How do people get engine bay cleaned?
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How do people get engine bay cleaned?
Everyone knows there are 2 kinds of pictures on the 2nd Gen forum.
ones with loose wires, broken parts, and ones with sparkling clean engine bays.
my question is, how do people get such CLEAN engine bays? no grime, no dirt, nothing.....
and anybody have experience with steam cleaners?
ones with loose wires, broken parts, and ones with sparkling clean engine bays.
my question is, how do people get such CLEAN engine bays? no grime, no dirt, nothing.....
and anybody have experience with steam cleaners?
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engine degressors at your local autosstore and pressure washers..
just cover up critical electrical parts and dont spray directly on those areas..
Some hard to clean parts, spray something like simple green, esp on the painted body areas like strut towers etc.. and scrub em. then rinse off with water and a hose.
On the black parts like hoses and some plastics etc, you can use tire shine on em to make em look good.
After you get it cleaned.. its all about keeping it maintained. Whipping it down whenever etc
just cover up critical electrical parts and dont spray directly on those areas..
Some hard to clean parts, spray something like simple green, esp on the painted body areas like strut towers etc.. and scrub em. then rinse off with water and a hose.
On the black parts like hoses and some plastics etc, you can use tire shine on em to make em look good.
After you get it cleaned.. its all about keeping it maintained. Whipping it down whenever etc
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If you want to get really **** about it. I've used a big paint brush with soapy water and a hose to get like the firewall behind and in between all the lines and stuff up there. Usually for car shows and stuff like that, but yea get it clean and then keep it maintained and it'll look good all the time.
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and while it's out, you can clean your brake booster, replace the o-rings on your brake and clutch master cylinders..it's awesome!
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orange foam engine cleaner, soft brass brush for non painted, non plastics. lots of rags. lots of patience. normally i'll spray everything with the orange engine degreaser and let it sit for 30 minutes then start wiping it down and scrubbing. mothers aluminum polish. and my secret finishing touch: armor all wipes over black plastics and all hoses. that **** is horrible for the interior of your car but works awesome on the engine bay. wipe down everything the armorall wipes and then wipe off with a dry rag to get the excess residue off. makes all hoses and plastics look damn new.
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I'd suggest simple green, let sit for ~15 minutes, wash that off. Then spray some armor all tire foam everywhere and let that dry.
The tire foam puts a nice shine on everything.
Warning: Close your eyes if you will burst into rage when you see pics of a non-rotary engine.
The tire foam puts a nice shine on everything.
Warning: Close your eyes if you will burst into rage when you see pics of a non-rotary engine.
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Pressure washers are evil. They will force water into areas where it should not go. Such as bearings, electrical connectors, under the CAS cover, between panels, etc. They are also unnecessary.
The best way to clean the engine bay is to remove everything. If the car is filthy, then that's going to be the only way to get it totally clean. In that case you can just pull everything and then just scrub with a thick bristle brush and a strong mix of degreaser (I like Castrol Super Clean) and water. A few sessions of that and it will be ready to paint after a good rinse.
With everything in the engine bay, it's a lot harder. The best bet is to spray the whole thing down with Super Clean right out of the bottle. Soak it good, and then let it sit for 20 minutes or so (don't let it dry!). Now mix up a bottle of Super Clean and water at about a 10/90 ratio, start spraying and then scrub with your brush. Rinse off, let dry, and then repeat as many times as necessary to get it clean.
Don't let most degreasers dry on aluminum; they will turn it white with corrosion.
Once it's clean you need to keep it clean. Eliminating all leaks is the first step. With no leaks, just use regular car wash soap and a cloth/sponge when you wash the rest of the car. If you don't slack off, it will stay clean rather easily. But miss a few months and you will then start to need the stiff brush and degreaser.
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thx for the info, basically the dirtiest part of the engine on my car is the rats/nest power steering and oil area
some of that is my fault =) but the power steering seems to be leaking lately
and that part (i think) is the hardest to clean
some of that is my fault =) but the power steering seems to be leaking lately
and that part (i think) is the hardest to clean
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