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08-16-2006, 06:13 PM
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| Cleaning engine bay
Are there products out there i can get that would make it all shiney..other than powerwashing...  | 
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08-16-2006, 06:20 PM
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#2 | | Senior Garbage Poster
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| Armor All stuff i guess. | |
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08-17-2006, 12:42 AM
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#3 | | kein Dummkopf
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| simple green
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08-17-2006, 07:04 AM
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#4 | | I can take ya picture yo
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| i heard your not supposed to use armorall on rubber hoses.. it deteriorates them | |
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08-17-2006, 06:25 PM
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| i agree with the simple green to get it clean | |
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08-17-2006, 06:29 PM
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| What's wrong with powerwashing? | |
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08-17-2006, 06:45 PM
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| go to Lucky's Auto Detail and get it steam cleaned 
nothing's wrong with powerwashing as long as you cover up the battery and the alternator...
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08-17-2006, 07:08 PM
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#8 | | Registered User
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Originally Posted by krystar go to Lucky's Auto Detail and get it steam cleaned
nothing's wrong with powerwashing as long as you cover up the battery and the alternator... |
And the airbox, spark plug wires, distributor or coil pack etc.. etc.. There is more to cover then just the battery and alternator. You don't want water getting shoved into anything electrical at a high rate of speed. | |
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08-17-2006, 07:10 PM
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| It's perfectly safe with any car out of the factory.
If you went and modified things, then I wouldn't suggest it. | |
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08-17-2006, 08:42 PM
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| WD40 | |
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08-25-2006, 08:26 PM
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#11 | | Hit that shit!
Join Date: May 2003 Location: chicago burbs
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| i know a way to get everything looking brand new...
Step One...
Pull engine 
Step Two...
Paint engine bay 
Step Tree...
Degrease engine with "Engine Brite" 
Step Four...
Paint engine with high temp engine enamel 
Step Five...
Polish all aluminum... chrome all steel... paint all remaining plastic
Step 6...
Put it all back together 
entire process took about 20 hrs and cost about $50 | |
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08-25-2006, 11:57 PM
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| power wash with krud kutter -works wonders on all the greasey nasty bug stuff...then a coat of WD-40 works wonders.
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08-31-2006, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Becky power wash with krud kutter -works wonders on all the greasey nasty bug stuff...then a coat of WD-40 works wonders. | +1 worked awesome! | |
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09-05-2006, 11:24 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: somewhere out there
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| got a new method of cleaning the engine bay...
1. powerwash engine bay
2. spray simple green
3. powerwash again
4. TIRE SHINE!! spray it all over the engine bay and let it set. just wipe down the strut towers after you spray it and leave everything else. i havent had a problem with this yet | |
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09-07-2006, 12:04 PM
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#15 | | Registered User
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| purple dragon. the originator, none greater. | |
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09-08-2006, 12:02 AM
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#16 | | blow dro
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| brake cleaner | |
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09-13-2006, 03:14 PM
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#17 | | Wait...that thing is AWD?
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Originally Posted by sr20det Drift brake cleaner | Yea... if you don't like paint. | |
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09-28-2006, 07:51 AM
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#18 | | Thee Azz Kicker
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Originally Posted by redfire6 got a new method of cleaning the engine bay...
1. powerwash engine bay
2. spray simple green
3. powerwash again
4. TIRE SHINE!! spray it all over the engine bay and let it set. just wipe down the strut towers after you spray it and leave everything else. i havent had a problem with this yet |
damn you....u beat me too it...i did this on every one of my show cars....its does NOT hurt any rubber under the hood...use the foam type stuff...its by far the best for it...
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