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Rider90
04-23-2006, 11:52 AM
Next up, wet sanding the valve covers. A member from Wisconsin did this and told me about it, after seeing his engine I was sold.

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TechHeavy
04-23-2006, 01:27 PM
Looking good! :2thumbs:

Eric91Z
04-23-2006, 02:02 PM
Hey, can you tell us what process you used to clean and detail the engine bay? I still need to do this on my car this year after driving it all winter. Got the exterion and interior up to snuff. Just need to do the wheel wells and engine compartment. I would like mine to look like your pictures, again.

rayjay
04-23-2006, 02:32 PM
Lookin good Rider! You should see what my engine looks like after another winter in the salt/sand capitol of the world.... :puke:

BADMERC
04-23-2006, 03:33 PM
108 say's looking good!

RoNiN77
04-23-2006, 03:51 PM
Looks real good, how did u do it?? Also, Eric91z, how did u get your wheels so shiny? Thanks!!

Eric91Z
04-23-2006, 05:27 PM
Looks real good, how did u do it?? Also, Eric91z, how did u get your wheels so shiny? Thanks!!


Just the right angle of the sun? All I have done is wash them and they have about 4 coats of Zaino on them. Plus, they were stored for the winter. They really do reflect the light quite well. I wash and polish them just like the paint on the car. And every couple days take a rag to them and wipe of the dust (brake, dirt, etc). Don't want to give them a chance to bake the brake dust in them. And a number of people have said not to use wheel polish or anything like that as they are a polished wheel, but they are clearcoated.

Rider90
04-23-2006, 06:42 PM
Hey, can you tell us what process you used to clean and detail the engine bay? I still need to do this on my car this year after driving it all winter. Got the exterion and interior up to snuff. Just need to do the wheel wells and engine compartment. I would like mine to look like your pictures, again.
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Start with this bottle of Simple Green ready to use degreaser available at Autozone. Also purchase a small scrub brush, as silly as it may sound I used a new toliet brush. They are generally small and can get in small areas.

Spray the Simple Green all over. Some say cover up the alternator, go ahead, I never have. I removed my whole K&N FIPK system leaving the throttle body exposed. The blades are closed and nothing is getting in unless you really want it too. BTW, no need to spray simple green in there. You can leave it exposed, but still avoid it. Let the simple green sit for a minute or two and start scrubbing away. Every little nook and cranny, just scrub it.

Wash it off with the hose and repeat the simple green/scub step atleast one more time. When you're all done get a large towel and dry everything off. Grab some sort of Tire dresser/interior protectant and spray it on anything black. Grab a different towel and wipe all of that down. Now that towel is fairly saturated with that interior protectant and now you can proceed to wipe everything else down. Fuse boxes, inner fenders, resevoir bottles, etc... Just spend a few minutes doing this and the end result should be what my pictures look like*

*absence or presence of Trilogy Supercharger may vary.

I also suggest washing the car after this. You may have gotten a very small amount of diluted simple green and/or dresser on your paint and you do not want that to be on there very long.

Once I do the wet-sanding, I may make an article in the reviews area...