Review: CD2 Engine Detailer

Mikeyc

Mikeyc

TheDetailingHandBook.com
Well, my love of detailing was kind of squashed after my recent Spot Buffs incident. However, it was nearly 60* out on Friday which is pretty rare in January up here in New England. So, I got back in the saddle and washed my dad's car since it hadn't been washed since I detailed it. This was a good opportunity to try out CD2 Engine Detailer. I also tried it out on my own car. Neither engine had ever been dressed before, but on occasion are cleaned. The Porsche is about 2 1/2 years old and the Honda about 1 1/2 years old. Both engines were first cleaned with Meguiars Safe D-Greaser (4:1). These are the results:
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CD2 was really easy to use. It's an aerosol spray. So, that can get pretty messy especially if your outside and the wind is blowing. However, I applied it indoors and the spray pattern from the nozzle was very consistent. After spraying it on I ran the engine for 10 minutes or so to bake on the CD2. Then, I buffed the remainder off with a MF.

The smell was very pleasant kind of like cherry flavored candy. CD2 made all the black parts slightly darker with a matt finish and gave a nice sheen to all the metallic parts.

Overall, I was very pleased with CD2. It was easy to use, smelled nice, and I like the look it gave to the engine bay.
 
BoostJunkie said:
They both look great but that Porsche engine is beautiful! :rockon

Is that Spark Plug cover stock on the S2K?
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Both engines are bone stock
 
CD2 is my secret weapon for engines. It has been for years. The only problem I have with it is that it is hard to find sometimes. AutoZone seems to stock it fairly regularly now days, but that is the only place I can get it out here.

If you want to see something really cool then spray it on thick and don't wipe it down. Let it dry overnight and the next day your hoses and everything else will look like the wettest molten plastic and rubber that you have ever seen. All the drips that you see when you first apply it seem to magically go away. I love this stuff!
 
Jngrbrdman said:
CD2 is my secret weapon for engines. It has been for years. The only problem I have with it is that it is hard to find sometimes. AutoZone seems to stock it fairly regularly now days, but that is the only place I can get it out here.
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Yeah, I looked in Pep Boys, Advanced Auto Parts, and two Auto Zones before I finally found some. I almost bought all three cans they had in stock in case it would be difficult to find again. But, I decided I wanted to try it first and just bought two cans.
 
When you find it you should buy as many cans as they have. You never know if it will suddenly disappear off the shelves. I usually buy 4 or 5 cans at a time just in case. It is the only product I use that I would really cry over if they stopped making it. Although I have seen Poorboy's stuff look just as good... I think it was bold and bright that someone had used on their engine at the last OCDetails Fall Show that we had. The engine looked really good.
 
No, that's what their engine degreaser is for. I like the stuff because it doesn't do any cleaning, it's just a dressing. Because it's only got the one job it does it quite well.
 
Nope. It is meant for the plastic and rubber under the engine. It is a great way to make an engine look great. This one literally took me 10 minutes tops. Gunk foaming degreaser and CD2 and a little haste is all I needed.

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Thanks, and sorry for the semi-hijack. Just curious since I can't use a hose/pressure cleaner to clean my engine bay due to location of the distributor.
 
That's what tooth brushes and shop towels are for. ;) I use a hose around the perimeter of the engine just on the painted areas. I clean the middle part by hand. That way you never have to worry about the distributor or anything like that.
 
Matt@Autogeek said:
Gotcha, thanks. I am assuming it would not work well on polished aluminum?
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I'm not sure how well it would work on polished pieces. I did spray it indiscriminantly all over both of these engine bays. So, any piece you see likely has some CD2 on it. The gold colored metal piece on top of the Honda motor has some CD2 on it and it came out well.

Also, CD2 is really hard to find. You can get it at Auto Zone sometimes and there's an on-line parts store where they sell it too. I think it's made by Turtle Wax. I would love to see some of the DC sponsors carry this stuff (hint, hint).
 
Matt@Autogeek said:
Thanks, and sorry for the semi-hijack. Just curious since I can't use a hose/pressure cleaner to clean my engine bay due to location of the distributor.
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Gotta love the LT1. All the engines look great, I think I will pick some up next time I am by Autozone.
 
Jngrbrdman said:
Nope. It is meant for the plastic and rubber under the engine. It is a great way to make an engine look great. This one literally took me 10 minutes tops. Gunk foaming degreaser and CD2 and a little haste is all I needed.

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The cars look nice you guys did a great job..
did you spray the Cd2 on the painted part of the engine bay. The brite red looks as if it was waxed.
 
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