Help! Bad surface rust

[Silverberry]

Hi,

Today I gave my engine bay a good going over, went down to Halfords and got some AG Engine Cleaner and the bloke said to be careful as this stuff melts concrete made laugh :lol: , they will tell you anything.

Any way I did the best with the tools that I had available but one of the things that struck me as odd was the amount of surface rust.

Here is a little game for you have a look at the pictures and tell me what age you think the car is, my sister fault it was my old car that was 16 years old :rolleyes:

Is there any thing I can do? As it does look very unsightly

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9976/s7000060xb0.jpg

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/4133/s7000061yv8.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8378/s7000062al5.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3778/s7000063yc6.jpg

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/2110/s7000064xg2.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1937/s7000065oe1.jpg

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/151/s7000066zg7.jpg

[James105]

That would be a mk2, phase 2 clio!lol!

I have exactly the same time, its probably about at 02 plate maybe?

[Jules]

Too much engine bay detailing:p You've washed the protective layer of grease away.

[James105]

nah, coz mine does it, and was before i owned the car

[xlfive]

I'm going to order some of this later in the year

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=9069&frostProductName=Rust%20Preventative%20Paint%20(47 3ml)%20US%20Pint

[GlynRS2]

Smooth Hamerite is very good for those sort of things, in either Satin Black or Silver as required.
Lots of short brushes and double-jointed wrists come in helpful too :D
If the part can be easily removed, it is much easier to prepare and paint them off the car :thumb:

[Silverberry]

That would be a mk2, phase 2 clio!lol!

I have exactly the same time, its probably about at 02 plate maybe?

hehe close, you got first bit correct, it is a Clio and it’s a Mark II.

Too much engine bay detailing You've washed the protective layer of grease away.

hehe its the first time I have cleaned the engine bay, its was like this when I built the car, only had 1 other owner.

I'm going to order some of this later in the year

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.a...l)%20US%20Pint

That looks like some really good stuff, but some parts on my car are goanna be a pig to get to with out removing the engine, how would you apply that to the timing belt? (thinks that’s what it is, 4th pic down)

[James105]

yeah, gota do mine nxt week, shows coming up. Its a bummer

[Clark]

Surprised the car doesnt come with covers over the crank/cam pulleys, even my mk 1 Saxo had them!

[k@tbloke]

4th pic down looks like power steering pump pulley, you could slacken off the pump, remove the pulley clean paint and refit it, dont paint in the grooves though