Washing door jams

[bobfred44]

Can anyone lend insight on the best way to wash the the door jams and sills? Before I started to use Adams soap, I just wash down with the sponge and lightly sprayed down to rinse. Now with Adams soap, the foaming gun and the washing mitt, the soap is so intense it is difficult to "Lightly" spay to rinse. Is there a better method??? Thanks.

[lawson4450]

I usually just wipe them down with a wet rag if you do it every time you wash you dont really need to do more then that.

[estecoca]

I usually just wipe them down with a wet rag if you do it every time you wash you dont really need to do more then that.

 

+1. That's usually I need to do to mine as well.

[Huckleberry]

I just wipe them down after I wash. My motto is its easier to keep it clean than to clean it.

[Team Adam's]

Negative on the wet rag there fellas... heavy doses of detail spray and a microfiber towel are the correct way to treat your door jams. Paint is paint... if you're gonna do it do it right and avoid scratches by using the right products and materials.

[GXPimpin]

Dylan's idea is good but i also go with the damp towel. I have one car my DD and with Michigan weather it gets washed allot (i.e. Yesterday mid 50's today rain turning to snow and about 30). So when i dry the jams it usually cleans off what ever debris has collected since the last wash. I guess it depends on you and your ride.

[SonicHD]

Just did mine yesterday. I used the detail spray and microfiber. Worked great. (it was REALLY dirty too... I dont know when the jambs were last cleaned)

[Bill-V8V]

Both methods will get the job done

 

And if you wax them once or twice a year it will make them even easier to keep clean :rockon::rockon:

[jub jub]

I usually just wipe them down with a wet rag if you do it every time you wash you dont really need to do more then that.

 

Same here. They really never get that dirty on the Vette.

[Bluezey]

I do it a couple way, usually with the towel after washing, but on the pickup they seem to get alot dirtier, so I have taken the wash mitt and the hose on low pressure and hosed it down , wash 'em and rinsed the soap off, but that is only on the pickup and the cars get real dirty, then I spray water with a spray bottle and wipe down changing side alot.

[6spdg37s]

i mix gasoline with paint thinner and spray it on lol im jp.. i sometimes use a soft paper towel and detail spray sometimes a microfiber depends wat car and if its metal or plastic

[Chewy]

I just use the damp drying towel or grab a cheap MF towel and some DS and get them done. Mines a DD so I am not going for show car quality here.

[Team Adam's]

I clay bar, polish, wax, and Brilliant Spray Glaze my door jams

[estecoca]

I clay bar, polish, wax, and Brilliant Spray Glaze my door jams

 

do you kiss them goodnight too?? lol...jk.

 

If I had a sweet Vette like some on here, I would take more time in cleaning the jams. However, on my DD, a little DS on a cheap MF does the trick.

[6spdg37s]

the door jams on my viper are really wide cause of the exhaust setup and there really scratched up so i might clay bar, swirl haze remover, polish, wax them...but there just gonna get scratched up again from getting in out

[Team Adam's]

Buy some clear vinyl (clear bra material) and cover them!

[Chewy]

Buy some clear vinyl (clear bra material) and cover them!

 

Agreed! Anyone that does this can custom cut and install them for you as well.

[6spdg37s]

^ what heat can that withstand? the door sills get scorching from the exhaust being right under it

[Chris@Adams]

Always wipe inside of door & trunk after every wash ! Don't use the same towel that you dry your paint off ,I use the towel that I dry my wheels with . And somtimes I use detail spray to wipe them out !

[JJ1o87]

I do my jams and sills with detail spray and microfiber towel. Easy and effective!

[Superdutytd]

The trucks door jambs get really dirty here from driving around in all the rain on these dirty roads. I have to spray them out with the hose. The mustangs are done with DS and MF though, I need to put a coat of wax on the trucks and the stangs.

[Loud Pedal]

As said earlier in this post it is much easier to keep door jambs clean than to clean them! I treat my door jambs with the same TLC as the rest of the vehicle.

[Toms94]

I learned also, way back in the early 70's, that the door jambs, trunk and hood jamb areas needed cleaning just like the rest of the car. I guess I never thought about claying and waxing them, looks like I have another step to do now.....

[Superdutytd]

I learned also, way back in the early 70's, that the door jambs, trunk and hood jamb areas needed cleaning just like the rest of the car. I guess I never thought about claying and waxing them, looks like I have another step to do now.....

I don't know about claying unless the car is old. I tried to clay mine and I clayed both doors and nothing came out. I wax them though, the wax lasts forever

[Bill-V8V]

I wax them though, the wax lasts forever

 

 

 

:2thumbs:

 

no need to wax them everytime, it just makes it easier to keep them clean.

 

:2thumbs:

[Baron_Von_Awesome]

I use a Boar's Hair Brush and some diluted APC on the jams, along with a detail brush to get into the tight spots. I follow up with a Detail Spray/Butter Wax mixture after drying - keeps them shiny and easy to clean.