Cleaning 4WD After Beach. Backyard Mechanic 11

After beach four wheel drive clean up is super important if you don't want your machine to rust away! This video will show you how to do a thorough job after every trip!
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[@baronvonaux8294]

Lol Alex dropping the wisdom bombs! “If you don’t care then do what you want”. Cracked me up. 🤜

[@4WheelingInNSW]

Another good clip Alex. The only thing I would say though is vinegar won't neutralize the salt, vinegar is in fact acidic therefore possibly making the issue worse. The detergent will help neutralize the salt / acidic vinegar ( like when they acid wash pavers and tiles - they have a neutralising solution which is essentially just detergent in a bottle ) however I would be more inclined to hit it all underneath with just the detergent alone and then give it all a sound dose of Inox or similar. I wouldn't want to be adding any acid of any kind inside chassis rails, under metal guards etc. Great clip though as always. Cheers mate

[@alexcoxe7272]

Your old patrol is the reason I got a GU Patrol for my first car I live in Perth too 6164 and I’d love to come out with you one time and go 4wding. Show you my patrol that I’ve built up over the last year and a half.

[@4x4EastCoast]

Great video mate. A few good tips there. I will definitely be using the vinegar and soap trick. Good job.

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

You really need a garden sprayer to put on the vinegar / dish washing soap mix. The big ones with a separate head and flexible hose are awesome for this job as you can get into all the nooks and crannies easily and keep the stinging spray away from your eyes.

[@jvalentine8376]

I would also recommend you spray all the under bonnet electricals with WD40 and then go down to your local car wash and give the whole car a good blast off underneath and under the bonnet . Then take it for a drive to dry off . Most modern vehicles will not have any starting issues after water blasting the motor but kind off stay away from the coils and injectors and electrical boxes and concentrate on the sides of the engine , exhaust and down towards the front end suspension more . I don't go on the beach anymore but that's what I did every time I came off the beach straight to the car wash and then wash it again at home . I never had anyone say after lifting the bonnet , oh I can see you went onto the beach a lot but it still does damage to your vehicle .

[@connorstyles6664]

Can you do a video on how to clean and get the headlights to come up like yours? looks bloody clean as!

[@bushfirej]

good vid mate, look up autosmart and see what they can do. i bought 1 of their clay cloths and took all my pin striping off as well as surface rust and took like 1 hour to do the whole car instead of half a day to clay bar

[@Kelvin555s]

Good tips on rust protection. I have to do it. Cheers

[@LoneGalloperOverland]

good advice!!! going to take it and do a thorough clean Moka as soon as it stops bloody raining haha

[@dtayl93]

I also used fish oil at one point and soon afterwards got sand stuck to all the underside. A year on I am still struggling to get some bits off. Would be great if you could reveal your ultimate degreaser solution.

[@roocrew86]

Headlights look great mate

[@-paulmp]

Mate, keen on hearing about getting rid of pinstripes.. mine has more than a bad suit.

[@dreamerseas5973]

Great vid thanks and enjoyed the WA humour. Lanno/wedge/cervantes is good fun.Would love to see a vid on how to spot rust under your car, I have no idea whether the cleaning I do is working or not (besides the lack of any immediately obvious rust). Maybe show your car vs someone's that has rust due to beach driving?

[@rollyb5061]

looks great Alex

[@the_curry_cruiser]

Keen for the next vid! My 4B is a dark colour. Plenty of pin stripes...

[@Icemane1995]

Hi mate. How come you spray straight over the rust with the black paint? Does the black paint actually stay on? I’ve got a tiny amount of surface rust I want to get on top of

[@Alex.G]

If I was doing this now I'd get some rust converting paint. One product to kill the rust and leave a nice black coating. Easily available at any old hardware or auto store 🙂

[@jrh928]

thats why i love vinyl floors

[@mountainconstructions]

My neighbour covers every bit of exposed metal in a 50/50 Fish Oil / Diesel Mix. It never dries! I know realise why i have black paint on my rims, the previous owner tried to dodgy in the insides up to hide the CV issues

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

Fisholine is awesome at stopping rust BUT you can't just paint it on an leave it. You are right, it never seems to dry, it stinks and is sticky as hell. It has to be painted over but once it has been put on, it stops rust in its tracks.

[@lostsheepadventures]

You guys got some awesome vids! keep it up, always interesting to see what Aus offers

[@izakgeddes547]

Concerned about the black paint, wouldn't it just be hiding it, and could the rust still work away underneath? Looks great but you've just hiden it is all, right?

[@Alex.G]

Legitimate concern there! I'm not particularly worried especially as it was not so much rusty as just bare. 2 years on there's no rust there. But, it could still be a good idea to use a slightly more expensive rust kill paint to really be sure

[@panibe00]

Have you tried Innox mate? as a form of rust prevention? Or do you prefer to Lanolin

[@Alex.G]

No I haven't tried it actually! I know that's what Ronny Dahl uses though. Can't diss the inox at al given that I've never used it.

[@panibe00]

Who is Ronny Dahl ? Does he have a 4WD?

[@Alex.G]

Ben oh buddy! 4 wheeling australia. KZbin channel 🙂

[@panibe00]

Bahaha I'm a patreon of ronnys just trolling you bro lol

[@Alex.G]

This is one of the few times I'm glad I was trolled 😂

[@matteastwood87]

Nice work boys

[@kizbot85]

I would have used rust converter before spraying with black paint.

[@DannyTx]

Hey I know this is over a year later, but do you think baking soda will work as well for neutralizing salt? How's the rust prevention working out a year later? Buying a hose end sprayer for doing this thanks to your preventive methods. I'm new to the 4x4 scene but looking for ways to protect my investment.

[@Alex.G]

I'm not sure how baking soda would go but hey, anything is better than leaving the salt sit there! The lanolin oil coating is something you'd probably have to apply every 6 months or so, that's about how often I do it.

[@alexsallery]

How come your car has no pinstripes from bushes like mine 😪😪😪

[@moonloop6]

That black paint does not stop the rust at all. You'd need to blast the surface rust off first, before applying the paint.

[@harrywest6624]

Joel Auvinen pretty sure he said it was to cover up new scratches..

[@roadtrain5910]

I wash my vehicles in rain water gravity fed from tank to pressure washer the town scheme water is bad with calcium plus don't have to own a chamois cause there's no water marks really dig your patrol .....lol a week then you wash it???? I'm having a hard time looking for citra clean degreaser for cleaning the chassis (not good on body actually stains the paint) used to use at the place used to work at amazing stuff it would eat the sand and dust and brighten the chassis color really good making tires look natural black with no shine

[@melfredpretorius7643]

Great job!

[@benno8588]

I've used ct18 in foam gun on my karcher as a pre wash for yrs. My wife's new car my ford and my patrol paint is still like new........ maybe you use to much

[@daniel-tv-5951]

Don’t worry about the salt damage by the time that hits in the patrol will have blown up

[@Alex.G]

😂 it's funny because it's true

[@johndiaz7240]

Good enfo,thanks

[@gaj5701]

Cheap b*stard life hack for when you forgot to lanolin your car before heading to many beaches, get some aerosol cooking oil (I used canola as it smells slightly less than a chip shop & was on offer in Coles) & spray anything that doesn't get banging hot underneath your vehicle. Did a week on Moreton & then heaps of NSW beaches with simple hose downs clearing all the crap off enough to go again. No idea if it has any rust preventing properties as I can't find a canola to ask, however it did the job I wanted splendidly & all for $3. Banger!

[@Alex.G]

Yes! I'm a cheap b*stard and hence, I love this idea haha! That's a top idea, cos it washes off easier when the crap gets stuck in it. Plus...I'd rather deal with the lightly fish and chip scented undercarriage than the off fishy smell you get with fish oil.

[@gaj5701]

Intents Offroad Yeah, it was a real last minute thing as I totally forgot & just went for the cheapest thing I could find in Coles, other than the really cheap olive oil which would've made me want Mediterranean food constantly. 1 can sorted my otherwise moderately surface rusty 98 GU & gave the chassis a wet look like 'Soul Glow' from Coming To America for a couple of weeks 😀

[@DonsShed]

"Like" for Soul Glow comment LOL

[@peterbryan3295]

Bloody good video Alex love your channel and so does my nephew Phill.we don't like to many KZbinrs but we both enjoy Intents...I drive a guy as well and Phil is in a 80 series so yeah a bit of banter there.. Phil has just started his own channel, Outback Swagging.please check it out.he doing a great job and i help out..like i said we both love the channel and hope to see you around the camp fire one day soon...

[@joshjones887]

9:11 What paint is this? Great video some good tips here :)

[@Alex.G]

Cheers Josh ☺ that's just a 4 buck can of black from supercheap auto I had lying around

[@dannyrexknight]

Vinegar is an acid, what would that do to a salt???

[@Alex.G]

Neutralise it apparently! I was skeptical at first but after doing my research it appears to be true!

[@daw4x486]

Vinegar and water is a great cleaner It is good to clean your windscreens with aswell

[@Biggiiful]

Salt is a base.

[@bluefunkenator]

link to fulcrum suspension not working? went to an error page

[@Alex.G]

Thanks for picking that. Looks like it must be down right now cos I've used the link before and it doesn't work for me right now.

[@georgedunham7311]

I can feel your ocd through the video 😂😂 it’s a good thing

[@olihaub]

I used to use straight lanotech but have switched tk KO-66 knock out rust. knockout-rust.com.au Its a mixture of lanolin, fishoil and bitumen. It leaves everything black and creates a sacrificial layer. Just need a solid 2 weeks to dry!

[@929cosmodude]

fish oil goes alright but takes 5 weeks to dry

[@NuggetMuncherGammer]

Dodgeys Brothers

[@matejhosner1980]

Buhaha, salt is gonna kill your lawn! Nice job, tho.

[@Alex.G]

good thing it's my old mans lawn then :D

[@baconbacon332]

First

[@Alex.G]

Bacon! :D

[@0521carlos]

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