fatboyflyer
What, me worry?
Hi all-
I just joined yesterday and thought I’d share a recent experience. I am trying to save up some cash to buy some real supplies and equipment by doing some hand wash/waxes for friends and family. My father-in-law wanted an engine detail, so before I tried anything new on him I experimented with my car first. I went to the 99 cent store (yes, I’m that broke) and bought their house brand engine degreaser--"QC Engine DeGreaser". It is an aerosol foam that shoots out of the can like a cannon. I also bought a 5.5 ounce can of WD-40.
I popped the hood and wrapped the electrical parts with foil and started spraying. I had to spray quick, since the whole can emptied in about 15 seconds. Per the directions, I let it sit for 10 minutes. I resisted the desire to scrub. I know how well I can clean with a lot of elbow grease, but I wanted to see what the products could do without my help. When I do this for my father-in-law I will definitely scrub away. After 10 minutes I rinsed with a light stream of water. I did a little bit of wiping up at this point, since there was some pooling of dirty water. I let it dry and then sprayed about half the can of WD-40 and let dry. Again, I wiped up where it was pooling up.
Total working time- 10 minutes or less
Time from start to finish- 1 hour
Total $ spent- $2.15
I apologize for the poor photos. The camera is borrowed and I couldn't quite figure it out.
Anyway, it’s not quite up to the standard of this forum, or my standards for that matter, but for the time and effort put into it, and the cost of supplies, I thought it turned out fairly well.
Any input is appreciated.
I just joined yesterday and thought I’d share a recent experience. I am trying to save up some cash to buy some real supplies and equipment by doing some hand wash/waxes for friends and family. My father-in-law wanted an engine detail, so before I tried anything new on him I experimented with my car first. I went to the 99 cent store (yes, I’m that broke) and bought their house brand engine degreaser--"QC Engine DeGreaser". It is an aerosol foam that shoots out of the can like a cannon. I also bought a 5.5 ounce can of WD-40.
I popped the hood and wrapped the electrical parts with foil and started spraying. I had to spray quick, since the whole can emptied in about 15 seconds. Per the directions, I let it sit for 10 minutes. I resisted the desire to scrub. I know how well I can clean with a lot of elbow grease, but I wanted to see what the products could do without my help. When I do this for my father-in-law I will definitely scrub away. After 10 minutes I rinsed with a light stream of water. I did a little bit of wiping up at this point, since there was some pooling of dirty water. I let it dry and then sprayed about half the can of WD-40 and let dry. Again, I wiped up where it was pooling up.
Total working time- 10 minutes or less
Time from start to finish- 1 hour
Total $ spent- $2.15
I apologize for the poor photos. The camera is borrowed and I couldn't quite figure it out.
Anyway, it’s not quite up to the standard of this forum, or my standards for that matter, but for the time and effort put into it, and the cost of supplies, I thought it turned out fairly well.
Any input is appreciated.
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