mud stuck like concrete

Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005 at 01:22
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Hi everyone,

we have just got back from Lake Mungo - it was great. We took the loop road and camped at Belah.

Surprisingly a lot of people at main camp and only 2 others at Belah

It rained and we were lucky to be the last out . The bottom of the campervan collected mud everywhere. We washed what we could off in Milura with a high-pressure hose at a car wash.

But have found there is mud still stuck on hard under the car etc....in the tightest of spots.

Do I have to try and get it off or will it drop off eventually?
what's the best way of getting it off?
advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks
zedjay
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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Widgiemooltha) - Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005 at 01:39

Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005 at 01:39
get it off. put the sprinkler under your car and move it back about every 10-15 minutes to get every part underneath. then put on some old clothes and take it to the carlovers and get under it down and dirty blowing out as much as you can. Then back home and get to it with the hose which has a higher water flow than a high pressure washer to finish things off. Pay particular attention to places like on top of the tranny and transfer case as well as around the wheels brakes and suspension. Check the chasis rails as well as mud lurks in there and you thread the hose through the holes in the chasis and feed it back and forward to get this mud out.
One reason minesite vehicles are fubar after 100k is because they are coated in mud most of the time
There is no easy way to do the job properly and it is the reason I do my best to avoid driving in muddy conditions.
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Follow Up By: ZEDjay - Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005 at 12:19

Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005 at 12:19
thanks for your ideas - much appreciated.
I'll get out there.
Cheers
zj
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Reply By: Member - Blue (VIC) - Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005 at 09:46

Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005 at 09:46
The sprinkler works well, except if you're on water restrictions... We recycle our water at work so I do it there. I use one of those Pope units, orange with 3 chrome arms & multiple outlets, seems to reach everywhere.
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Reply By: vitara - Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005 at 12:51

Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005 at 12:51
I just use a $10.00 soaker hose from bunnings, get the long one and you can run it backwards and forwards a couple of times under the vehicle and I let it run for about an hour on the lawn that way your watering and top soiling the lawn at the same time. Regards Vitara
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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005 at 19:29

Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005 at 19:29
That outback mud, good stuff ehhh!

The best thing is a nice flowing river with a concrete causeway that is deep enough to reach the floor of the car etc. Here in Broken Hill when it does rain, the streets are the stormwater drains and it provides good opportunity for cleaning the underside of the car.

A couple of years ago my lovely wife bought me a medium sized high pressure cleaner for my birthday.

Usually I put the car up on the ramps so I can get at it good and give it some with the high pressure. Back and forwards round and round making sure I hit every part of the car from a couple of different angles. Same thing on the camper.

Duncs

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