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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 09:29 AM
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Has anybody ran their soft top through a hydro spray? Like at BP, it's the automated pressure washer thing that you park in. I've used the normal hoses, but I'm afraid the big machine will rip my soft top. And I still can't get the mud off my jeep :confused:
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 09:41 AM
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I've run it through those before with my soft top and came out with no problems. Just make sure your side panels are tucked in to the Velcro. It's gonna be a little louder with the soft top though.
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 09:42 AM
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I always go to a self serve...pressure wash the body and take a nice medium hard bristle brush and some car wash soap to my top...thats what has worked for me...ive never wanted to take my jeep through one of those either
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 09:51 AM
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Thanks for the quick replies guys, I appreciate it. I might try it later this afternoon. It's kinda funny, I'll take this thing where you can't take anything else, yet I'm afraid to take it through a car wash lol
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 04:54 PM
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I've taken mine thru an automatic touchless with no problems.
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 07:01 AM
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Will going through automatic carwashes cause the plastic windows to yellow?
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 07:13 AM
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Goes Through fine just watch the antenna it bend very easily, speaking from expirence
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Jhouse93
I always go to a self serve...pressure wash the body and take a nice medium hard bristle brush and some car wash soap to my top...thats what has worked for me...ive never wanted to take my jeep through one of those either
I don't know about the brush to the soft top. I did that to the top on my TJ. Never leaked before I brush washed it but after I was getting a lot of water soaking through, even after I treated it. Then I read somewhere to NEVER use a brush on the soft top
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 07:53 AM
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I cannot speak from any experience i would just assume that jeep could put out a product thats meant to be used everyday to stand up to everyday use...like driving through a carwash
Owners manual say anything?
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 07:58 AM
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Once or twice a week. I work at a touch less carwash in morgantown, wv
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