Anybody else detail their under carriage?
11-12-2007, 10:37 PM
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Anybody else detail their under carriage?
This evening I pulled the Pony up on the Rhino stands and started detailing the under carriage. I know, It sounds crazy. I mostly use Mobile 1 5W-30 on paper towels and wipe off anything that has surface rust. It wasn't to bad, as I've only been caught in the rain once and my mileage is so low after 10 months I'm to embarrassed to post it (Sandy knows how little I drive it).
Everything cleaned up well except over in the brake area of the rear wheels. FWIW, the rotors are spotless (I took delivery straight off the car carrier, see my avatar). It's hard getting in to those nooks and crannies. I just can't figure what Ford had in mind. Non of our Hondas or Acuras look anything like this, even after 8 years of both being a daily driver.
So is anyone else this obsessive / insane?
Everything cleaned up well except over in the brake area of the rear wheels. FWIW, the rotors are spotless (I took delivery straight off the car carrier, see my avatar). It's hard getting in to those nooks and crannies. I just can't figure what Ford had in mind. Non of our Hondas or Acuras look anything like this, even after 8 years of both being a daily driver.
So is anyone else this obsessive / insane?
11-13-2007, 04:59 PM
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RE: Anybody else detail their under carriage?
Yes, I quess I fall into the obsessive catagory as well. My 05 bought in Nov 04 has about 19,000 on it now. You could eat off of the car, bottom side also, interior as well. No grit or grime on the bottom of my Stang, looks assembly line fresh.Of course it's not a daily driver and it never goes out in the rain.So it really doesn't take a whole lot of effort to keep it clean.
11-14-2007, 06:22 PM
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RE: Anybody else detail their under carriage?
05 with 32k. yea im a cleaning fool. drives my wife nuts. permatex makes a rust neutralizer you brush on and it works well. best to paint over it after it cures. i live in upstate ny or the rust belt of america as we call it. dont drive it in the salt to keep it rust free. mine gets stored inside from november to march. its a longgggggggggggg winter though 
but spring time rocks!!!!!!!! but twenty years from now my stang will still look brand new!!!!!!!
but spring time rocks!!!!!!!! but twenty years from now my stang will still look brand new!!!!!!!
11-14-2007, 06:29 PM
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RE: Anybody else detail their under carriage?
POR 15 my rear axle last time I changed my oil...
Hated that rusty thing[:@].
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Hated that rusty thing[:@].
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11-14-2007, 07:20 PM
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RE: Anybody else detail their under carriage?
ORIGINAL: Buckshot Barry
This evening I pulled the Pony up on the Rhino stands and started detailing the under carriage. I know, It sounds crazy. I mostly use Mobile 1 5W-30 on paper towels and wipe off anything that has surface rust. It wasn't to bad, as I've only been caught in the rain once and my mileage is so low after 10 months I'm to embarrassed to post it (Sandy knows how little I drive it).
Everything cleaned up well except over in the brake area of the rear wheels. FWIW, the rotors are spotless (I took delivery straight off the car carrier, see my avatar). It's hard getting in to those nooks and crannies. I just can't figure what Ford had in mind. Non of our Hondas or Acuras look anything like this, even after 8 years of both being a daily driver.
So is anyone else this obsessive / insane?
This evening I pulled the Pony up on the Rhino stands and started detailing the under carriage. I know, It sounds crazy. I mostly use Mobile 1 5W-30 on paper towels and wipe off anything that has surface rust. It wasn't to bad, as I've only been caught in the rain once and my mileage is so low after 10 months I'm to embarrassed to post it (Sandy knows how little I drive it).
Everything cleaned up well except over in the brake area of the rear wheels. FWIW, the rotors are spotless (I took delivery straight off the car carrier, see my avatar). It's hard getting in to those nooks and crannies. I just can't figure what Ford had in mind. Non of our Hondas or Acuras look anything like this, even after 8 years of both being a daily driver.
So is anyone else this obsessive / insane?
I'm telling ya, get out and enjoy it.....we ain't getting any younger.
11-14-2007, 07:28 PM
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RE: Anybody else detail their under carriage?
I have questioned the surface rust problem many times and concluded, it is supposed to be that way. Ugly as it may be, read this.....it's from the Ford website;
409 stainless has excellent forming characteristics and is rust through resistant.
A surface rust will form in most instances. This rust retards further corrosion.
409 stainless has excellent forming characteristics and is rust through resistant.
A surface rust will form in most instances. This rust retards further corrosion.
11-14-2007, 08:38 PM
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RE: Anybody else detail their under carriage?
ORIGINAL: 07 Stang
Hey Barry, how many miles do you have on it now? I bet you have the least amount of miles for an '07.
I'm telling ya, get out and enjoy it.....we ain't getting any younger.
Hey Barry, how many miles do you have on it now? I bet you have the least amount of miles for an '07.
I'm telling ya, get out and enjoy it.....we ain't getting any younger.
She will be 10 months old next week.
11-14-2007, 08:44 PM
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RE: Anybody else detail their under carriage?
mother's mag and aluminum polish eats rust off of almost anything. I use it in metalworking all the time and you can find it anywhere. I think it's about $2.50 a tin. I've used it on my sister's rims and you wouldn't know there was rust on them.