Engine bay cleaning

southtxSHO · August 31, 2014, 07:10:30 PM

Alright so I ordered some Adams products to clean my engine bay . Anything I need to cover ? I don't have my Cai installed due to extreme south Texas heat.

BiGMaC · August 31, 2014, 10:59:29 PM

I pressure wash (3100 psi) with impunity. I soap and degrease with a foam cannon and use various small mops and paint brushes for scrubbing, then rinse with pressure washer and blow dry with a MegaBlaster. Finally apply a water-based preservative to plastics.

I cover nothing and do this about every 3 months on my '13 SHO.

I do drop the lower engine cover and remove it for this... Makes cleaning it and the rest of the job easier.

southtxSHO · August 31, 2014, 11:36:05 PM

Quote from: BiGMaC on August 31, 2014, 10:59:29 PM
I pressure wash (3100 psi) with impunity. I soap and degrease with a foam cannon and use various small mops and paint brushes for scrubbing, then rinse with pressure washer and blow dry with a MegaBlaster. Finally apply a water-based preservative to plastics.

I cover nothing and do this about every 3 months on my '13 SHO.

I do drop the lower engine cover and remove it for this... Makes cleaning it and the rest of the job easier.

Thanks for the tips BigMac

southtxSHO · October 05, 2014, 07:46:44 PM

Here are some before and after pics .... Used Adams products

SHOdded · October 06, 2014, 12:34:23 AM

Looks great

How long did it take?

southtxSHO · October 06, 2014, 12:41:02 AM

Thanks .... I want to say about an hr. total time between letting the degreaser soak , rinse , dry and adding shine

SHOdded · October 06, 2014, 06:28:28 AM

Dry w/ a MetroVac or some such product?

SHOnUup · October 06, 2014, 08:31:23 AM

Looks super. I really need to try this out.

Rich

mval · October 06, 2014, 08:52:33 AM

guys- all i know is that i show my sho at car shows but when it comes to detailing, if it's not something that i'm already doing i add tom's(big mac) ways of detailing into my routine. he's pure & simply the jedi master of detailing!!!!

BiGMaC · October 06, 2014, 01:09:22 PM

Quote from: mval on October 06, 2014, 08:52:33 AM
guys- all i know is that i show my sho at car shows but when it comes to detailing, if it's not something that i'm already doing i add tom's(big mac) ways of detailing into my routine. he's pure & simply the jedi master of detailing!!!!

Mike your making me blush!

We're all a bit OC about our SHOs IMHO

J-Will · October 06, 2014, 01:51:12 PM

Just be careful with APC. It is one of my favorite products, but the one I respect the most. I actually have two spray bottles of it, one is diluted 1:1

mval · October 06, 2014, 04:41:23 PM

i will add 1 thing to tom's method, as like i said i show my car, i use 303 aerospace on plastic parts of bay it & in tougher to get areas use a household handheld swifter & put some 303 on it. in shows, dust = bad impression & negative points.

LV SHO · October 06, 2014, 07:46:16 PM

when I cared about my engine bay I used CD2 Engine cleaner found at most auto parts stores next to engine degreaser. not sure how dirty your engine bay gets but pressure washing it regularly seems like a bit of overkill to me. literally just spray on, and let dry with wiping off any excess maybe takes 5 minutes.

you could eat off my SRT-4 engine most days lol

was in a calendar and got a few trophies at shows

SHOdded · October 07, 2014, 05:51:15 AM

Very "pretty"! SwampRat's color of choice too, I believe

mval · October 07, 2014, 11:01:32 AM

beaut of an engine bay down to the red top battery. can see why was in a mag. i was looking for that as well as use lots of red in mine as well & durelast discontinued it & didn't want an optima, $$ & gray bottom, so just painted the what ever they are called lids?? red. & just removed labels & keep rest of battery black.