Cleaning the Underbody

[Nagash01WS6]

What would I use to clean up the underbody of my stang??? It looks like its in rough condition... looks like the road salts from up north hit it up pretty hard. Id like to clean it up and protect all the metal on the bottom side... would POR 15 do the job?????

 

[wytstang]

I would try a pressure cleaner if you want spray some degreaser or just some dish soap then hit with the pressure washer.

 

[5.0_GT_kid]

Sorry to bring up an old thread here, but I have the same problem and was wondering if you ever got it fixed?

 

[95Mustang302]

I was gonna sand it all down by hand, possibly pressure washer, spray some flat black rustoleum on it to stop the rust, and then use some ruberizer...

 

[89MustangGX]

A "real" pressure washer will do nicely. The ones at the car washes are not strong enough to blast off all the grime.

 

[DFG 5OH]

I pressure washed the bottom of mine, but it just exposed more rust lol. Its clean now, just looks rustier. I'd like to sand, and paint it sometime in the future

 

[mytight95]

they make a bumper and underbody coating, i bought all the stuff to do mine, just haven't done it yet...




jason

 

[EpiKk3]

Do ALL of you guys have lifts?! How are you getting under your car with a pressure washer? /jealous

 

[91LX_5L]

yeah 3M makes a nice coating, its not cheap but will make it look BRAND NEW. its a rubberish type coating like rhyno lining for truck beds. works and looks great, just clean and sand rust if u have it first. i plan on doing this down the road.

 

[5.0_GT_kid]

Well this is encouraging, the rust on my underbody was really starting to worry me. Hopefully this underbody coating will stop it.

 

[DFG 5OH]

i don thave a lift, but i maxed out my jackstands in the driveway to pressure wash my underbody

 

[TripleBlack95]

I was thinking of having my underbody cleaned up when I get my exhaust installed finally, not sure if they'll do it though, where did you pick up that coating?? Advance or do you have to order it from a specific place?

 

[BrutalStang]

if you just want to wash it, you could find a drive through wash with an underbody cleaning option. thats what i do once a month.

i never tried jacking it up and doing it myself.

 

[95riosnake]

I had my whole rear suspension and axle out, so I got a grinder with a wire wheel attachment and cleaned it all up...VERY dirty job. I painted it all with Rust Tough enamel primer and paint after I was done. It's alot of work BTW, just so you know before you jump into it. It's a good winter project, since I wasn't driving the car anyway.

 

[5.0_GT_kid]

I had my whole rear suspension and axle out, so I got a grinder with a wire wheel attachment and cleaned it all up...VERY dirty job. I painted it all with Rust Tough enamel primer and paint after I was done. It's alot of work BTW, just so you know before you jump into it. It's a good winter project, since I wasn't driving the car anyway.

Pics?

 

[95riosnake]

Here are the only pics I have on this comp, I'll try to post up a couple more later on my other comp.

 

[mytight95]

nice work..

jason

 

[fushnicken]

Good Idea. I was looking for a useful, low buck winter project.

 

[95Mustang302]

did you just paint over the brake lines etc?? what did you all remove to do that???

 

[95riosnake]

for the brake lines, I left them where they were, but pulled them out of the little plastic retainer clips so I could get a wire brush/wire wheel to all sides of them to clean the rust off. Then they got a few good coats of paint along with everything else. I did the same on the fuel lines.