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Cleaning Underside of Rocker Panels

The underside of the rocker panels are always an area that's often missed (at least for me). I never think to clean this area when I wash my car, and when I do think to look under there, there's so much grime caked under there. It looks like there's no hope and impossible to clean. What do you experts do to clean rocker panels that are caked in road grime/tar/etc.

I have plastic painted panels.

I know there will be suggestions to ceramic coat, PPF the area, etc, but this is too late for that. What can correct this so I can possibly do that after? Thanks in advance!

Edit: Updated type of panels I have. Added image. Added clean after.

https://imgur.com/gallery/hBtLmZe

https://imgur.com/gallery/YJ46Z7Z

Posted Aug 17, 2018, 2:25 PM UTC · edited

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FastandtheFlatulence•

If you are able to, post some pictures. The reason is, that some panels are plastic, some metal, and some are painted. Each material will have a slightly different approach.

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value_ateOP•

Will do, I'll have to post some when I get a chance.

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NCRranger24Skilled•

I foam them with the rest of the car, make sure to rinse them well with the pressure washer, then use Meguiars APC and a brush to clean them, then I'll seal them with something.

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mrmattolsenWashy washy scrubby scrubby•

APC soak, pressure wash, regular wash. Bug & tar remover where necessary.

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value_ateOP•

Thanks for the input of this thread the underside of my daily has been cleaned like it hasn’t been for 11 years!

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