P500 Best way to clean the P500?

[Chooglin]

I bet some just use windex and paper towels and go to scrubbing at dried on mud...that's gonna leave a mark.

Hey you talking about me........lol. My winshield is pretty much trashed. I took a trip to Royal Blue two years ago , it was so dusty that day , I had to keep wipeing the dust off of it (dry). I wish I would have had a spray bottle that day !

 

[Admin]

 

[trigger]

Hey you talking about me........lol. My winshield is pretty much trashed. I took a trip to Royal Blue two years ago , it was so dusty that day , I had to keep wipeing the dust off of it (dry). I wish I would have had a spray bottle that day !

So that's why you painted it! I just ordered some window tint for my half shield...dark green fade to black.

 

[LandPioneer]

If I had a windshield. .that had zero
scratches. .I'd be showin...bragging
....
Pics or it never happened

I would pay you some attention if it was worth it. I've been down this road with you before. You think what you say is gold and it really is sh!t. I don't take kindly to a stranger keyboard warrior calling me a liar. I have nothing to prove to you sir. My d@mn windshield isn't scratched and that's that. Maybe I know how to take care of it better than you?

 

[Chooglin]

So that's why you painted it! I just ordered some window tint for my half shield...dark green fade to black.

No this was my full winshield

 

[LandPioneer]

Hey you talking about me........lol. My winshield is pretty much trashed. I took a trip to Royal Blue two years ago , it was so dusty that day , I had to keep wipeing the dust off of it (dry). I wish I would have had a spray bottle that day !

Wiping them is what scratches them. I've never touched mine with anything other than a squeegee or water. I might have rubbed a sponge across it a few times once it was clean. But I never wipe it with anything while it is dirty. One of my Rzr buddies gave me the pointer after he found out the hard way Lol.

 

[AlR]

Isn't it a rule of thumb that you don't use a high pressure power washer to clean any atv or utv? I always thought that you'd just push dirt and water into places you didn't want dirt and water. The owner's manual for most Honda's I've had mention this. If I use the power washer, I dial the pressure down quite abit. Soapy water in a bucket and soft brush will lift dirt off quicker. Usually, I just use a garden hose. I have the hose hooked up to hot water; I find that works better when it's cool out. If the rig is really dirty, or oily, I use Super Clean (Walmart).

I know that lots of guys will say that they've used power washers and their rigs are fine. Good on 'em.
PS: My wife has named the P5, 'Dirt Pig'.

My 2 cents.
Al

 

[rocmar]

I would pay you some attention if it was worth it. I've been down this road with you before. You think what you say is gold and it really is sh!t. I don't take kindly to a stranger keyboard warrior calling me a liar. I have nothing to prove to you sir. My d@mn windshield isn't scratched and that's that. Maybe I know how to take care of it better than you?

Wat ever dude
you said enough
....warrior window man

 

[rocmar]

I would pay you some attention if it was worth it. I've been down this road with you before. You think what you say is gold and it really is sh!t. I don't take kindly to a stranger keyboard warrior calling me a liar. I have nothing to prove to you sir. My d@mn windshield isn't scratched and that's that. Maybe I know how to take care of it better than you?

You said it.....
name calling.....
your just.......... SPECIAL

 

[LandPioneer]

Isn't it a rule of thumb that you don't use a high pressure power washer to clean any atv or utv? I always thought that you'd just push dirt and water into places you didn't want dirt and water. The owner's manual for most Honda's I've had mention this. If I use the power washer, I dial the pressure down quite abit. Soapy water in a bucket and soft brush will lift dirt off quicker. Usually, I just use a garden hose. I have the hose hooked up to hot water; I find that works better when it's cool out. If the rig is really dirty, or oily, I use Super Clean (Walmart).
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I know that lots of guys will say that they've used power washers and their rigs are fine. Good on 'em.
My 2 cents.
Al

I use to think that too until I got it real dirty! I don't like to head into a mud pit but sometimes the trails are soup. If you go on a real muddy ride I don't see how you could possibly get it clean without a power washer. Last time I spent 3hrs power washing alone and still didn't get it completely clean.

 

[AlR]

I use to think that too until I got it real dirty! I don't like to head into a mud pit but sometimes the trails are soup. If you go on a real muddy ride I don't see how you could possibly get it clean without a power washer. Last time I spent 3hrs power washing alone and still didn't get it completely clean.

I hear yuh. I bought an Honda Rubicon a while back from a young fellow up in the northern oil fields. I literally spent days cleaning mud out of it. It's been 6 months and I still find the odd clump of dirt.

 

[Montecresto]

I bet some just use windex and paper towels and go to scrubbing at dried on mud...that's gonna leave a mark.

Never use paper towels!

 

[LandPioneer]

I hear yuh. I bought an Honda Rubicon a while back from a young fellow up in the northern oil fields. I literally spent days cleaning mud out of it. It's been 6 months and I still find the odd clump of dirt.

Yep it's impossible to get it all. It drives me insane... I know they are off road vehicles but I like my stuff clean Lol. I wish there was some kind of magical Pioneer wash!

 

[Montecresto]

I would pay you some attention if it was worth it. I've been down this road with you before. You think what you say is gold and it really is sh!t. I don't take kindly to a stranger keyboard warrior calling me a liar. I have nothing to prove to you sir. My d@mn windshield isn't scratched and that's that. Maybe I know how to take care of it better than you?

You can't use an ice scraper on your plastic windshield, I saw him do it, that's why it's scratched. Power washing your windshield won't scratch it, but you know that.

 

[Montecresto]

Isn't it a rule of thumb that you don't use a high pressure power washer to clean any atv or utv? I always thought that you'd just push dirt and water into places you didn't want dirt and water. The owner's manual for most Honda's I've had mention this. If I use the power washer, I dial the pressure down quite abit. Soapy water in a bucket and soft brush will lift dirt off quicker. Usually, I just use a garden hose. I have the hose hooked up to hot water; I find that works better when it's cool out. If the rig is really dirty, or oily, I use Super Clean (Walmart).
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I know that lots of guys will say that they've used power washers and their rigs are fine. Good on 'em.
PS: My wife has named the P5, 'Dirt Pig'.

My 2 cents.
Al

Power washer never hurt a utv, I've never heard that. I've been cleaning mine for years this way. The dealerships clean them this way.

 

[Jshell3]

@LandPioneer , I believe you. (About taking care of your stuff)

Do you just let it air dry? That way you don't scratch it with a towel? Or is microfiber ok?

A 4 min video is WORTH watching to cleaning techniques.

How tough is Lexan?!?

I bet some just use windex and paper towels and go to scrubbing at dried on mud...that's gonna leave a mark.

But even as tough as Lexan is... Like @trigger said...Don't use Windex!

 

[FuzzyGrub]

FWIW: I power wash the whole sxs but don't put the nozzle close to anything I think will cause issues including close to wind shield. I use plexus for the final water spot clean-up on inside and out.

PS: Even with a PW, getting the mud out above the skid plate takes a few times. Around here, it is always mixed with grass/straw.

 

[Eltobgi]

No no no...you are all wrong! This is the best way!

And simply towel dry

 

[Jshell3]

No no no...you are all wrong! This is the best way!

And simply towel dry

That is insane. LOL.

 

[HUCK]

If I had a windshield. .that had zero
scratches. .I'd be showin...bragging
....
Pics or it never happened

scratch free

 

[rocmar]

scratch free
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scratch free
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HaHa
Dirt free...
That Smurfs...begging
for a deep mud hole...