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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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Anyone have any advice on how to get the mud out from between the fender flairs and the the wheel shrouds? When I get the truck washed the residual mud just drips down onto the tires.
I can feel it when i run my fingers behind the fender flair but cannot get a pressure washer back there b/c of the angle.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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If you have an air compressor that might do the trick. Hose is more compact than the pressure washer wand. Whenever I was my truck I use an air compressor to clean out all the hards spots... Just a thought!!!
 
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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Good luck without taking it apart.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 05:35 PM
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difficult to believe that this is going to be necessary after any muddy adventures.
west texas mud hardens up to a peri-concrete formation longislandram, don't think my compressor is going to help.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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I usually put a lawn sprinkler under my truck and on top of all the tires. I move it about every half hour throughout the day.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MiRamDriver
I usually put a lawn sprinkler under my truck and on top of all the tires. I move it about every half hour throughout the day.
That's actually a pretty good idea... pricey but good.... of course if you park on the lawn your really makin that water work!
 
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by MiRamDriver
I usually put a lawn sprinkler under my truck and on top of all the tires. I move it about every half hour throughout the day.
Iused to do deliveries in the middle of the night and bug would cover the front of my van, and my pickup so that is what I did, put one of those sprinklers that goes back and forth really hard it made it to the end of my yard and then set to spray up to my windshield and by noon or so bugs gone grass green, water bill would have been worth paying someone to hand wash it. But it worked and that was then this is now.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by MiRamDriver
I usually put a lawn sprinkler under my truck and on top of all the tires. I move it about every half hour throughout the day.
perfect, that's what i was looking for! I'll definitely give that a try
 
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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What we used to do is put baby oil under the truck and where mud would get in that bad spots, also northern tool sells a presure washer attachment that is adjustable, That will help get to all the hard spots
 
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