Engine Detail Question

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imported_Indy YZF

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So how do you guys apply the vinyl/rubber protectant? I've got Hyper Detailer at home, but when I spray it, I still have to touch with cloth to get the excess droplets. I usually only hit the plastics and can't get the nooks and crannies as good as I want. Any way to speed this up?
 
I'm using AG bumper care. I use a small foam applicator and paint brushes. Foam and bristle. Short hair on the bristles. Once the AG is gone I'm switching to Stoner trim shine and 303 for engines.
 
zoomzoom mazda5 said:
Try using small foam brushes for those hard to reach areas.
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+ 2 on foam brushes ^^^

They also come in handy for cleaning air vents, grilles, lug nut holes, calibers, emblems/badges, engine cleaning/dressing...

They are avalible at wal-mart, a pak of 6 are 2 bucks. look in the hobby section or possibly the paint section.
 
Yup... foam brushes. I have started using Stoner Trim Shine exclusively for engine bays. A great product. Spray everything under the hood, let is sit for 5 minutes, wipe with a (demoted) microfiber towel. Your engine will look brand new.:cornut:
 
Not sure if this is a good idea but what I tried last time was to spray Armoral (sp?) on all the plastic and hoses under the hood, let stand for a few minutes and -rinsed- off, all looked great: lucky???
 
I just sprayed it down with Hyper Dressing while it was wet, then let it sit, then dried off and it turned out decent. Need to get a new brush to get around the heads, but main stuff is clean.
 
I have not yet used Stoner Trim Shine on my engine bay, but I know that many people do. Last spring I was trying to decide whether to purchase one of the Stoner sprays or CD-2, so I wrote Stoner and they immediately got back to me. Here is what I learned.

The active ingredients in Trim Shine, More Shine (tire dressing), and More Shine (interior dressing) are basically the same; but the products give slightly different looks. I gather that the tire dressing may be a tad glossier than the other two. The big difference, though, is the spray patterns of the three products. The interior dressing has a mistier spray, whereas More Shine (tire) and Trim Shine have a coarser spray. I was told that some detailers prefer the interior dressing spray pattern.

Finally, the guy from Stoner warned me not to apply any of their aerosol dressings to a HOT engine. The propellant in them is flammable. And since the dressings contain various oils, one should be careful around belts and the alternator.

I wonder what the differences are between Stoner Trim Shine and CD-2 Engine Detailer. They seem to be similar products. I telephoned the CD-2 customer support and was told that CD-2 is a petroleum-based product; but it was clear that the support person really had no understanding of the product whatsoever: she was just reading from a computer screen, and so I do not know how reliable the information is. I do know that I like CD-2's ease of application and the look it confers.

Al
 
akimel said:
the guy from Stoner warned me not to apply any of their aerosol dressings to a HOT engine.
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True... I believe that would be true of any dressing. I always wait about an hour after the engine has been shut off, with the hood up, prior to cleanig and dressing the engine.
 
After cleaning, I spray the engine with Hyper Dressing, close the hood then run it for a few minutes until it dries.

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Detail Dressing

When I bought my SS, the dealer sprayed some detailer all over the engine compartment. All it did was collect dirt!! Took me HOURS of work to get it all off. Since then, all I use is a water dampened cloth to wipe everything down. Much better. It's been 9 years now.
 
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