MugenHonda

Now first off, I know what you are going to say search
but this is different
I just bought a car from Michigan and the car isn't greasy, just has a lot of rust and salt
what would be the best solution to clean this type of mess?

dimotorsports

I'm gonna say, elbow grease and Purple Power for the salt and what not under the hood... Don't get it on paint... It'll hurt.

For the body exterior, just use a mild soap and elbow grease again... a pressure washer will help here too.

Rust.... Navel Jelly will eat the rust, but it will still need to be addressed with finish work.

Good luck.
Get the ruct fixed before it gets to far along....

nY's FiNeSt

- cover the dizzy and air filter
- spray some Simple Green everywhere
- scrub away
- hose it down
- spray some tire cleaner on any hoses or black parts
- wipe away

VWALA bling bay y0!

JDMlyfestyle

Grip

ive found that elbow grease,an eye for detail and turtle wax formula 2001 work great..ive even used pine sented spray on vinyl cleaner under the hood of my car right before a car show just to make people wonder where "that smell" was coming from...

seriously though..vinyl cleaners work great on under hood paint,hoses,plastics and wires

MugenHonda

thanks
simgle green
nah
I heard that stuff takes off the valve cover paint!
and with only 30k
my valve cover paint is already falling off
argh

BoostinEJ1

clean engine, i cant wait to spray mine down this spring.

JSPECHB

simple green+pressure washer=CLEAN.

RyanEJ8

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simgle green
nah
I heard that stuff takes off the valve cover paint!
and with only 30k
my valve cover paint is already falling off
argh
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Don't spray Simple Green on the valve cover or any painted/anodized products. I spray Simple Green all over the engine block tranny and really dirty parts down below, scrub, then rinse off. Use a mild soap on everything colored up top, just like you would treat your exterior paint.

Quad-Damag

^^ Clean Engine BAY

Smith Wise

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very clean....

RyanEJ8

Thanks!

hondahans

Real nice. I love nice engine bays, no matter what mods.

H22A EG6

what about exposed wires
what if you got them some where??
just in case there is any wires like that would they be short out if i were to do this<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nYs FiNeSt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">- cover the dizzy and air filter
- spray some Simple Green everywhere
- scrub away
- hose it down
- spray some tire cleaner on any hoses or black parts
- wipe away

VWALA bling bay y0!
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FF DRFT

Ryan - how much would you charge me if I had you clean my engine bay right before Daytona Beach Tuner Bash in March? lol.. I'm kinda serious haha.

Red D Dragon

if you have rust and salt there is this kind of parts cleaner i use to clean it up really really well. Much better then simple green. Pressure washer didnt seem to work very well but if your engine is out you could use a high pressure washer with a good parts washer and clean it. if there is a lot of rust then you could use a handheld sandblaster and repaint your engine bay. If you want it really clean.

deepnite

Simple Green on everything ...from wheel s to engine bay and ive never had a problem..if it mess s up any paint work it probably the paint prep is bad..after rinsing off i use some WD-40 on the electrical parts to displace any the water

for the rust there s some rust remover u can pick up at Kragen s..but afterwards id brush on some primer or rust resistent type paint to keep it from coming back..most likely the rust was a result of the salt..but do get rid of that rust cuz its like cancer on metal

RyanEJ8

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How dirty is it?

FF DRFT

eh, iono what ur standards are. it needs a scrub down for sure.... the block and tranny etc. The stuff up top isnt bad.

RyanEJ8

Give me a PM for my # and you can call me when your in the area. I'm pretty busy throughout the week with work and school, but I'm sure we could figure something out.

SloCivicHMM

windex, elbow grease, and tire cleaner.......

92 civic VX B18c

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</TD></TR></TABLE> Yeah Jose's engine bay is clean as ****!! Then again mine is just dirty(the way I like it)

SloCivicHMM

thanks Jeremy!! hows those rotors...I need an alignment...got a hook up??