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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 02:25 PM
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ok i used castrol super clean engine degreaser sprayed it on everything and then sprayed it off with a hose like diretions said and all i managed to do was turn all my water hoses white lol any sugestions wat yal use i mean even the dirt is still there how i get my hoses black agian?
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 04:15 PM
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I've always had good luck with Simple Green. Just gotta leave it on for a long time. The last crap I used turned my houses white too. I'm not sure if they will go back to black without sanding them down and then they wont be glossy. LOL
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 04:43 PM
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thanks il try simple green my truck is so freakin dirty its got scratches all over n pop stains in the carpet 5 yr old twin neices tend to do that so im tryin to clean it up make it look new agian thanks though il try simple green
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 04:49 PM
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Yeah, it's tough to bring a truck back from the depths of dispair after they have been abused.

A good detailer should have atachments that can clean up the carpet for you. If they are not too bad you can buy seom stuff form Home Depot called Spot or something like that. It's a tall can of carpet cleaner they keep in the houshold cleaning supplies section. The stuff works awesome!!

If you werre local I'd offer to teach you how to reduce or eliminate the scratches.
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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lol thanks luckily most of the scratches ar ein the bed which will some day be covered with a spray in liner so they ok jus have a couple on the outside if my turlte wax carpet cleaner doesnt work il try that stuff you mentioned thanks for the help
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 10:01 AM
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simple green - let is sit couple minutes - spray it off
might go back over your hoses with 707 - mild protectant
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 10:02 AM
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thanks im defintly tryin that simple green my engine bay is a mess
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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If you have heavy grease build up then using a long bristle brush or even a broom end will help dislodge a lot of the gunk after you spray it with Simple Green. Also put the hose sprayer on a jet setting so it really has some power. Just be VERY careful around your PCM and such.
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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the pcm is around the battery rite?
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Old Mar 23, 2005 | 08:12 AM
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A damp rag will take the white crap off the hoses. Have to rub it pretty hard though. That orange engine cleaner did the same thing on my SS.
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