 #41309 by Tommo

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steam cleaner

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28 May 2012 19:16 #41310 by supergaz

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I had mine out last week, its got nicely baked on mud now, just couldn't be bothered this weekend. Need to go get petrol for my powerwasher :-(

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28 May 2012 21:46 #41322 by ne-crock

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so do people not really wash their jim's much?

mines been dirty since they day i bought it (2 weeks) just didnt know if it would cause any problems to the underside etc being caked in mud?

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28 May 2012 22:09 - 28 May 2012 22:11 #41327 by darthloachie

Replied by darthloachie on topic Re: Cleaning the jim

I'm not the one to comment

apparently they also do a drug dealer option in black and silver

but we do usually power wash it, particularly the underside, after offroading especially round the brake calipers to stop them seizing up

Last edit: 28 May 2012 22:11 by darthloachie.

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29 May 2012 06:20 #41334 by Sam_

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Well I clean mine a lot but then I drive mine everyday, maybe other people dont? Also I like clean cars!

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