Cleaning the engine bay?

[mightyaccord]

the other day i seen a pretty cool thread somewhere here on the best way to clean the enigne bay from all the grease and dirt. can somebody help me out? it had something to do with spraying some type of degreaser and then washing it down with a hose>?

[sleepygreen]

it was GUNK engine cleaner....to lock in the shine use armor all tire shine and close the hood and run engine for about 30 mins.. i think thats what it said

[aaahhhleft]

yeah, there's a thread recently regarding the engine bay cleaning, just search it up...

simple green i heard works wonders, drive around for 10 min, knock it out with simple green, drive around for another 10 mins for the solution to work better since the engine bay is warm/hot. then hose it down with water, note cover all electrical components with plastic bag will do. and you should be good, with a little brush here and therr

[Boost_Lee]

i recommend Simple Green and a tooth brush

get busy

[dandroz240]

Here was where I started one today, alot of useful information here, I def. plan on using the ideas.

[piwko4me]

just posted somewhere yesterday... But GUNK Engine cleaner is the best product out there.

[MikeW]

i recommend Simple Green and a tooth brush

get busy

Simple Green, GUNK...itll all work well if you devote the time to it. I picked up this stuff called "Totally Awesome". Its a really strong de-greaser. So strong, the mixture for glass is 120:1....

Look at TypeG's car. He's put 1000s of hours into his car. Imagine what you could do with a bottle of Simple Green, Armor All Tire Shine, a few rags, a toothbrush and a few hours.

Before i clean mine, i like to hit it with a dry paintbrush. Just to dust off and get all the dirt and crap outta the nooks/crannies.

[ikayto]

it was GUNK engine cleaner....to lock in the shine use armor all tire shine and close the hood and run engine for about 30 mins.. i think thats what it said

whoa dont use armor all tire shine on your car's rubber hoses. Armor all is notorious for drying out and cracking whatever it was put on to protect. Imagine that on your radiator hoses and vacuums.

I used a can of degreaser, sprayed half of it everywhere, rinsed it off, sprayed simple green and got scrubbing. Then I wiped EVERYTHING down with a cloth, this is probably the most important part, it gets all the dirt off.

before



after

[mightyaccord]

alright i guess i better get some GUNK! lol, but yea im styll new at this so i need some help: which electrical parts do i hjave to cover up before i start? i dont wanna mess up ne thing ne the car u know?

[HondaB18]

Look at TypeG's car. He's put 1000s of hours into his car. Imagine what you could do with a bottle of Simple Green, Armor All Tire Shine, a few rags, a toothbrush and a few hours.

TypeG doesn't clean his car, his car cleans for TypeG.

When in doubt start polishing.

[ap716]

which electrical parts do i hjave to cover up before i start? i dont wanna mess up ne thing ne the car u know?

battery and alternator

[Bcozzi71]

the trick is when your done gunking the motor you have to sprey it with clear coat...that gets all the hoses and everything real shiny ....

[C91BLX7]

the trick is when your done gunking the motor you have to sprey it with clear coat...that gets all the hoses and everything real shiny ....

I wouldn't do that.

[ap716]

use wd-40 on hoses if you want to make them shiny

[jdmwannabe]

^ Dont use WD-40, its just oil that attracts dirt. Use an engine bay specific rubber dressing. Check out GRIOTS GARAGE