1999 Pathfinder Engine - Before and After
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JaredPointer
COME AT ME BRO
It does look a lot better. Tell us your process, products used, etc.
Beemerboy
Just One More Coat
Yea I'd be interested in the procedure. I do engines and to look that good its a lot more than 15 minutes.
Thanks for the compliments. Here is what I did:
I first hosed everything down to get off loose dirt. Then I sprayed everything with a 1:1 dilution of Purple Power degreaser. After letting it soak in for a few minutes I hosed the degreaser off.
Then I started the car and let it start to dry. I took some cheap tire dressing (Advance Auto Parts house brand) and sprayed it on a rag and started wiping hoses and wires. I sprayed it directly onto any surface that I could not reach with my rag.
The only problem I noticed was that, a lot of dirt was comming off on the rag as I wiped the tire shine on. So, the cleaning procedure wasn't quite there and probably should be addressed better before applying the dressing.
I will take another pic in a week to show how it is holding up though.
I first hosed everything down to get off loose dirt. Then I sprayed everything with a 1:1 dilution of Purple Power degreaser. After letting it soak in for a few minutes I hosed the degreaser off.
Then I started the car and let it start to dry. I took some cheap tire dressing (Advance Auto Parts house brand) and sprayed it on a rag and started wiping hoses and wires. I sprayed it directly onto any surface that I could not reach with my rag.
The only problem I noticed was that, a lot of dirt was comming off on the rag as I wiped the tire shine on. So, the cleaning procedure wasn't quite there and probably should be addressed better before applying the dressing.
I will take another pic in a week to show how it is holding up though.
jaybs02
New member
Really nice job, especially for that short amount of time it took
"J"
"J"
JaredPointer
COME AT ME BRO
jiffy said:
I think you're fine. Continued use of solvent based dressings over a period of time may shorten the life of things like hoses, belts, etc. under the hood.
WindSwords
New member
The use of a solvent based dressing may be why you had a dirty rag when you wiped everything down. The solvent takes the carbon black off the rubber hoses.
You can tell if a dressing is solvent based 2 ways. First it is usually a clear dressing. Second on the label it will say contains Petroleum Distillates and there will be a caution label about it being flamable.
Water based dressings are usually milky in color. Also don't use any dressing on belts, it can make them slip.
Frank
You can tell if a dressing is solvent based 2 ways. First it is usually a clear dressing. Second on the label it will say contains Petroleum Distillates and there will be a caution label about it being flamable.
Water based dressings are usually milky in color. Also don't use any dressing on belts, it can make them slip.
Frank
windswords - thanks for the info on the solvent based dressings.
a little bad news though, i checked the bottle today, and it says highly flamable :flamed. Although I'm sure there would have been a problem already at this point, I still think I am going to spray some degreaser back on everything and rinse it off.
This leads me to my next question. What is a cheap water based dressing that would work nicely on engines?
a little bad news though, i checked the bottle today, and it says highly flamable :flamed. Although I'm sure there would have been a problem already at this point, I still think I am going to spray some degreaser back on everything and rinse it off.
This leads me to my next question. What is a cheap water based dressing that would work nicely on engines?
WindSwords
New member
There are plenty of good water based dressings out there, you can look at some of the other threads about tire and trim dressings.
I wouldn't worry about what you put on the engine now, if it didn't catch fire by now it won't. Besides the flamable solvents evaporate over time. Just get a good water based dressing and use that for now on. Repeated use of solvent dressings will slowly break down the rubber on tires and hoses. I believe CA is going to outlaw them soon if they haven't already. Other states will follow their lead.
Frank
I wouldn't worry about what you put on the engine now, if it didn't catch fire by now it won't. Besides the flamable solvents evaporate over time. Just get a good water based dressing and use that for now on. Repeated use of solvent dressings will slowly break down the rubber on tires and hoses. I believe CA is going to outlaw them soon if they haven't already. Other states will follow their lead.
Frank
tubafeak
Weight is the enemy.
I currently have Adam's In-and-Out aerosol dressing in the engine bay of the taurus. It not only looks great, it's also holding up amazingly well. I believe that it was designed for engine use, I say this because the Adam's video uses in&out for the engine bay. The best part is the ease of use, you just spray it on everywhere, it quickly dries into a nice semi-shiny finish.
I have always used Gunk engine cleaner - the kind that foams up and sticks to where you spray it. (of course I cover the distributor, etc)... then use an engine cleaning brush to loosen everything, then rinse with a medium-strong spray from hose..
btw,,I never use dressing on the engine. It seems to attract more dirt.
btw,,I never use dressing on the engine. It seems to attract more dirt.