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cleaning the bay is not a problem but protecting it is....my valve cover is painted with a high gloss coating of some sort, how do I protect this and get a nice shine. Also what about rubber hoses and plastics under the hood. I want something that can take the heat.
 
Hawaiian shine the crap out of it, at least the rubber hoses and plastics. High gloss tire dressing works wonders in the E. bay. Once it is properly degreased, apply with a light mist and/or on a sponge and buff the residue in with a terry cloth towel.
 
Be careful of any solvent based dressing in the engine bay , although the possiblity is small, it could ignite espcially if a lot is sprayed on. Best to stick with a liberal amount of water based dressing.
 
cant go wrong with that stuff, i use there cleaner for carpet and there heavy duty stuff for the engine bay cleaner, might as well go ahead and finish it off with more of the same..lol
 
Hmm..I beleive I ordered my from outdoorstore.com but i think topfotheline may now have the best price
 
Bill D said:
Be careful of any solvent based dressing in the engine bay , although the possiblity is small, it could ignite espcially if a lot is sprayed on. Best to stick with a liberal amount of water based dressing.
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Not likely, check the flash point of Hawaiian shine, naptha isn't that bad.
 
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Westley's Bleach White dilluted 50/50 with water to clean it and then spray it down with Armor All Tire Foam and close the hood, this is what you get.
 
Nahhh, sometimes simple is better. I've been using BW/AA TF combo for almost 10 years and love it. It's cheap and easy, you can't beat it. Thanks for the compliment though. That is my cousin's Durango. I detailed it for her the week before she left for college as a going away present.
 
That's quite odd, if naptha was so hard on rubber...why would the MSDS sheet suggest for dressings, and for concentrated naptha solvent, to use rubber gloves when handling?



Maybe because the active ingredient is classified as an aromatic hydrocarbon which has carcinogenic properties, but I really doubt the rubber accoutrements in automobiles are worried about getting cancer.



It has more to do with the petrolium distillate portion of the solvent that could damage rubber, and the rubber parts that can be dressed will long pass thier usefullness before the dressings that are applied to them will have any ill effects.



Paranoia in anal-retentive ppl is dangerous.
 
Why not put paranoia totally at rest and simply use a water based dressing? Also what f the car is a keeper, intended to be had for years and years? Sure seems one less thing to be paranoid about to simply use a water based dressing than one that specifically contains naptha.



The scope of Autopia to a notable degree is to be "anal retentive"
 
Jason, have you noticed any ill effects from the BW or AA on the paint in the engine bay -- I'm guessing no way, since AA is water-based? That looks like a great, quick combination, so I want to try it!
 
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