mustang II: Hardest car to wash?

[Eos]

So I just got done hand washing my 74 coupe, and I swear II's are the hardest cars to wash. Why? Because I speant like an hour washing it and all the crap on it is still not off. It's like the contours of the car make it hard to wash. Especially around the back end. Water just sits on the bumper up around the lisence plate and that place just fills up with dirty looking water, and you have to keep spraying it off. Then when you wash off the trunk the water goes right back to the bumper and just sits on it. It drives me crazy. Along with that water little peices of like tree buds are all over and they wont just wash off either. Anyone else have these problems or am I just crazy?

 

[75stang302]

I thought it was just mine. all under my licence plate turns green from the water that sits there

 

[THE COBRAMAN]

Always wash from the top down. Wheels last.

Don't spray to rinse, flood with low pressure. Use a chamois to absorb the water out of the bumper ledges.

And cut the metal end off a hose to use for washing the car. Eventually, you'll bang the end against the car, no matter how careful you are. Hoses are cheap, paintwork is not.

Leastwise, that's the way we do it here.

BTW, anything late model is much worse to wash, water runs out from everywhere (bumper fascia seams, mirrors, bodyside moldings, etc)

 

[Stang2Man]

I feel the pain on washing the II especially the water standing in the rear bumpers, chamois it up leave for 15minutes, and you have to chamois it back up, but at least the II's don't have the bird bath from factory like the 87-93 GTs do. That's fun to keep from molding up and to wash underneath of. Besides II's sit a little lower than Fox bodies and arent' as wide so they are at least easy to stretch over and wash. except for down low, and then it's just rough on some of us.

 

[Adieu]

washing my II is a breeze compared to my Tbird and my truck.

 

[Blue Thunder]

A crew-cab super duty truck is rough to wash. (and even rougher to hand wax) It seems like you're washing and waxing a building.

 

[1badII]

No problem here, I just wipe off the standing water on the bumper with my chamois.

 

[zwhitr]

I Drilled a 1/4" hole under the license plate no more water standing problems.

 

[jeffnoel]

I Drilled a 1/4" hole under the license plate no more water standing problems.

Now that is a great idea.

 

[cobra_2_76]

When I'm done washing mine I use compressed air to blow the standing water out of around all the chrome like the tail light lenses etc. Especially around the hatch trim. It's amazing how much more crud comes out using the compressed air, and how much water comes along with it. Getting rid of the crud reduces the risk of rust, since the accumulated dirt also holds moisture.

It does save constantly trying to catch those runs that last forever too.

 

[HaveII]

When I'm done washing mine I use compressed air to blow the standing water out of around all the chrome like the tail light lenses etc. Especially around the hatch trim. It's amazing how much more crud comes out using the compressed air, and how much water comes along with it. Getting rid of the crud reduces the risk of rust, since the accumulated dirt also holds moisture.

It does save constantly trying to catch those runs that last forever too.

Great tip! I don't know why I never thought of that.

 

[Northern J II]

Washing the II is easy you don't even need a bucket, you just use the water sitting in the rear bumper It takes way less time to wash and wax the II, then the Mark 7. The VII is a Bill Blass and the stainless trim holds 50 gallons of water. I gave up, you just wait for it to dry and wipe the water stains off the bottom with some Mothers Show time!

 

[Blue Thunder]

If you get a good wheel-standing launch, that water will just fly off the bumper. (A fine excuse for the officer who pulls you over - "sorry dude, I was just drying my bumper")

 

[Project 77]

Washing a II??? I don;t think I ever kept one long enough to ever have to wash it

 

[Blue Thunder]

Washing a II??? I don;t think I ever kept one long enough to ever have to wash it

 

[Eos]

If you get a good wheel-standing launch, that water will just fly off the bumper. (A fine excuse for the officer who pulls you over - "sorry dude, I was just drying my bumper")

hah if only i had more power.....

 

[Xanax]

I argee

 

[cobraii74x]

After washing my II yesterday... and doin a horrible!!! job at waxing i can agree.... it also seems like the quaters come nice and clean and the rest of the car laughs at you..