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1: What stuff do you guy's use to clean your engine bays with? Remember I just hid all my wires and such, and need to do a major clean.
2: If you couldn't afford to paint headers and had to use paint which paint would you use? If there rusted, would you just paint right over them or what?
Let me know?
Brandon
1 - Simple Green spray
2 - I would use a silver HTS paint, but I would sand the rust first.
Ian
thank you ian, simple green works for everything. It took a spot out of my carpet last week. lol
Brandon
I use nothing but simple green near any painted or polished alum. & Castrol Super Clean on anything else as long as there is no painted or polished parts near, also I use one of those cheapo $99 pressure washers. I too recommend sanding down the rust...
if you can find it there is some stuff called red hot that you may find at you local parts store,when i was in the detailing car business we used it . you could use the stuff to clean tires, carpet and engines all you have to do is dillute it.you buy it in a 5 gallon bucket but it is alot cheaper that simple green.
I keep a bottle of simple green in my night stand. That stuff works great on everything. Seriously, simple green and a high pressure wash will make your engine as clean as new.
Let the simple green soak for about 10 mins then blast away.
thanks guy's I'll probably be clening it up this weekend. What about simple green in the shower? lol
Brandon
lol you guys remind me of the father from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" always used windex as a skin irritation remedy. It works for everything!
If you're planning on really spraying the engine down, make sure you cover the spark plugs holes and rotor so no water can get in. You may want to be careful around the alternator as well.Quote:
Originally posted by RSNovi
Let the simple green soak for about 10 mins then blast away.
Call me old fashioned but I clean my engine with a bottle of de-greaser and a toothbrush . It may take a little longer than other ways but what else is there to do on those nights when you just can't seem to fall asleep :p
On the header paint, they all flake off eventually. There is a do it yourself ceramic coating that works very well, you can find it at techlinecoatings.com ... you need to get all the rust off your headers, I used the sandblaster to get mine sparkling clean, then you have to shoot the coating on with an airbrush or detailing airgun of some type. You can get enough coating for $25 to do 2 sets of shorty headers, or $40 for long tubes. I give this product two (unburned) thumbs up!