Red Pilbara dust

When it comes to Bulldust you will only get the stuff you can see, ie external, inside of panels , and way up under the dash etc will still be there when it goes back to Japan as scrap metal, unless you strip it down to the chassis and wash each part , other than that the dirt won't hurt it , better than beach sand

Doug

OK then if you don't mind the hidden stuff , here is 2 ways I would do it, stick a sprinkler under it and or under the bonnet for about an hour, give it a good soaking, then hit it with the hose to get the bulk off. let it dry, get some CT18 truck wash and a garden sprayed , the little one is what I use , holds 2 lts of water and has a pump on top. get them from Hardware stores or Kmart, and apply the solution , let it stand for 30 mins and wash it off , OK now get to it , .....go on , turn the pc off

Itd wanna be cheap 330k of probably all dirt roads at best? unless it is 8k or less give it a miss

Gday seaview mate the only thing ive found is ct 18 truckwash will shift most of it even used it as a polish to shift stained paint or a parts wash brush for the under bonnett stuff mongrel of a job but
however ive got red dust stains on white paint work that even cut/polish wont move
but be careful with the ct18 ive found if its used regurly without a good polish now & then it slowly removes paint work
aaagghhh the red dust we love it

Seaview

In my experience you won't get it off the vehicle you describe. Once it's baked on it's there for good. The Iron Oxcide will chemically bond with the paint and other areas of the car.

Quite frankly I'd be more interested in it's mechanical condition if I was you.

I've recently sold a three and a half year old 4wd and the only way I could get a reasonable market value was to have it totally respayed.

Regards

Kim

Try a commercial vehicle detailer that specialises in earthmoving equipment or does the vehicles that come in off mine sites etc for auction,like
Allsorts Mobile Cleaners 0148945737. . Don't know what he uses but sure does get the red crap off the machines at work.

Forget about the aesthetics, but beware of its condition mechanically.
With that many clicks in the Pilbara and if the price is right, I would resign it to "bush pig" status and let it wear its heritage as a badge of honour.

Cutting compound. It will be an extremely tedious and time consuming job. Forget about it and just drive it.

An ex work vehicle with 330K in the Pilbara???? Can't think of any outfit that would have a vehicle like that for more than say 80,000kms up there. Make sure it's cheap and I mean real cheap.