The hardest vehicle to hand wash - ever!

[Bama_Swampfox]

Ok, this is chicken sh@t topic but I’d appreciate some tips/products to ease the pain of hand washing the Gladiator.

Let me start by saying I hand washed my F250 crew with a ladder rack many times - I’d rather take it to a car wash and pay the $12 frankly but with the rack, it wasn’t an option. Since I added a cargo basket to the Gladiator, I’m in the same boat again.

The Gladiator has so many body seams (fenders to body; hardtop seams; all sorts of nooks crannies) it takes forever to get this thing spotless - bright white doesn’t help - should have gone with Stingrey I guess?

Seeing as Jeeps were meant to get dirty what do all do to make the job easier?

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[Dryfly24]

Ok, this is chicken sh@t topic but I’d appreciate some tips/products to ease the pain of hand washing the Gladiator.

Let me start by saying I hand washed my F250 crew with a ladder rack many times - I’d rather take it to a car wash and pay the $12 frankly but with the rack, it wasn’t an option. Since I added a cargo basket to the Gladiator, I’m in the same boat again.

The Gladiator has so many body seams (fenders to body; hardtop seams; all sorts of nooks crannies) it takes forever to get this thing spotless - bright white doesn’t help - should have gone with Stingrey I guess?

Seeing as Jeeps were meant to get dirty what do all do to make the job easier?

Ignore it and pretend it doesn’t bother me….

 

[ecidiego]

Other than putting 2 or 3 Zaino coats on to protect against sun fade, I will probably only wash once or twice a year. I love not having to give a shit the way I would with a sports car.

 

[In3briatedPanda]

i use a water cannon (whatever its called) and just go over with a microfiber cloth. Once i rinse off, i just touch up the spots i miss with a damp microfiber. Ill never not wash my car again without my water cannon and pressure washer.

i use meguires snow cannon stuff if anyone is curious. The chemical guys has good stuff too.

 

[Dryfly24]

i use a water cannon (whatever its called) and just go over with a microfiber cloth. Once i rinse off, i just touch up the spots i miss with a damp microfiber. Ill never not wash my car again without my water cannon and pressure washer.

i use meguires snow cannon stuff if anyone is curious. The chemical guys has good stuff too.

I am intrigued. What is this “water cannon” sorcery you speak of? Do you have a link?

 

[Motoarch]

I just drive it through the local wash every 3 or 4 weeks.

Because ehh, who cares.

 

[In3briatedPanda]

I am intrigued. What is this “water cannon” sorcery you speak of? Do you have a link?

https://www.amazon.com/MEGUIARS-G19...ocphy=9011164&hvtargid=pla-850635470057&psc=1

I just bought the soap, i bought the tool from oreillys, it was an armor all (i work automotive so i get wholesale). It hooks to your pressure washer and coats the car in this thick soap. I go over with a microfiber and then pressure wash off. Ill never wash another vehicle again without a pressure washer.

I really was not expecting to be as impressed as i was.

i legit can dm you a ring video if youre that interested bc i just washed both my POS' this weekend. lol

 

[WXman]

Funny you say this because I've had a LOT of full size trucks and I can hand wash my Gladiator in half the time. I LOVE washing this truck because it goes so fast. Much less area to cover.

 

[Dryfly24]

https://www.amazon.com/MEGUIARS-G19...ocphy=9011164&hvtargid=pla-850635470057&psc=1

I just bought the soap, i bought the tool from oreillys, it was an armor all (i work automotive so i get wholesale). It hooks to your pressure washer and coats the car in this thick soap. I go over with a microfiber and then pressure wash off. Ill never wash another vehicle again without a pressure washer.

I really was not expecting to be as impressed as i was.

i legit can dm you a ring video if youre that interested bc i just washed both my POS' this weekend. lol

Please do. You’ve just about got me convinced to run out and buy a PW’er…

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

Foam cannon is really nice.

 

[MrZappo]

Aero Cosmetics

Not the mot expensive but the stuff works very well ... 1 gallon lasts me 2 years ...

I wash my Jeep in about 10 minutes ... 20 if I'm sandbagging or being picky ...

When I was flying a lot, I saw the guys at the local airport using this on their $800,000 airplanes because the water at the airfield was hard and made a mess of things ... If its good enough for that, its good enough for the Jeep ... And honestly, it really does work very well ...

 

[Jerhemi]

You're supposed to wash these things? I've washed it once since ownership...and by washed it, I mean through a touchless drive through wash.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Ignore it and pretend it doesn’t bother me….

.... I will probably only wash once or twice a year. I love not having to give a shit the way I would with a sports car.

....Because ehh, who cares.

Damn at well over $50,000 I care! I’m always amazed at people who want a certain car, agonize over just what color to get, which options, put aftermarket wheels and tires on them...... then neglect them or beat the shit out of them. My money comes too damn hard to ignore my truck’s maintenance which includes maintaining the appearance inside and out.

Funny you say this because I've had a LOT of full size trucks and I can hand wash my Gladiator in half the time. I LOVE washing this truck because it goes so fast. Much less area to cover.

My last two trucks were a purchased-new 2008 Chevy 3500HD crew dually 4x4 which burned to the ground in 2016 - UGH UGH UGH, replaced with a lightly used 2014 GMC 2500HD Denali.

Both were a major undertaking to wash, clay bar and wax compare to the Gladiator. I’m really enjoying this truck and it’s size, which is perfect for my needs now.

 

[ecidiego]

Damn at well over $50,000 I care! I’m always amazed at people who want a certain car, agonize over just what color to get, which options, put aftermarket wheels and tires on them...... then neglect them or beat the shit out of them. My money comes too damn hard to ignore my truck’s maintenance which includes maintaining the appearance inside and out.




My last two trucks were a purchased-new 2008 Chevy 3500HD crew dually 4x4 which burned to the ground in 2016 - UGH UGH UGH, replaced with a lightly used 2014 GMC 2500HD Denali.

Both were a major undertaking to wash, clay bar and wax compare to the Gladiator. I’m really enjoying this truck and it’s size, which is perfect for my needs now.

You missed the Zaino part of my post....

 

[CMac]

Dontcha have any slightly motivated children in your neighborhood?

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