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cleaning frozen mud?

7.9K views 13 replies 11 participants last post by  Army_Frontier  
#1 ·
i went mudding last night and ive been cleaning all day and still no where near clean on the underside of my truck. anyone have any tricks on how to remove the frozen mud ont he underside of my truck? :confused:

ive tried a power washer, ive tried a home and garden sprinkler under it for about an hour but the weather out side is under freezing and its only thaws when its sunny, is what let me get all the mud off on the surface
 
#2 ·
you really need a steam pressure washer or hot water power washer, i know around here some of the car wash places have hot water (about 80 to 100*) and that has worked in the past for me.
 
#4 ·
sounds like a frozen rockyroad icecream to me.... some fudge and caramel...

yeah you need some hot water to clean the underneath of your truck.

thats the only way.
 
#6 ·
leave it there and wait for a warmer day man.... Its not hurting anything right??
 
#7 ·
I don’t know if you guys have Valero gas stations around where you are but the car washes always have hot water. FYI the codes are all the same. They are 5 digits all ending in 0. For example 34530, 45740 and so on. I go through one at least 3 times a week and always works for me no matter where I am. Don’t know if this helps but it is free.


:)
 
#8 ·
it not hurting but its not helping:(

i could wait but winter just hit a warmer day couldnt be for another couple months. and im def not waiting that long to clean it.

lol there is a **** ton of mud under there. my truck is sitting at least two inches lower. front and rear.
 
#11 ·
I want to see pictures of your muddy creation!
 
#9 ·
I suspect that your mud is so deep that surface water is not enough to warm it up to unfreeze.

You need to get the truck warm. Really warm and for a long time for the heat to melt the ice. Getting inside a garage would help. Renting a heater that can blow hot air under your truck may work.

If you were in New York City, you can park you truck over a manhole cover that is venting steam.
 
#13 ·
Just one more reason I hate the mud and keep it to a minimum as much as possible.

Go rent a power washer. Connect it to the kitchen faucet (lots of hose and a adapter) and turn the hot water on.
 
#14 ·
Haha... my bad for laughing but we had this problem in Missouri when i was stationed at Ft. Leanordwood with the equiptment. we got it off with shovels... use a lil garden shovel and a decal remover (gets A LOT hotter then a blow dryer)