Keeping a Clean Machine!

[Lexicon7]

I'm travling in my 2005 Super Duty and Lance TC and the truck just gets more and more crappy looking with all those bugs and all those miles..
Yesterday I thought well lets try whatever we've got and what I had was Glass Plus window cleaner in a spray bottle.
I slowly worked my way around the snout of my truck with some paper towels and then used a dry towel to shine it up... I worked the paint and then the bumper chrome and when I stepped back to take a look...
Truck looked surprisingly "detailed!" Of course this is just a "band-aid" cleanup but it looks night & day better.. Who wudda' thunk!??
Don't really care at this point about how "proper" this is.. It made me smile and that turned my frown upside down...

[Ductape]

Well, I'm never going to use paper towels on paint, if it's good paint.

Of course we're in AK for the summer and have not seen "clean" for a while. 😉

My practice has always been to leave the dirt on until I can wash it off properly. Bugs now, some are corrosive, so I may go out of my way to find a wash when we encounter those. Google for truck wash to find something you can fit into.

[Johno02]

If you see a Blue Beacon truck wash on your travels, just pull in and they will take care of it for your.

[PawPaw_n_Gram]

I 'treat' my truck to a detailed professional wash about once every three or four months.

I get my TT cleaned and waxed twice a year - usually when I'm close to Mexico.

Of course on the drive back, both get covered with bugs again. (And I won't even attempt to clean the mess from driving thru south Florida to/from Key West.)

[azdryheat]

Hire a detailer to come to your campsite and clean up your rig. There was such a guy in San Diego that did a neighbor's huge toy hauler, including the roof and awning for $100. Might be less for a TC. Might be worth it.

Or, take off the camper (I see lots of folks camping that way) and run the truck through a car wash. I usually run my truck through one of those self-wash places to keep it looking nice.

[downtheroad]

Sounds good...I have to have a clean truck and trailer...have to.

But, if you had a GMC instead of a Ford you would never have to clean it because GMC's always look good.....:)