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Old 06-19-2008, 03:42 PM
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I've always been pretty good at cleaning both the interiors and exteriors of cars, But i've never really payed much attention to cleaning the engine bays. What does everyone use to clean their engine bays with??

I'm inbetween Camaros right now, and I'd like to keep up with the engine bay as well on my next one..

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Simple Green - spray it all over the engine compartment, then wait a minute or two, then hose it off with a light spray of water. I say light because you don't want to use a hard heavy stream of water under high pressure and risk getting water past the weatherpak connectors and into the ecm or any other electrical ciruits.

Took 15 minutes to do both of my cars, if that much....
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Simple Green is good...I last used GUNK Engine Bright.
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Anyone got some pics of their engines after cleaning??

Or even better, a before & after pic???
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Simple green, rag/soft brush and water hose. I wax paint unter hood when im done.

That fuse box on the driver side has been move too



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Damn.. That looks awesome!!!

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all that fuse stuff you see at the bottom right conor of the 2nd and 3rd pic has been relocated. I just have to make a cover now so it look nice and smooth
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Diluted Simple Green is what I use. I was the engine bay everytime I was the car which is at least once a week.
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dansredz28 how'd you relocated them and where'd you put them PICS PLEASE!!!!!!!
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Stoner Trim Shine works wonders under the hood. It will make your engine bay look better than new. First use some degreaser and wait a few minutes, and then wash with a hose and then wipe everything down, and spray some Stoner Trim Shine and you wont be dissapointed.

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I Use Simple Green At The Car Wash With A Power Washer...looks New Again...prolly Never Been Cleaned Before I Did It With A 100k On It.
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Originally Posted by 89Formulaws6
dansredz28 how'd you relocated them and where'd you put them PICS PLEASE!!!!!!!
here ya go https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/935326-more-engine-bay-stuff-relocated-fuse-boxes.html




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