Cleaning the Bay....
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I keep the engine running, and avoid hitting any of the ignition parts, as for cold engine just wash it off before it dries. Heat just makes it dry quicker for those that want to soak the parts, I just do multiple coats if required washing it each time so it doesn't dry out.
Clean the oil cooler, crossmember, around the rats nest area, engine core, firewall, inner fenders, with the pressure washer or by hand with a brush, then get a smaller softer brush as you get into tighter areas, down to a tooth brush for delicate areas.
Clean the oil cooler, crossmember, around the rats nest area, engine core, firewall, inner fenders, with the pressure washer or by hand with a brush, then get a smaller softer brush as you get into tighter areas, down to a tooth brush for delicate areas.
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Ok I don't mean to thread jack but, it has to do with the engine bay. I cleaned the bay and I want to paint it. Do I really need to tape all the wires and **** up because that will take forever ina day.
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Originally Posted by southernrunner
Ok I don't mean to thread jack but, it has to do with the engine bay. I cleaned the bay and I want to paint it. Do I really need to tape all the wires and **** up because that will take forever ina day.
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Originally Posted by southernrunner
Well see I have no engine, so getting it to the booth would be a bitch, since I live in bum **** michigan.
You can also use saran wrap and some tape for things that you don't remove.
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if you have some really stubborn grease, use a superfine steel wool or steel wool substitute, and lightly pass it over the stubborn stuff with a degreaser. DON"T SCRUB HARD!! it should come right off.
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Well I cleaned my '81 with Greased Lightning Degreaser a few years ago, looks Awesome! (as you can see) But the '85 I have was originally silver, and the bay is painted black, and the black is peeling badly. I dont know if I should bother cleaning it it will still look horrible..... But I was just wondering if there was a miracle product you guys were you using that actually worked...
Oh yeah, CLEAN!
Oh yeah, CLEAN!
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Originally Posted by southernrunner
Ok I don't mean to thread jack but, it has to do with the engine bay. I cleaned the bay and I want to paint it. Do I really need to tape all the wires and **** up because that will take forever ina day.
You can use aluminum foil to cover the stuff you dont want painted. Its fast easy and cheap and easily removed.
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viper told me simple green causes a white powder that is hard to come off on aluminum.. i could be wrong tho.
edit - for my i bought engine brite heavy duty degreaser original spray. works well.. but smells... didnt rinse with water although it said to.. im just gonna burn it off kuz i was cleanin oil/grease off the exh manifold kuz i had a long time omp leak that never got taken care of which i just fixed. so i figured that since im burning the remaining oil/grease off and let that crystalize i will leave the engine brite on.. smokes A LOT like a fire was goin on and smells almost sweet but still bad to smell.
edit - for my i bought engine brite heavy duty degreaser original spray. works well.. but smells... didnt rinse with water although it said to.. im just gonna burn it off kuz i was cleanin oil/grease off the exh manifold kuz i had a long time omp leak that never got taken care of which i just fixed. so i figured that since im burning the remaining oil/grease off and let that crystalize i will leave the engine brite on.. smokes A LOT like a fire was goin on and smells almost sweet but still bad to smell.
Last edited by boyee; 03-30-06 at 07:19 PM.
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Yeah, I know from experience that you have to be careful not to use something that isn't aluminum friendly. Simple green and another degreaser I had in an aresol can (with a picture of an engine on it) left the aluminum with a white residue on it that had to be removed with a wire brush. Not fun. Made my brand new Rx7Carl/Sterling carb look like it had white "chicken pox"! (they weren't powdercoating them at the time)
I still have to do more work on mine, but I used Simple Green for everything that wasn't aluminum, because it just eats right through the 20yrs of grime that everything else has built up. Walls of the engine bay, firewall, etc... Simple Green + Shop Towels on a Roll + Rinse = Good Results
Jon
I still have to do more work on mine, but I used Simple Green for everything that wasn't aluminum, because it just eats right through the 20yrs of grime that everything else has built up. Walls of the engine bay, firewall, etc... Simple Green + Shop Towels on a Roll + Rinse = Good Results
Jon