What did you do to your Jeep today? - April 2025

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Darth Wrangler said:
How do you all wash your jeeps? Is it the old sponge and hose method? Do you take it to a car wash?
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Don’t look to me for advice, but I use a power washer to knock all of that mud off. Then a bucket of soapy water and a wool mitt to wash. Then the power washer to rinse it all off again. Then of course grumble afterward when I see spots I missed.

I don’t go to car washes with any vehicles. Hard to find touchless ones around me. And I like to spend the time hand washing my vehicles anyway.
 
Gr8Dain said:
Don’t look to me for advice, but I use a power washer to knock all of that mud off. Then a bucket of soapy water and a wool mitt to wash. Then the power washer to rinse it all off again. Then of course grumble afterward when I see spots I missed.

I don’t go to car washes with any vehicles. Hard to find touchless ones around me. And I like to spend the time hand washing my vehicles anyway.
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I often hit a brushless wash on the way home from wheeling (the spinning brushes are bad for soft tops, especially the windows) to clear off the majority of the muck, then do the old fashioned hose and washing mitt in the driveway. The hardest part that car washes don’t really do well is getting underneath clean.


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cram501 said:
My lights in my RSE Step Sliders on the passenger side wouldn't work. RSE sent me a new motor and PCB. I spent the afternoon taking the sliders off and replaced the motor and PCB. Those damn sliders with the skid plates are heavy as hell. I had to call my nephew to come help me slide them back into place. I think I'll avoid doing that by myself again unless I have some labor lined up.
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I have found with the RSE sliders, use two tall jack stands to help support them during install or removal.
 
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It has held up really well since I got it several years ago. Most of the scratches on it were just in the surface and not very deep at all.

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