detailing engine

Yeah your right, I just find humor in the whole thing..lol... It is neat to read about so many different ways to do something. As one said we just have to agree to disagree. Im glad I started this thread though, ive never been big on detailing under the hood but as my under the hood upgrades grow its nice to be able to show them off with pride(clean and protected)
 
I used Mop N Glow for the last car show I was in and everybody though I spent days cleaning it, NOT!!!!! Just a pressure wash at do it yoself car wash and some Mop N Glow. Looked awesome!
 
I find it kinda funny too but I feel it's important someone interested in doing this know the pluses and minuses of the products and ways to apply them to the engine compartment.



Yes, if there were differing opinions on processes there would probably be no Autopia at all.
 
Has anybody noticed whether one product or another is better at staying clean? IME some rubber treatments seem to attract dirt and dust and look poorly much faster than others.



Peter..in Denver
 
Its a guess, but I'd say those that are more oily do. The stuff with the higher resin content seems to perform best in this area.
 
Bill D said:
Its a guess, but I'd say those that are more oily do. The stuff with the higher resin content seems to perform best in this area.
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I agree, solvent based dressings seem to attract more than thier fair share of dust.
 
Takes Several Rags, lots of polish, couple small brushes, Q-Tips and a lot of patience and time….:D



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My method, crude but effective:



AIO

Simple Green, straight & in a spray bottle

old wool mitt

bucket

garden hose

a couple of old towels



Hose the engine down with a garden hose



spray SG on 'problem' areas



let sit 5 minutes and rinse



mix 1 to 2 gallons warm water, 3 oz AIO, 2 oz SG



'wash' with mitt: engine, bay, etc. (reach as much as you can, mitt protects hand)



let sit for 5 minutes, then rinse thoroughly



dry with old towels



drive car at speed for 10 minutes, park and finish drying



results: (PS car has 82k miles on it)
 

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Mix it with the SG & water, and wash with it, shines everthing up with no film. I don't like any dressing or protectant in the engine bay, too much dust & stuff.
 
Nope, its August Horch of Audi



you mix klasse all in one with simple green as a cleaner I've heard of using aio in water to sorta make a qd. This technique sounds interesting.
 
I just used JDookie's way of detailing and it works really well, I first tried it without even rubbing. Just rinse spray 50/50 westly bleach and let it sit and rinsed it off, looks good as new. Now if I can just get my customers to pay the extra money for a engine detail...quick $15=-)
 
I Pressure wash the engine, warm it up, Meg's super degreaser, 3-4 minutes sit time, pressure wash off. Warm the engine, spray with Meg's Hyper Dressing and this works wonders.
 

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I just tried JDookie's method and it worked great, after seeing the results on my car I emidiately did the same to my wife, dad, and mom's cars.:up
 
I just use that Organge Blast degreaser and a garden hose, then I lightly spray with WD-40 and wipe to a matte finish. I am not sure how good spraying the engine with WD-40 is, but it seems to be ok so far.
 

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I'd avoid anything flammable around engines especially with so many good cheap dressings on the market. I think WD-40 is flammable??
 
AutoNova said:
I'd avoid anything flammable around engines especially with so many good cheap dressings on the market. I think WD-40 is flammable??
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I agree, I learned this method from a BMW forum. The poster said that he learned it from a Porsche detailer. Lost of the members do it with good results.
 
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