Just avoid it, lol.
Engine Bay Detailing
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ChesterJSY
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Looks awesome PORTHOS ! currently using Auto Glym products but may have to give this a go ! My neighbours laugh at me when i'm out cleaning my engine bay with a toothbrush lol
God yeah, keep forgetting it's getting on now!!!
Ha ha, yeah, the trick with the Meguiars stuff is the Dressing, very very slippery shiny stuff! Makes a massive difference.
kas.366377
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nice one jermal, great read up! sorry to be off topic a bit but Ive got that exact same strut brace on my dc5, do you know what make it is?! thanks
Gordyitrdc5
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J's Racing iirc
dave7368
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looking good... all that's needed is big shiny things under the bonnet..!gave mine a quick wash today.. pretty happy with it
Crazylegs
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Hey,
I bought some Chemical guys all clean citrus cleaner and had a go at the engine bay last weekend, the results weren't great and I hadn't come across this thread before doing it either.
I covered up the main electrical points with carrier bags which wasn't ideal and also didn't use a hose as I was scared the car wouldn't start or even worse catch fire. I don't want to flood the engine bay with excess water. I bought a large soft brush from B&Q for the larger parts and then used a small paintbrush for the more hard to reach parts and basically dipped in using a bucket of hot water instead of a hose every so often.
Now that I've seen which parts needed covering up I'm going to give it another blast at some point and hopefully should see better results. Will it be ok to use a hose to rinse the dirt off first and then again to rinse the cleaner off so long as I don't apply much pressure? Maybe set it to more of a light sprinkler setting rather than an all out hose?
I bought some Chemical guys all clean citrus cleaner and had a go at the engine bay last weekend, the results weren't great and I hadn't come across this thread before doing it either.
I covered up the main electrical points with carrier bags which wasn't ideal and also didn't use a hose as I was scared the car wouldn't start or even worse catch fire. I don't want to flood the engine bay with excess water. I bought a large soft brush from B&Q for the larger parts and then used a small paintbrush for the more hard to reach parts and basically dipped in using a bucket of hot water instead of a hose every so often.
Now that I've seen which parts needed covering up I'm going to give it another blast at some point and hopefully should see better results. Will it be ok to use a hose to rinse the dirt off first and then again to rinse the cleaner off so long as I don't apply much pressure? Maybe set it to more of a light sprinkler setting rather than an all out hose?
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I use a hose on the engine bay all the time with no issues. Don't cover anything up and I'm not running an injector cover either.Crazylegs said:
As long as you don't go mad with it then you will be fine. A circular brush is best. Pastry ones are good. I use the autoglym engine degreaser. Very good stuff.
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I jet wash engines. Just don't go crazy on plugs and stuff. They all have waterproof seals on.
But waterproof and jet wash proof are not the same.
I use a toothbrush as it slides in small spaces. I do have other brushes when needed. But toothbrush is my go to tool.
I'm a fan of G101, and Megs APC.
But there's loads of stuff that will do the job
But waterproof and jet wash proof are not the same.
I use a toothbrush as it slides in small spaces. I do have other brushes when needed. But toothbrush is my go to tool.
I'm a fan of G101, and Megs APC.
But there's loads of stuff that will do the job