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some spring cleanin in bay - 4/1/2007 11:29:37 PM    civicexracer Posts: 5091 Joined: 7/30/2005 Status: offline decided to spend some time cleanin up the engine bay. winter didnt get it too dirty but there was a good amount of salt rock/residue that i didnt want around. procedure: -cover header and intake filter -used pressure washer and sprayed everything possible -used air compressor to air dry w/e i could -hand dried with towel everything air couldnt -used q-tips for the real tight and grimey areas -Turtle waxed every bit of metal i could reach -used Armor All Ultimate Clean that i sprayed on a towel to put on all the plastic and rubber pieces -sprayed some oven degreaser on the valve cover and towel and scrubed w/e grime i could get off before: after: like i said, wasnt too dirty to begin with but atleast now its shiney and i got all that salt junk out there some spots on the valve cover that the degreaser wont get off...if i can find a color very similar to what it is now, i'll prolly paint it and polish the lettering. only other thing i'll be getting that'll make the bay somewhat more presentable is a new, lightweight battery. hopefully i'll be getting one soon enough.. _____________________________ proud member of Rubber Duckie Racing -> www.rubberduckieracing.com Post #: 1

RE: some spring cleanin in bay - 4/1/2007 11:45:53 PM    drbyers Posts: 4301 Joined: 10/14/2005 Status: offline everything looks good but try vinylex for the rubber hoses instead of armor all, which causes rubber deterioration and cracking. vinelex is pricey at almost $10 a bottle (at Pep Boys) but it lasts longer per application so it equals out. _____________________________ (in reply to civicexracer) Post #: 2

RE: some spring cleanin in bay - 4/1/2007 11:55:01 PM    civicexracer Posts: 5091 Joined: 7/30/2005 Status: offline i've used armor all on all of the rubber and plastic pieces on my car for about 2 years now and have yet to notice any cracking or deterioration...i do want something that last longer in the shiney factor tho, ill try that vinelex stuff out. _____________________________ proud member of Rubber Duckie Racing -> www.rubberduckieracing.com (in reply to drbyers) Post #: 3

RE: some spring cleanin in bay - 4/2/2007 12:14:38 AM    drbyers Posts: 4301 Joined: 10/14/2005 Status: offline vinylex is shinier than armor all if that's what you're after: _____________________________ (in reply to civicexracer) Post #: 4

RE: some spring cleanin in bay - 4/2/2007 9:04:34 AM    Forty04 Posts: 14259 Joined: 3/8/2005 Status: offline Looks good man. Did you not cover your dizzy though?  I didnt see that listed in your procedure _____________________________ Don''''t PM me with tech questions Antartic Blue Super Sports wagon with C.B. and optional Rally Fun Pack (in reply to civicexracer) Post #: 5

RE: some spring cleanin in bay - 4/2/2007 2:05:08 PM    Fiirkan Posts: 10543 Joined: 11/7/2005 From: Cornwall, PEI. Status: online Someone should do a DIY on properly cleaning the engine bay. i saw one guy today at the car wash just pop the hood of his Kia and then start spraying lol EDIT: Nevermind i found the DIY already lol Looking > Me < Message edited by Fiirkan -- 4/2/2007 2:07:48 PM > _____________________________ (in reply to Forty04) Post #: 6

RE: some spring cleanin in bay - 4/2/2007 5:37:26 PM    n8te81   Posts: 868 Joined: 3/5/2006 Status: offline im so overdue for one of these its not even funny...lol...i need to when i have time,if i took pics of how it looks now it would make grown men weep. (in reply to Fiirkan) Post #: 7

RE: some spring cleanin in bay - 4/2/2007 6:09:25 PM    addiction2bass Posts: 7491 Joined: 6/21/2006 Status: offline i gotta do mine as well :( and if your valve cover is stock... its just aluminum..... no paint on it at all.... id paint it black and then polish the leters... this summer i want to paint ALOT of my engine bay parts! i would even paint the header with some black heat paint........ i see those rust preaty easily.... wouldnt hurt anything ;) _____________________________ (in reply to n8te81) Post #: 8

RE: some spring cleanin in bay - 4/2/2007 6:12:21 PM    n8te81   Posts: 868 Joined: 3/5/2006 Status: offline well i forgot who said it but one guy said if you wanted to paint it then put chapstick or something like that on the letters then paint it and then after you can just wipe it off and the paint wont get on the letters....i think im gonna do mine black.....sooner or later...lol (in reply to addiction2bass) Post #: 9

RE: some spring cleanin in bay - 4/2/2007 6:24:17 PM    civicexracer Posts: 5091 Joined: 7/30/2005 Status: offline just got a slightly better pic since theres more light out now.. nope didnt cover anything but the header and filter. reason i covered the header is because im not sure what water will really do to the ceramic coating. covered the filter because i just cleaned/re-oiled it not long ago and didnt want to mess it up, also chances are water would have gone up the tube with the hi-pressure machine i was using. everything else is completely fine to get soaked. the mechanics at my work spray the hell out of most of the cars engines that come in. i asked if it would hurt anything like the battery and they said nope, the guy even sprayed the hell out of the battery right in front of me to prove it lol. my car still runs, drove around today with no problems. chances are i prolly wont paint my valve cover. i dont like the cheap kinda shine that comes from rattle canning it. if i really wanted to paint it, i'll prolly have it powder coated but i have other things i wana do with my car first..i think ill just take it off and really get to scrubin the hell out of it with a good degreaser. i guess i cant complain too much, after all its got close to 180k miles on it. lil grime here and there aint so bad.. < Message edited by civicexracer -- 4/2/2007 6:26:32 PM > _____________________________ proud member of Rubber Duckie Racing -> www.rubberduckieracing.com (in reply to n8te81) Post #: 10

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