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Cleaning engine and engine compartment.

Discussion in 'Detailing' started by lone_wolf, Apr 5, 2020.

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  1. Apr 10, 2020 at 4:17 AM
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    Clean clean clean! Looks awesome... it’s always the little details that make a ride!
     
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  2. Apr 10, 2020 at 4:19 AM
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    Thanks Robbie, it always helps to have too much time on your hands!:devil:
     
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  3. Apr 10, 2020 at 2:02 PM
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    I use Zeps or Simple Green (any concentrated APC will do) in three separate bottles (50:1, 30:1, 3:1) and a cup of Dawn dish soap/water with detail brushes. Just be careful with certain APC's on aluminum as it'll scour it. Here's a TT V6 BMW X5 I did the other day with the aforementioned products. Wiped down with Aerospace 303 and it was good to go (didn't get a final shot, ran out of daylight).

    20200324_085453.jpg
     
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  4. Apr 19, 2020 at 1:12 PM
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    I just used Griots engine cleaner and a high pressure washer. I stayed high and swept back and forth. It came out great. I didn’t cover anything and I didn’t have any issues. It did make me a little nervous not covering anything..
     
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  5. Apr 19, 2020 at 1:19 PM
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    If I'm not mistaken, Simple Green HD is the one to use (it's purple) because it's the one that's safe to use with aluminum.

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    Simple Green has also developed break-through water based cleaners that are safe for use on metals, plastics, rubber and high tech alloys. Extreme Simple Green Aircraft & Precision Cleaner, Pro Series Simple Green Automotive Cleaner, and Simple Green Pro HD are available on both the industrial and retail markets, respectively. These products were initially developed for the aircraft industry and extensive testing shows that they are safe and effective on a variety of metals and other sensitive surfaces even in the most extreme circumstances.
     
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  6. Jul 20, 2023 at 8:44 AM
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    I know many people recommend putting a plastic bag or aluminum foil over the alternator when washing an engine bay.

    It seems like the alternator on one of my trucks is right next to the road. I don’t really understand how the alternator getting some water on it during the wash would be much different than driving on the highway in the rain. I’m not using a pressure washer either, just spraying on some non-corrosive cleaner and gently rinsing off.

    Can someone explain this?
     
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  7. Jul 20, 2023 at 11:41 AM
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    If you don’t spray the shit out of it then it will be fine.
     
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  8. Jul 20, 2023 at 12:29 PM
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    I just did mine with Super Clean. Came out pretty good for the first time. Could have used a few more brushes but it worked well enough.
     
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