Joined
·
2,083 Posts
It rained like crazy over the last holiday so what is normally a dusty forest ride turned into a big mud bog. Sure was nice not riding in dust for a change but it took all week to get everything cleaned up from camping gear to the Maverick. So when I started cleaning the Mav I knocked off all the big mud and then tried a tip I read on here from a couple of the mud boggers. I sprayed everything down with a 10:1 water and simple green mixture using a 1 gallon garden sprayer. Waited a few minutes and then hit it with the pressure washer again. Man did that mud come off good! I went ahead and hand washed the main plastic but it really didn't need it and the yellow coils and a arms look shiny and bright again. Very little water spotting on anything and the water beaded up as if it was waxed. Normally I wipe the hood and sides down with a detail car spray to get rid of the water spots but it didn't need it this time. I was a little nervous about getting the simple green on the windshield and the dash display but it was no problem. So the only thing that is hard to clean now are the seats. I don't know what the fabric is on those things but I don't like it. For one thing they soak up heat and if they are sitting in the sun during a beer break you don't want to put any bare skin on them. I had to use the simple green along with a fabric bristle brush to clean them but there are still some small blemishes left in the fabric. Nothing major but I've never had seats that were such a pain to clean.
Anyhow, good tip from whoever gave it. You know who you are and I thank you.
Anyhow, good tip from whoever gave it. You know who you are and I thank you.