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Simple Green and water work well especially if the engine is really dirty. I have also used CD2 Engine Detailer, available at Target, PepBoys, or any parts store. It comes with detailer spray that shines everything up but it does attract some dust, however, that easily cleans off with water and a rag.
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After spraying with Simple Green or something like it, would it work to use the pressure washer if you make sure you don't get too close and too rough with everything, or should one just steer clear of pressure washers under the hood totally?
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NO heavy pressure....especially back by the ECM and electrical parts. Just running watter shoudl work. What I usually do is spray everything with simple green, soak, and then rinse...then run engine for a while to get the hard to reach places to dry. Mine is a daily driver so I wash the engine compartment more often than most.
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Also Scrubbin' Bubbles will work, too.....just spray it on and then rinse with the hose!!
At BG, Mr. blkragss02 showed me that, along with his sterilized surgical tools, he uses these littlebitty Swiffers to dust those hard-to-reach areas under wires & stuff.....
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Since it hasent come up.......Are their any products out that will cause the Signatures we have to come off .
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quote:Originally posted by 35TH ED/ed: Since it hasent come up.......Are their any products out that will cause the Signatures we have to come off .
I masked them off, then shot a few layers of high heat clear coat over the signatures - just in case!
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quote:Originally posted by cytruffle: Also Scrubbin' Bubbles will work, too.....just spray it on and then rinse with the hose!!
At BG, Mr. blkragss02 showed me that, along with his sterilized surgical tools, he uses these littlebitty Swiffers to dust those hard-to-reach areas under wires & stuff.....
Hey, don't give out all the secrets
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quote:Originally posted by cytruffle: Also Scrubbin' Bubbles will work, too.....just spray it on and then rinse with the hose!!
At BG, Mr. blkragss02 showed me that, along with his sterilized surgical tools, he uses these littlebitty Swiffers to dust those hard-to-reach areas under wires & stuff.....
Hey, don't give out all the secrets
I just saw a bunch of those on sale at Target last night. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm......... Posts: 7198 | From: Near Portland, Oregon, USA | Registered: Feb 2000
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i have heard that simple green is a good cleaner. i have not heard that it is corosive to the block Hmmmmm .
the important thing is to not use high pressure.
in terms of the signitures, you can put the clear bra plastic stuff over them, the same stuff that many of the members here put on the front of their cars.
i also put that clear stuff on my door stickers to protect them. got the idea from Kevin. Posts: 1579 | From: Portland, OR. | Registered: May 2001
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quote:Originally posted by NATESS: i also put that clear stuff on my door stickers to protect them. got the idea from Kevin.
Yeah, but RagSS probably has those '50's style plastic sofa covers on his furniture and plastic carpet runners throughout his house, too!
(we love ya, Kevin)
he is like the wife of the show "everybody loves raymond". where she does not let any one eat on the couch and has a cover over it.
.....to continue with the "Let's Bust on Kevin" hijack.....didn't I see some sort of covers on the seats ....and maybe even floorboard....of his car at Bowling Green?? Right, Ms. HTWLSS??
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quote:Originally posted by NATESS: i also put that clear stuff on my door stickers to protect them. got the idea from Kevin.
Yeah, but RagSS probably has those '50's style plastic sofa covers on his furniture and plastic carpet runners throughout his house, too!
(we love ya, Kevin)
he is like the wife of the show "everybody loves raymond". where she does not let any one eat on the couch and has a cover over it.
.....to continue with the "Let's Bust on Kevin" hijack.....didn't I see some sort of covers on the seats ....and maybe even floorboard....of his car at Bowling Green?? Right, Ms. HTWLSS??
You mean the towels everywhere? That's how he got the nickname RagSS!
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Hmmm, maybe I dind't look hard enough at the car show in Carlisle.... *scratches head* nope, don'ts remember any covers or ragss
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...Hmmm, you should have known I'd be reading a post, ...that started with the word CLEANING! Ahhh, how refreshing to be among friends
...Come on, ...I'm not that bad ...
............am I ?
...and, yes (as Nate mentioned) use the 3M prostripe over the signatures (and door stickers), ...works great (while you're at it, ...put it over your fuse box labels as well)
...Yes, there are towels on the seats and floormats (and console, rear seats, carpet... , j/k, ...a little bit) ...but no I don't use that 70-ish plastic stuff on my sofa
Hmmmm, ... "Swifter Dusters" ...
By the way, Travisnd1's engine compartment looks great
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I've used Simple Green/water at a 50/50 mix with excellent results and no corrosion noticable. I just do the engine that way though. The fenderwells I use just a water rinse and a rag to keep the signature intact. I do like the idea of the clear 3M stuff, however.
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As far as I know, the Simple Green corrosiveness is more myth than fact. While Simple Green has an alkalinity about equal to salt water, as long as you are careful and completely rinse it off it can be used many many times without any problems. Many people can attest to that.
I actually tried to find out how corrosive Simple Green is a few months ago. I took a strip of of aluminum and sprayed the heck out of it with Simple Green. I let it sit to dry without rinsing it off. I did this for 3 days. The block is still sitting in the garage, and has NO corrosion. That was a good enough test for me.
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