best way to clean the whole underside of the car to get oil off?

[mitch26753]

well the person that had my car before me must of drove it for some time with it leaking oil. The whole underside of the car from the engine bay back is covered in a thick coating of oil. I don.t really know how i can get it all off? Only thing i can think of is to spray it in degreaser and try to spray it while it's on jack stands? anyone else have any ideas? I am getting the car painted soon and want to get it off before i have it painted.

[4Motion4g63]

Degreser and take it to a car wash or truck wash station and power wash the undercarage wash, The automated one, Do it a few times till its clean.....

Steam with degreaser actually works the best though, Most semi truck wash stations have that type of setup check into one in your area...Those trucks are NASTY dirty and must be cleaned before most major services....

[imagine-02]

I would just leave it on if I were you.
Thats really good rust protection.

[pj91gsx]

I think most of all dsms I have seen have grease, oil substance under the car. If your going to clean it, You should undercoat the bottom of the car. I would spray the degreaser and use a push broom or a huge brush. something bigger than a toothbrush.

[RedTurboEclipse]

degreaser and steam. there are places that do this type of job. commercial grade quality type of cleaning, have always done the job for me. they put the car on a lift and go at it.

[GnArKiLL70]

purple power FTW!!!

[Rob10_99]

Yep truckstops best place to go, steam pressure washing.
At least give it a good rattlecan when your done.

[jwcardy]

Yea i would definately undercoat it after you clean it up...i used brake cleaner and a scrub brush on my wheel wells and undercoated them! Just like new. It looks amazing. I plan to do the same to the underside of the car too.
-wes

[jemsoccer]

Get a few of those bondo applicator things, the plastic scrapers, and scrap off the big stuff. Then degrease as per stated above.

[mitch26753]

I don't really know of any truck stops around that have steam pressure washing? I think that i would have to put the car on a lift to clean it good since it's so low to ground. What kind of undercoating are you talking about? Your not talking about the linex shit they sell at walmart are you? Is it just like a paint or does it have stuff in it? I would think that undercoating would wiegh down the car? Atleast the kind i'm thinking of.

[pullerfan]

there talkin about anything the will prevent the underside from rusting.. you can get something type of rust prevention in a rattle can and it really shouldn't way your car down as long as you dont go crazy and dont ryno line it

[Novice]

They sell degrease in a can at Autozone. May sound kind of strange but a toilet brush works really well for scrubbing dirty car parts. It's long, with a handle, and has pretty stout bristles that won't scratch up or damage stuff. Plus they're really cheap.

Thats if you're going to do it yourself. Also, if you're under the car you should get something to protect your eyes.

[pullerfan]

Originally Posted by imagine-02

I would just leave it on if I were you.
Thats really good rust protection.

Good for rust protection, BAD if he is gonna repaint it!!

[mitch26753]

I'm not talking about rhino linging it or line-x. I'm sure some people on here know what i'm talking about. They sell it at walmart and parts stores. It's called undercoatig and i believe it rubberized, It's made just for what your saying undercoating a car and fenderwells. My friends use to use it when they did stereo comps they use to spray it in the trunk and it work just as good as dynamat for about 100 times cheaper. I will go to parts store and check out and see what they have. I thought about just taking it to a dealership and see how much they would charge( since they wouldn't know what there getting into until they go to do it i may get a pretty cheap rate)

[2point3Tsi]

That undercoat stuff is 5-6bucks at any schucks/napa/zone. Good stuff looks just like factory and it is paintable too

[Defiant]

Originally Posted by jemsoccer

Get a few of those bondo applicator things, the plastic scrapers, and scrap off the big stuff. Then degrease as per stated above.

Or, if you'd like to do something else that weekend, just pay a detail shop to steam it.

[mitch26753]

Originally Posted by Defiant

Or, if you'd like to do something else that weekend, just pay a detail shop to steam it.

Will detail shops do that? I have never heard of one steam cleaning the under carriage? I do live in a smaller town but damn i don't know or heard of anyone around here doing that?

[DSMunknown]

Most of us are harlots. Just negotiating on the price.

[Defiant]

Originally Posted by mitch26753

Will detail shops do that? I have never heard of one steam cleaning the under carriage? I do live in a smaller town but damn i don't know or heard of anyone around here doing that?

It's fairly common around here, I'd be surprised it it wasn't more so where they us salt and whatever else on the roads.

[mitch26753]

Originally Posted by Defiant

It's fairly common around here, I'd be surprised it it wasn't more so where they us salt and whatever else on the roads.

I would think too. THey use just about anything on the roads up here and it makes a mess. I have called a few places and no luck yet. So i am stil looking around.

[Tuning Spirit]

I say 2 cans of high grade degreaser ( I find it at Canadian Tire, I'm not sure where it is in the US ), let is soak in, and then a touchless car wash. That should get it all off. If not, follow up with old rags. That's how I did it, then I used rubberized undercoating. Fine job I say.