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hyedipin said:
how about if I spray myself. with the city water.. it is very hard water, but at least should be better than salt.

If you do that, take a bottle of degreaser or cleaner and spray the undercarriage. let it sit on for a couple of minutes, then wash it off.

If it's warm enough, I break out my pressure washer and do it myself, as I can add the cleaner/degreaser to the tank and it mixes in. I can blast it with the cleaner, then blast it clean. I only go to the automatic places when its too cold to safely get my pressure washer going.
 

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what kind of degreaser or cleaner?
 

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I usually use degreaser, and its whatever i have in the garage. Simple Green, Greased Lightning and Purple Power all work good.

Also use them on the engine too....but thats a different topic and has different procedures for cleaning...lol.
 

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I was afraid that degreaser would degrease the parts that needed to be greased... phew..
 

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hyedipin said:
I was afraid that degreaser would degrease the parts that needed to be greased... phew..

Such as? Remember everything is sealed under there...
 

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I didn't really think of anything, like in general. I am always afraid that when doing under carriage things will find their way into engine from the front...
 

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It is possible that it could dry out all the bushings for the suspension.

I try to spray silicone spray on all my suspension bushings around once or twice a year. I also clean and spray the CV boots. They seem to be hard plastic though, so they would probably be fine without. O:)

I put protectant on the door seals also.. well, I put protectant on ALOT of other stuff too.. \:D/
 

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I put protectant on the door seals also.. well, I put protectant on ALOT of other stuff too.. \:D/

What protectant do you put on the seals? My buddy is having a problem with them sticking on his Silverado....mainly on the doors that get used MOST often (believe it or not). WD-40 was just a temp. solution that he tried.
 

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2003KJ said:
jeepjeepster said:
I put protectant on the door seals also.. well, I put protectant on ALOT of other stuff too.. \:D/

What protectant do you put on the seals? My buddy is having a problem with them sticking on his Silverado....mainly on the doors that get used MOST often (believe it or not). WD-40 was just a temp. solution that he tried.

I use this mostly:

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I have used Meguiars Natural Shine also. It can be found at most auto parts stores where The All Season Dressing must be ordered off the internet unless you have a big Meguiars dealer near you.

http://www.meguiars.com/?home-vinyl-rubber-care/Natural-Shine-Vinyl-Rubber-Protectant
 
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