The importance of washing mud off.

Must be, full of insightful information.

I gather it's a bit like Colgate Fooligard. It gets in!

I think you’re taking the post too seriously. It’s meant to be a comical observation.

Cheers

Perhaps its because Iron oxide rusts..

Look at mine vehicles after a while They leave them in the pit sometimes cos they too rusty to remove.

hi bluefly
dont give up your day job to become a comedian
cheers lol

Hi

I have a problem with red mud stuck to hot dipped gal surfaces. Will CT18 remove this? Does it have to be applied with a pressure cleaner or can it be applied and cleaned by hand and then normal mains pressure water?

cheers

I have no direct experience with hot dipped gal surfaces, perhaps others will be able to better answer that question.

But I use the stuff for everything on the 4wd including washing down the engine bay and it works real good.

Just us a stronger mix and let it soak a bit longer before ashing it off.

before 'Washing" it off.
Doh!! missed the W. :-))

Yes was wondering if you had to set fire to the camper after application!!!

With hot dip galv coatings you can get away with using steel wool ( lightly rubbing ) to get rid or red oxide dirt. Did this after Cape trip and trailer looks as good as new, unfortunately elbow grease may be required.
Regards

a mild application of hydrofluoric acid and a good rinse will remove stains fron hot dipped gal ,just dont leave it on too long or the gal will come off

I also have mud stuck to the galv surfaces, all of them. I have a HP cleaner which doesn't move it. It is like sand paper. I have sanded it off with emery paper where i could reach it. But all other places it is still stuck. I tried steel wool and scourers as well.

Cheers,
Bill

hi scrubby
yes your on the right track
put the front up on wheel ramps and flush the chassis out untill its all clear it took me quiet a while after been up north for a few weeks on a couple of occasions

and you may have to reverse the procedure with the rear up on ramps to get it all out but it can be done
keeps the rust at bay when you have been beach driving as well

wet inside the chassis throughly about an hour before you put it up on the ramps this will soften the dirt a bit before you apply the pressure

i made a special hooked end wand for the hose so as to direct the water where i wanted it
i know you can buy them but making one was cheaper for me
opositelock sell them i think

and truck wash has always got off the oxide mud stains from white paint and galv
depends how rich you mix it
cheers

Try white vinegar for red dust stains on gal coating.

A couple of high speed runs through a 500mm deep creek!! maybe. At least you would be having fun at the same time. LOL. Bob

Actually if you park it so the water is approx half way up the doors at the beach the wave action will act like a big washing machine and clean everything including the chassis rails.
WARNING make sure you do this in summer on a warmish day or you might get cold.

;*)

I was camping & riding horses in the High Country of Victoria years ago & happened upon an area that was blocked off & public banned signs displayed. We found this a bit odd as it was a trail always open to the public. On enquiring with the Parks people it was revealed that an "Orchid" (rare to the area & never before discovered) was growing nearby. No one was allowed near it & people were very excited!! I thought about this for awhile & after a few hours (lunch) rode back to the area. I spoke to a lovely lady with dreadlocks & very hairy armpits who told me that the area will be blocked off to the public for sometime especially "horsey people" who destroy the bush & the cattle that had been through the area. I put a suggestion to her & it went like this. "Recently there was a huge gathering here with people & their horses riding through as part of a "Cattlemans" gathering. Could it be that a horse from "somewhere else" has deposited a seed here & it has grown? This would explain this type of orchid having never been seen before in this area" I rode off with her pondering my question. Days later the area was abandoned!!!

Point was that before heading all over the country showing off a muddy appendage use the washdown facillities that are provided to STOP the spread of weeds from 1 area to another , nothing to do with hairy armpits / horse poo / or orchids . lol.

Define muddy appendage...LOL or is it only a bloke thing because i don't have a M A.!!! Oh & I'll wash my boots too.

I have yet to find a car dealer or detailer for that matter who can fully remove and not just disguise red dirt or even sand from a vehicle totally , no matter how good the vacuum cleaner when it comes to sand , just 1 slap on the carpet of the cargo area behind the 2nd row of seats tells the story.

Yes true there are always places and signs to look for.