Keeping it clean.

[rusty_tlc]

I try to keep my Cruiser as clean as I can. Lord knows it is rusty enough without leaving mud caked inside the fenders. The problem is if I wash in front of the house there is a pile of dirt in the street when I finish. So I usually go to the quarter wash and power off the big stuff.
To make sure I always have a supply of change I keep a mayo jar in the...., well if I told you where I'd have to kill you. ;) Anyway Every day I throw all the quarters from my pocket in the jar before I get undressed.

[kairo]

good job??





:D


I do that as well. My neighbors have a fit when I hose my jeep off in the driveway, and they have a fit when i pull it into the yard to clean it. Just can't win

[Sauce]

I don't like to get the ol' jeep muddy, too much work to get it clean. When I do, I usually go down to the quarter wash and clean it up.

[Denis]

I hate mud, it makes it very uncomfortable to work under the Jeep when all the sand falls on your face and in your eyes.

[Sauce]

I hate mud, it makes it very uncomfortable to work under the Jeep when all the sand falls on your face and in your eyes.
but it is fun every once and a while to go through a ginourmous puddle, you know you like it denis, don't deny it

[Denis]

3 seconds of fun, 3 hours of clean-up. :D yes, i do like splashing in mud, just not in my Jeep, especially since I only have a safari top on it.

[rusty_tlc]

I hate mud, it makes it very uncomfortable to work under the Jeep when all the sand falls on your face and in your eyes.
This could be the only advantage to wearing glasses. I spent a long time cleaning up the undercarriage before I started my current project and I still take a dirt bath every time I work under the Cruiser. :mad:

[4xyota]

Ya that quarter machine is awsome but if I dont have any money I wash it in front of my house the only one that wines about the mud is my dad. You should see Izzy's driveway for awhile their I remember Izzy useing a shovel to get the mud up but his dad was the one that cared about it. :D

[NevadaXJ]

My Jeep still has mud on it from the trip to the petroglyphs.... how long ago was that??

I'm lazy when it comes to washing my vehicles...

[DBXJ]

my theroy is that when its muddy no one parks near it but when i clean it someone slams there door into it or somthin

[rusty_tlc]

My guess is I'm old enopugh to be "Dad" to to lot of you. My house is the biggest investment and I want to take care of it. If the neighborhood starts looking trashy my investment loses value. I wouldn't like my neighbors making the area look trashy so I won't do that to them either. I'll get off the soapbox now. :rolleyes:

Keeping cars clean is more than just apperance. as dennis pointed out working on a dirty car is a pain. There is also the maintainence issue. Caked mud will cause rust, rusted bolts are a pain to deal with, trust me on this one. :)

[kairo]

I think we can all be thankfull that we live in the desert and not on the east coast

[NevadaXJ]

That's what is so nice about living out the boonies in a trailer. Our house is one of the nicer ones because we don't have a junkyard in the front yard....

[xjmoser]

I think we can all be thankfull that we live in the desert and not on the east coast


Mine came from Michigan :eek: I have alot of rusted parts underneath. I figure scrapin them on the rocks will get rid of it :D

[NevadaXJ]

Mine came from Michigan

Lots of good things come from Michigan.... :D

[christopher corpus]

I absolutely love the mud. That's one of the reasons I took the doors off my xj. you guys ever been in a "puddle" 20 feet long and 3.5feet deep that takes you five minutes to get to the other side??? A puddle that makes you go back and forth and every which way to try and gain an inch while chunks of glorious voluptuous mud patties are bring cought within the grasps of your mt's and flung in a 360 degree diameter times four, and so while you are grunting and concentrating (as if that would help) you are being bombarded by the before stated glorious mud patties, and depending on the consistency of the puddly you might also be lucky enough to be showered by the infamous hot dog flavored water.

Now I know alot of you guys have your doors on but my jeep has no doors and a sawed off hatch area. I get the pleasure of this year round whenever I can find the wonderful puddlys.

I know what y'all are thinking... Now you all want to be doorless as well as take a sawzall to the rearend of your Jalopys and play in the duck water with me. BUT I'll have you know only ONE can be the mud king. The last time my buddy thought he could do the dew he sucked alittle too much hot dog water up the ol intake and that made for a good ol bent rod.... so i suggest getting the 15 dollar Chris's do it your self snorkel from homedepo (not yet patend) before tackling something this fun...

As for the sand in the eye balls when working on the xj.. yes I hate that too.

[NevadaXJ]

Hey, is that snow I see over there???? :eek:

[christopher corpus]

Hey, is that snow I see over there???? :eek:
yeah its cold but all is well

[NevadaXJ]

yeah its cold but all is well

I was referring to your Hunter Lake Trail experience..... :D

[christopher corpus]

I was referring to your Hunter Lake Trail experience..... :D

hey hey we allready evaluated that..
bad tcase that kept popping out of 4x4 , that is now replaced bought from DBXJ

and extremely bald tires now replaced with two really good tires..

[Sauce]

man oh man chris, I don't get it. Plus not much mud gets flung around when your tires are bald :roll:. Hey rustytlc, that is an excellent point about keeping the investment pretty.

[DBXJ]

my investment will more than likly be a race vehical in a couple of years has for the rust i had every thing resprayed when i first rebulit the engine and had the tranny out probly one of the best investmen becuse i can just go to a car wash if they let me in or just spray it with a hose and it all comes off when i was workin on davidt's jeep i had all sorts of debris falling into my face and stuff and i dont have that problem on my jeep as for u davidt mabey u should just get your jeep repainted so u dont have that random black spot on the front end

[blackwidow]

I like the mayo jar idea...all my quarters end up falling all over the place when im out wheelin'.

dustin

[christopher corpus]

man oh man chris, I don't get it. Plus not much mud gets flung around when your tires are bald :roll:. Hey rustytlc, that is an excellent point about keeping the investment pretty.

David,,, you dont have to get it you just have to do it.. as for the bald tires this specific time I was talking about I still had tread. As for now well i guess you'll just have to show me how its done

[DBXJ]

not to menchion that all your passangers get gooed with mudd to there chris

[christopher corpus]

not to menchion that all your passangers get gooed with mudd to there chris

Hey thats the best part I forgot about it.. I try and position My fronttires to get a real good mud patty spraying to my passenger..
and even better than that is getting the girlfriend so muddy ther could be wet tshirt contests going on..

[Scrub]

lmao

[christopher corpus]

lmao


I am confused on the " lmao " ????

[Scrub]

"laughing my ass off".....i just thought that was funny.....im kinda weird like that

[christopher corpus]

"laughing my ass off".....i just thought that was funny.....im kinda weird like that


Gotcha just didnt get the abreviation.. yeah it is pretty funny.

[88WranglerMan]

I dont care about mud on my Jeep, to me it gives me a warm feeling inside when I look at my Jeep and its nice and muddy. :wink:

[christopher corpus]

I dont care about mud on my Jeep, to me it gives me a warm feeling inside when I look at my Jeep and its nice and muddy. :wink:

Thats what im talking about!! after hitting some good mud and a week later mud is still falling off your jeep. well it makes me feel like i acomplished something. yeah i know im wierd :angel:

[Connect]

Dirt driveway so when the mud comes off, it blends in :)

I'm oldschool, bucket of dishwasher soap and a small towel, air dry. Looks brand new. Except for the undercarriage, but I got a pressure washer in storage somewhere I'll bring out for the summer.

[Sauce]

Dirt driveway so when the mud comes off, it blends in :)

I'm oldschool, bucket of dishwasher soap and a small towel, air dry. Looks brand new. Except for the undercarriage, but I got a pressure washer in storage somewhere I'll bring out for the summer.
if you like your paint, don't use dish, soap, it strips off the clear coat. Go out and buy some of the car wash soap down at wal mart, it is cheap.

[DBXJ]

if you like your paint, don't use dish, soap, it strips off the clear coat. Go out and buy some of the car wash soap down at wal mart, it is cheap.

and if your like me u need a new paint job so it doesnt matter

[rusty_tlc]

I have to take care of my paint, such as it is, it's about the only thing holding things together.:p

I swear I'm never going to let my cruiser undercarriage get as filthy as it is now again. My brake line fittings are almost impossiable to break free, lots of corroded electrical connections. In general a PITA to do anything under it.