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Old 06-03-2010, 08:49 AM
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Cleaning Engine Bay?

So I have a Question...looking on way to clean my engine bay cuz it looks like ares....dirt to oil to (im pretty sure it a part of some kinda animal) anyway I have heard that you can't clean it while it hot and can't get things too wet???? I just wanna know how some of the org guys clean their bays and what do you use; degreaser, dawn, etc...
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Old 06-03-2010, 11:34 AM
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Old 06-03-2010, 12:22 PM
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I just use scentless baby wipes from Target. You can get like 300 of them for $7. I'm not sure if they would work on a dirty engine bay, most likely not, but as far as upkeeping an already clean engine bay, save your money from expensive detailing supplies and just use baby wipes.
 
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Old 06-03-2010, 03:24 PM
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That VTEC badge is sparkiling!
 
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Old 06-08-2010, 09:43 AM
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I just grab a rag from my "Rag Bag" and my Adams detail spray, after everything is clean I polish with Zymol liquid cleaner wax....looks better than factory new. Don't forget the underside of the hood, that looks great cleaned and polished too....
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Old 06-08-2010, 09:59 PM
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This may not be the correct approach, but I use Simple Green to clean it. The first time I did this I went straight concentrate since I was going to be cleaning and waxing the entire car and the engine was nasty. I was careful to only spray the engine bay as I wasn't sure if it would ruin the paint (don't think it would do anything aside from stripe wax). Now for touch up I mix Simple Green down to 50/50 for heavy soil. Every other time I just rinse lightly with soft water and hand wipe.
 
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Old 06-16-2010, 09:58 AM
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sweet thank for the info guys!
 
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