how am i supposed to get the corossion out of the under body chassis?

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mattscar
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under my s13 there is a whole bunch of dirt and crap particle build up. it looks ugly and i want to install new sway bars in the car and a tie bar but there is just so much corossion underneath it. Can anyone tell me how to get rid of it? i will show some pics of the build up.(please excuse my grammar)thanks


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pressure washer?

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degreaser and some elbow grease.pressure washer works wonders if you have access to a lift and they dont mind water all over their floors

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mattscar wrote:under my s13 there is a whole bunch of dirt and crap particle build up. it looks ugly and i want to install new sway bars in the car and a tie bar but there is just so much corossion underneath it. Can anyone tell me how to get rid of it? i will show some pics of the build up.(please excuse my grammar)thanks
Do what I did...take it to a car wash shimmy up under there and start a sprayin'!!!! I downloaded a pic off cardomain and the bottom of some guys 240 was freaking beautiful. I've wanted to clean the bottom of my car for some time now because I got a good look at it when I used a friends shop to do my rotor swap. It was horrible. Full of grease, grime and oil. I would have loved to get under there while the car was on the lift and just clean the hell out of it but I could not at the time. I do spend a minute or so washing the bottom of my car off after every car wash and after maybe two weeks or so the grime started to go away and it is actually pretty clean under there now. However, I do wash my car more than the average person though...once every couple of days or so.

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Try getting a garden hose and those garden hose attachments that lets you use liquid fertilizer for your lawn. Instead of the liquid fertilizer, you can put in a cleanser. I use Motul motowash for just about everything. Leaves a corrosion barrier and cleans very well. Give a couple hose downs with that chemical along the underside and rinse off with water and call it a day.

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180fan wrote:Try getting a garden hose and those garden hose attachments that lets you use liquid fertilizer for your lawn. Instead of the liquid fertilizer, you can put in a cleanser. I use Motul motowash for just about everything. Leaves a corrosion barrier and cleans very well. Give a couple hose downs with that chemical along the underside and rinse off with water and call it a day.
I'm gonna try that.

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I use Easy-OffWill remove the road grime and tar residues in a cinchI use some ramps at my uncle dealership (used to show SUV's undercarriage)


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