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Old 12-17-2008, 03:21 PM
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Default Engine out, clean engine bay what can i do ?

ok while i have my engine out what are some nice things i can do to my engine bay /?
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degrease it, maybe touch up some spots that have paint chipping
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Take off the junk you don't need. Prep for a wire tuck?
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defintly wire tuck.
or at least re-route some stuff for a cleaner look,
like jeremyrocksursox said degrease it and paint some things.
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yeah i dont know the name but i bought a jug of this purple bottel cleaner anybody used it yet ?
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if you dont want to paint or dont have the time and money for it, just degrease it and make it clean, it makes a big difference when you pop your hood and see your engine bay clean.
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Originally Posted by krysted9354
yeah i dont know the name but i bought a jug of this purple bottel cleaner anybody used it yet ?
whats the name?
simple green normally works preety good for me
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Originally Posted by krysted9354
yeah i dont know the name but i bought a jug of this purple bottel cleaner anybody used it yet ?
its probably purple power or other way around i forgot, i have it and it works good
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Originally Posted by EK9r!der
if you dont want to paint or dont have the time and money for it, just degrease it and make it clean, it makes a big difference when you pop your hood and see your engine bay clean.
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Yea wire tuck, if you plan on painting then filling some of the unused holes and maybe even tucking some brake lines is always clean as hell but al this is deffintly time consuming. I am actually in the process of doing this myself, hope to have it painted by the end of summer.
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super clean name bottle. use power washer thing look real good after
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any of the ways people said ^ will work for you.
i have never done a wire tuck but i have kinda helped a friend
and it does take alot of time.
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ok the **** i bougth is called super clean purple tank any good ?
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yep that what i use on mine came out good usein power washer.
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yup thats what i will do, engin eout so ill take it putside powerwash it,THANKS
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wire tuck, degrease bay
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you can still power wash it when ur engines in there. what engine r u gonna put in?
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