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I'll give a big +1 on Gus's recommendations for engine cleaning as I've used this type of process many times myself.
The only difference maybe being that I use clean microfibre towels and once an area is clean I will dry the areas as completely as possible, taking care not to get burned of course.
Once finished I usually have a liberal spray of Wet n Black or similar ( tyre shine type product ) and then buff to a nice black lustre on the black bits / boxes / covers / hoses etc.
Once finished it looks the mutts nutts
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You will hear mixed reviews about everything on this forum, the question is what are you comfortable with. Think about what you want to do and make an educated guess. Is water under pressure a problem with these cars “YES”. Is simple green better than whatever who knows. I have told you what I do and how I do it and others have told you the same. The choice now is yours!
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I can't see cleaning the engine without water. I guess you could use a bunch of simply green and then just wipe everything off but it'll leave a residue, I use the weakest tip on my pressure washer and hold it 5-6 feet away from the motor just to rinse and haven't had any issues. I'm going to do my engine this week.
I'd like to know what I have to do to polish up the intake without actually taking it off. Has anyone used like a Mothers powerball or something? My intake is a yellowish silver, I think it might be the clearcoat the put on the intake that has discolored.
I'd like to know what I have to do to polish up the intake without actually taking it off. Has anyone used like a Mothers powerball or something? My intake is a yellowish silver, I think it might be the clearcoat the put on the intake that has discolored.
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