quantim0
06-19-2007, 02:09 AM
In case anyone was wondering how to degrease/dress an engine I decided to do a quick write up on how I do it. The test subject is my girlfriends 97 GTP. The car has never been detailed and had 10 years of junk built up on the engine. Soon the rest of the car will be detailed, either for a trade in or possibly used as my daily driver. Pictures will be taken/shown.
Process:
-Use any good degreaser, I prefer citrus. I used Duragloss #451 10:1
-Warm engine for about 2-3 minutes to get the crud warmed up to make removal easier
-Cover electric parts if you feel more comfortable doing that, I don't.
-Liberally spray degreaser all over engine
-Let stand for 5 mins or so
-Spray down engine bay with hose, lowering pressure when getting near electrical parts (this might be enough for a reasonably clean engine)
-Spray degreaser again
-Using a brush break up all the big chunks of stuff that didn't come off with the initial spray down
-Second spray down, engine should be clean now
Now that the engine is clean you want to make it look good.
-I use the cheap Armor-All tire foam ($3 a can)
-Spray entire engine down, especially all the black plastics
-Close hood, bask in the glory
Some people run the engine for about 20 mins to bake the dressing in, but I don't. After the detail I just wipe off the excess and go on my way.
Before:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/quantim0/100_2381.jpg
After:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/quantim0/100_2383.jpg
Process:
-Use any good degreaser, I prefer citrus. I used Duragloss #451 10:1
-Warm engine for about 2-3 minutes to get the crud warmed up to make removal easier
-Cover electric parts if you feel more comfortable doing that, I don't.
-Liberally spray degreaser all over engine
-Let stand for 5 mins or so
-Spray down engine bay with hose, lowering pressure when getting near electrical parts (this might be enough for a reasonably clean engine)
-Spray degreaser again
-Using a brush break up all the big chunks of stuff that didn't come off with the initial spray down
-Second spray down, engine should be clean now
Now that the engine is clean you want to make it look good.
-I use the cheap Armor-All tire foam ($3 a can)
-Spray entire engine down, especially all the black plastics
-Close hood, bask in the glory
Some people run the engine for about 20 mins to bake the dressing in, but I don't. After the detail I just wipe off the excess and go on my way.
Before:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/quantim0/100_2381.jpg
After:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/quantim0/100_2383.jpg