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Keeping It Clean
Starting my racing career out on road courses, I had little knowledge
of the dirt. My father used to joke that I had never had a racing car
sideways on purpose in my life. I’ve come to love pretty much every
aspect of the dirt—with the exception of cleaning the car after a
night of racing. I would never have imagined dirt and dusts ability to
find its way onto and into every single surface and crevice of a
racing car.
Short of hiring someone else to do it, I am sure that the job of
cleaning a dirt car will always be a task. There are a couple of
products that I have started using regularly to ease the job of
clean-up.
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The first product has been around for some time—Mudd
Off. It is a releasing agent that makes it tough for dirt and grime to cling
to the car. I begin coating my car with the stuff as soon as the car is
clean and dry. I use a pressurized spray bottle so that it is easy to apply
a fine mist to the entire surface of the car. Not only does it cut down on
the amount of dirt that sticks to the car, but makes it much easier to spray
that which does stick to the car off. I run Shox Skinz on all four corners
of my car. Not only do they keep dirt and grime from sticking to the shaft
of the shock, but also protect the body of the shock, particulary threaded
shocks used with coil-overs.
The final item in my cleaning arsenal is Citrol by Schaeffer Lubricants.
This is hands down one of the best products I have used. Much better than
engine degreaser. A citrus based product, Citrol has a pleasant smell, yet
goes to work gutting grease, grime and dirt from hard to reach areas like
nothing I have ever seen. I generally spray it onto an area, let it sit for
20 or 20 seconds and then hose it off. I usually don’t even have to use any
elbow grease.
If I am doing serious cleaning, I also use Valco’s Aluminum Metal Brightner
and Polish. These products are an absolute must when it comes time for my
winter over-hual.
Links to Products listied in this article:
-Mudd-Off
-Citrol Cleaner
-Shox Skinz
-Valco Magix Mix Aluminum Brightner
-Valco’s Magix Mix Metal Polish
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