Cleaning wheel well liners?

[royalkangaroo]

Anyone have any tips for cleaning the felt-like wheel well liners? Pressure washed mine pretty thoroughly but they still seem to drip mud. Is this just a losing battle?

[Boardmember]

They look great when they're clean, I would buy them if I didn't have them. But...they're tricky to clean and I'm not a pro at doing it. It's the things that stick to them that don't readily come off with high pressure water: pieces of pine straw for instance.

 

Griot's Garage sells a brush with about a 30" handle that's designed for washing wheel wells. It works pretty good at combing crap off the carpet-like liners.

[thewhitestallion]

I use Adams Polishes All Purpose cleaner to wash them. I just spray some cleaner on the liners let it sit for a little while and then hit the liner with a Adam's old tire brush (they have a new one now that is not as stiff). I then use my water pressure to rinse them off. My liners come out looking new by the time I am done with it.

 

Honestly, you could probably do it with out the cleaner. I just use the cleaner to help break down the mud and dirt that may be on there. The water pressure is what really cleans them up.

[LongrangeLauber]

I spray till no more mud drips off lol

 

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[Black02Silverado]

All good tips. Thanks

[revrnd]

I spray till no more mud drips off lol

 

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I guess that's it for me then. It'll be a cold day in you know where before I take a brush to clean the wheel well liners. Major PITA last week washing the truck. I didn't spend a lot of time cleaning them as our roads, even the paved ones are a mess. A day of melting snow & "mud" covered pavement & you wouldn't know I had washed it. Maybe in the drier months I'll due a better job.

 

BTW, whoever came up w/ the idea of using this (fill in the blank) mat'l on a truck obviously has never owned, let alone driven a truck.

[LongrangeLauber]

 

I guess that's it for me then. It'll be a cold day in you know where before I take a brush to clean the wheel well liners. Major PITA last week washing the truck. I didn't spend a lot of time cleaning them as our roads, even the paved ones are a mess. A day of melting snow & "mud" covered pavement & you wouldn't know I had washed it. Maybe in the drier months I'll due a better job.

 

BTW, whoever came up w/ the idea of using this (fill in the blank) mat'l on a truck obviously has never owned, let alone driven a truck.

Use a pressure washer and get them real good about once a month. The carpet is to reduce road noise entering the cabin. I agree it's a pain it's not all too bad. I use a foam cannon to clean the truck about once a week and normally hit the wheel well liners real quick while it's out

 

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[revrnd]

Anyone have any tips for cleaning the felt-like wheel well liners? Pressure washed mine pretty thoroughly but they still seem to drip mud. Is this just a losing battle?

Exactly!

[DirtyMarcus]

A little late but yes, pressure washing them is the best way. Even the guys at adams polishes suggested this and they could have easily suggested spraying on any of their vari I should cleaners. The trick is to clean them regularly, about twice a month or as needed if in rainy conditions or mud.

[royalkangaroo]

I spent a lot of quarters at the wash bay yesterday pressure washing these liners and dirt just continuously poured out. No real progress in getting them clean. No sense, however seeing how mud season is right around the corner.

 

I'll just have to wait till after spring to use half a months worth of water to flush them.

 

On a side note, seems like the frame coating collects dirt as well. Gave it a good rinse yesterday and it's still coated with sand. Must be due to the sticky nature of the wax. Hopefully it'll clean off eventually.

[revrnd]

I spent a lot of quarters at the wash bay yesterday pressure washing these liners and dirt just continuously poured out. No real progress in getting them clean. No sense, however seeing how mud season is right around the corner.

 

I'll just have to wait till after spring to use half a months worth of water to flush them.

 

On a side note, seems like the frame coating collects dirt as well. Gave it a good rinse yesterday and it's still coated with sand. Must be due to the sticky nature of the wax. Hopefully it'll clean off eventually.

 

I wonder what the reason was that grime seemed to stick to the body side mouldings on the GMT900s? Pressure wash the truck and everything was nice & clean except for the mouldings on the doors.

[royalkangaroo]

I wonder what the reason was that grime seemed to stick to the body side mouldings on the GMT900s? Pressure wash the truck and everything was nice & clean except for the mouldings on the doors.

I had the same problem with my GMT900. The issue is the mouldings are plastic and don't have the same finish as the clear coated body panels. The plastic holds embedded dirt particles much more than the body panels.

 

Solution: pick up a clay bar kit at your local auto shop. (Meguiars, Mothers, etc) hand wash the mouldings really well so no dirt remains. Decontaminate the mouldings as per the clay kit instructions. Top them with an auto wax or sealant. This will keep them protected.

 

Ideally you would do this to the whole truck. If you want to "feel" how much contaminats are stuck in your clear coat, after you wash your truck, put a sandwich baggie on your hand and lightly go over the body panel. If it feels rough, it could use a good clay.

 

Here's my 2010 after being clayed, buffed with correcting polish, and waxed.

 

[revrnd]

I wonder if applying spray on bed liner would 'coat' the surface preventing the crud from soaking into the 'carpet'?

[royalkangaroo]

I wonder if applying spray on bed liner would 'coat' the surface preventing the crud from soaking into the 'carpet'?

Seems like it could do more harm than good, possibly trapping salt or moisture behind them.

[Likarok]

I spray till no more mud drips off lol

 

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AHHHH jep! hahahha