Engine detailing

[ilanpro]

http://www.newtiburon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31652

awesome

[Kenshin]

Very nice... I think I'll do that as soon as the temps here start consistently staying above freezing. :cool:

[hyunelan2]

I'm still nervous as hell to shoot my engine bay with a pressure washer.

[Keyan]

I'm still nervous as hell to shoot my engine bay with a pressure washer.

As long as you don't blast like 400psi at point blank it should be fine.

I don't even have access to a powerwasher to use :(

My engine bay is getting dirty...

[ilanpro]

I use a pressure washer on it. no problem here

[getfuzzd]

the thing that always scares me the most....

Water+electronics=very bad expensive problems!!

i'd take a weekend or something to do it right and disconnect and cover all the major electronics with plastic bags or something.

[waif69]

Oh! I can't wait for the warmer weather!

[TURBOgls]

yup, thats what mine looks like, working at a detail shop is awsome :)

no pics...sittin in school

[Munky]

Yeah, I should definitely do this. I think I have the dirtiest engine bay on EXD.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/MunkyMofo/cotm/PA220377.jpg

[indkezra]

haha i feel you munky i feel the same way. What things should I look out for if I take a pressure washer under my hood?

[Pete03GLS]

filter. idk what else

[Munky]

When I do it, I'm going to seal up the intake, cover up the coil pack, and disconnect the battery and take it out, cover up the battery wires, and remove my HID ballasts. After that, it should be good to go.

[krodammi]

that's hawt!!! i think i might do that after i get my car back from the shop ^_^

[evan938]

you dont need to remove the battery. not even cover the terminals...

http://www.elantraxd.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10345&highlight=cd2 youre welcome

[2loud2k2xd]

guys, i do this all day long on cars. never had any issues in almost 15 yrs of detailing cars. just dont spray into the alt or intake and your ok.

and you can also use tire shine, as loing as its non flammable.

[Whipper]

not even close to the dirtiest Munky, mines covered in grease and salt lol. please come faster warm weather, please

[waif69]

This might be a bit off-topic and I apologize for that, but I thought this might be the best place for this question since we are dealing with the hood open and looking at the engine. For what purpose is the removal of the plastic cover from the engine for? I noticed that most people here have removed it. Thanks for dealing with my ignorance.

[Keyan]

looks.

[Matrixloader]

woah nice, i got to do this next week.

[whicky1978]

I have thought about using a wet rag with some dishwashing soap and just washing in all the places I could reach and see. This might make it look cleaner than it is. Engine detaling is especially important if you want to sell the car. BTW, I keep my spark plug cover on because I think it looks bette:conf:r. I washed it recently too.


edit: I tried the handwashing thing, it was very slow, and I couldn't even into the hard to reach places. It was busting my knuckles up. Needless to say, it didn't take me long to give that up.

[smileymattj]

Don't buy the grease remover, get the engine brite as described in the other thread. grease remover is meant for parts that are not painted, or will be getting repainted, lol plastic don't stand a chance, lol.

Also be careful with warning labels and stickers certain chemicals will take the words right off.

But definitely you don't wanna hand clean it, too much to detail, lol.

If you don't drive down dirt roads wd-40 works good on plastic to keep the plastic clean, shiny, and oiled (yes plastic has oil in it to keep it from chalking) < thats why it chalks from drying out.

[whicky1978]

Could a car wash sprayer instead of a power washer be used? I've found that I have to be careful because the car wash sprayer is so strong that it can chip paint off of my car.