I use Westleys tire cleaner. Let it soak for a bit, works great.

 

I use Purple Power.eats the crap right off.

 

Try WD40. Great to get heavy grease/grime off.

 

It's more like mag chloride. It's coming off. Just slow. The outsides are pretty now.

 

Damn it! Was that really necessary? I just blew hot coffee out my nose laughing! I think it was the beep beep that got me...

 

So, we landed in Chicago Saturday at 4:26AM Local time, which was 1:26AM Alaska time. Took the shuttle bus to the rental car place. They were out of fullsize cars which is what I had reserved, so they said we have this 2016 Explorer Sport...SCORE!

Drove directly from Chicago to Grand,MI for a family camping thing, Headed back to Grand Rapids to a family members home. Then Monday morning we headed to Macomb, MI to visit a friend, he took us out on one of his boats and gave us a tour of the other one. Spent yesterday out on the lake playing with the jet ski and playing in the water...i've never been in 79 degree lake water in my life! Then drove back to Grand Rapids yesterday. We'll be here until Sunday when we head to Genoa, IL to visit some other family for awhile. I don't fly back to Anchorage until July 30th

If the location you're going is within a reasonable distance i'll see if I can get away for a bit.

Here's a few photos thus far.

Somewhere in Indiana


Camp site in Grant,MI



In Grand Rapids




Heading over to Detroit area


The smaller boat 32' Edge Water



The larger "boat" i think 52'





The dog swims better then I can, I can't swim at all



Last night heading back west

 

LEarn to swim man, could save your life one day.

Did you get the explorer up to max speed yet ?

 

Strapped down the third row seat to the headrest of second row. Since the dp tuner, theres so much torque that the folded third row keeps slamming down.

 

I'm like my dad and grandpa, all of us just sink and have no swimming skills. I avoid water as much as possible and if I do go in it I have a flotation devise.

Only had it to 95ish, it's limited to 100 I'm sure like everything else until it's tuned. It sure will scoot though!

 

sure, but what if you end up in the water involuntarily for whatever reason?
It's not hard to learn.

 

Not very exciting...but my Ex got a new battery today. Bought one from the Ford dealer...a "Max" battery...100 month battery.

Mine was still the original and some warped part of my OCD wanted to see how long it would last but she started cranking slower than normal and I didn't want to have a problem. I guess I can't complain...got almost 11 years out of it.

 

I've done pretty well in the last 27 years not having it happen, so the chances are slim.

I've tried and tried many times, it never works

 

did you try take a class ? You're not the only adult who can't swim. Won't take much to learn.

A human body with lungs filled with air will float all by itself. Add minor swimming to it and you float all the time.

 

100 month prorated ? what's the full replacement time?
Out in AZ it's a 2 or 3 year ritual. They just don't like the heat.
Seen it all; start fine in the morning, completely dead at 4pm. One even blew the caps off of the battery when starting.

 

Really agree. At minimum learn to float. Do you or will you have kids? You will want to be in water with them. Please make sure your kids (or future kids) take swim lessons early on. Stop the cycle Man!