Got monday to sort engine bay out... i just got the car and i been welding underneath all day today.. i fancy a change so am going to go and clean the engine bay.

Just wondering what you guys find best.. products and methods. Its got a crome rocker cover, suspension struts, polished plenum and blue samco's but it just looks shit in there... all dirty and horrid... if anyone has any tips for someone on a shoestring budget to make there engine bay immaculate then let me know... any pics of bays would also be cool!

Ta

 

wd40 or something similair makes hoses and manifold look like new if thats any help? smells a bit tho whilst it burns off

 

what about cleaning the engine block.. was thinking of giving it a steam clean then maybe a paint up wd sounds good though for hoses etc!

 

steam clean would work..prob have to dry dizzy out after tho...happened to me a few times...if your not taking engine to paint i would reckon black paint would be best so its not so obvious if u miss a bit etc..i used hammerite on mine..easy to apply and can stand the heat

 

get some of the auto glym engine cleaner,its the bollox

 

Tfr truckwash ,soak engine bay then jet wash off ,you will need to autosol any polished parts with this (chrome will be fine),and clean electrical bits out after dizzy etc
A pic of my bay

 

awesome


i do like the smoothed slam panel, wish i had done that

 

agreed that looks bob on fella

 

does look the nuts,but dosent it crack after a while?

 

nope, i done it to mine after seeing twins, welded up with minimal filler and has been fine, done properly it shouldnt as its weled solid lol

 

looks like i just got another job to add to my winter list

 

yep same here that engine bay is immaculate.... though it must have been stripped and cleaned... or the bay painted then everything put back in mint! looks so nice though! lovely the tidy up work too.... !

 

My hats are off to anyone with a clean engine bay... i fucking give up! Bought some gunk ultra and been at it for a couple of hours with a tooth brush and gunk... it dont really look any different! Im going to have a functional engine bay rather than an immaculate one!

Im pissed off i wasted so much time trying to clean it and it dont look much different at all! ah well!

 

Jet wash and truckwash mate 5 mins and all the muck is out ,then you can go on to detail work

 

ok mate ill borrow a jetwash... what is truckwash mate? When you say detailing do you mean bolting some shiny bits on?

What do I need to mask up before i start jetwashing?

Cheers

 

Truckwash is a chemical cleaner you can water down and spray on before jet washing the trade use it a lot and works very well any valeting supplies will sell you it ,i buy 25 liters for Ł15 so not expensive and this is not watered down so lots for your money,you can buy it in 5 liters ,would spray on some wd40 on the leads dizzy etc and connetors ,mask up alarm box ,be prepared for it not to start after so you will have to clean and dry stuff out ,so you will need the car to be somewhere you can leave it,then when its dry you can repolish any ali as it will fade it and spray any bits that look tired

 

thanks for the tips mate ill get some truckwash from the valet place round the corner and then get to it.. ill take some before and after pics next weekend lol.

Thanks

 

same here i use quick clean (silicone based) after and autosol for polished stuff

and you gotta water it doen loads 25 liter will make up 200

 

any links to this trunkwash stuff guys ?????.

dave

 

Tfr or truckwash, google your local valeting suppliers, autosmart etc they will do it

 

type in TFR on ebay. i bort a 25 litre drum for 15quid. its called traffic film remover.its brilliant stuff