spray-n-wipe product?

[davemarkey]

I want to tidy up my engine bay a bit. Its a mk4 golf, so its just a black plastic cover, and then the engine is somewhere underneath, lol

What is a good product that can be used by just spraying and wiping off with some old MFs?

I want to clean the cover, bottles, bottle tops and pipes. :)

The previous owner of my car is a friend, and he will do the service soon - so i want to impress him with a clean(ish) engine bay and show him the tips i get from detailingworld :lol:

Thanks in advance for any tips and help :thumb:

[adb]

You could try giving it a clean up with some APC - spray on (maybe agitate) and rinse off - and then top with some AG vinyl and rubber care. That should bring the plastic up lovely

[davemarkey]

You could try giving it a clean up with some APC - spray on (maybe agitate) and rinse off - and then top with some AG vinyl and rubber care. That should bring the plastic up lovely

Rinse? I didn't really want to use any water - being a novice, i am worried i will get the electrics wet, no matter how careful i am.

[LeeH]

Most modern car electrics are water proof mate. I Jet my Civic down regularly after I've left the APC soaking for 20mins or so.

[LeeH]

Then I dry with an old MF cloth and give every thing a wipe down with Megs NXT R
Rubber and Vinyl.

[Mr OCD]

Use a hosepipe and you will be fine... I have done over 50 cars like this and not one of them had any problems :)

Its old cars where you can get problems...

[davemarkey]

Thanks for the help guys. :)

[ahaydock]

What about a foam spray to soak then rinse off and dry/polish with a cloth?

[PootleFlump]

Be careful with presure washers and water in general, if you can use damp rags would probably be better than blasting water all over the place. Takes a bit more time but you don't want to be removing too much grease and oil from the engine. I killed one of my cars doing this even though I took precautoin against it, a £60 flywheel sensor was required.

[davemarkey]

Be careful with presure washers and water in general, if you can use damp rags would probably be better than blasting water all over the place. Takes a bit more time but you don't want to be removing too much grease and oil from the engine. I killed one of my cars doing this even though I took precautoin against it, a £60 flywheel sensor was required.

:doublesho

thanks for the advice :thumb:

i'll use about a million old MFs now :lol:

[ahaydock]

I found just using APC 4:1 (soaked for a min or two) with an terry towel did the job, may have to look at something else thought to bring up the shine.

[ECLIPSE AUTO VALET]

ag supersheen

[brightpinkstar]

I just use ag engine and machine cleaner and some cloth, use the hose on a very slight spray in places. Comes up good.

[xxQuartzxx]

tfr and a good blast from a jetwasher .. never had a problem yet ...


:)

[The Big Yin]

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I use a pw and no problems to report - even gave it a quick snow foam the other week lol

[andburg]

be doing mine this weekend againi think, TFR/water i na spray bottle, spray on, agitate with a brush then rinse down with a bucket of water and a measuring just to pur it on, safely does it. :)

nothing wrong with using an open hose carefully tho

[rajinder_1]

be doing mine this weekend againi think, TFR/water i na spray bottle, spray on, agitate with a brush then rinse down with a bucket of water and a measuring just to pur it on, safely does it. :)

nothing wrong with using an open hose carefully tho

I like this idea, with newer cars it has loads of electical components and sensors placed in the engine, and as mentioned in the previous reply a sensor can cost 60 quid + in most cases.

I will try the spray bottle technique seems bit a more safer than a hose...

Thanks

raj

[Bailes1992]

If its all plastic cover you should be able to remove them! This is how I do my dads ST220...
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Bailes1992/Image140.jpg
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Bailes1992/Image142.jpg

[davemarkey]

Is it ok to spray meguairs APC and just wipe off with old cloths? or will this leave the plastics milky/white?