Engine bay cleaner & engine bay detailer

[DFB]

My process of late has been this -

Rinse the engine bay, I now have the courage to use my pressure washer for this, covering things as required.



I then spray everything, including the underside of the hood with an APC.



I then agitate with brushes.





Then rinse away the APC and spray the whole engine bay with either Meguiar's Hyper Dressing or Motorplast, between the two, Hyper Dressing is the better product for sure.





You could help things along with compressed air, but I just drop the hood and call it done.




In the past, I have used a gentler method involving APC, ONR, brushes, compressed air and a towel.

I use the APC/ONR to emulsify the dust and dirt, agitating with a brush where needed. I then use the compressed air to drive the emulsified dirt out of the various surfaces and grooves, holding a towel in my other hand to avoid splattering the surrounding body work.







I then spray with Megs HD and use the compressed air and towel method again to ensure even distribution.











That certainly takes more time but limits the amount of water you use on the engine bay.

Maintenance from that point onwards is as simple as a wipe down with a drying aid after a wash.

[dcjredline]

Can you define "older car" are we talking 70s and older or newer? What I like to use in place of old school Gunk on older engines like the 70s and cleaning the actual block of a newer engine with oil on it (Not cleaning todays plastic covers) is from Castle products. Its called Kleenz oil. Doesnt stink like Gunk did and really cleans well.

[CleanIT]

My process of late has been this -

Rinse the engine bay, I now have the courage to use my pressure washer for this, covering things as required.



I then spray everything, including the underside of the hood with an APC.



I then agitate with brushes.





Then rinse away the APC and spray the whole engine bay with either Meguiar's Hyper Dressing or Motorplast, between the two, Hyper Dressing is the better product for sure.





You could help things along with compressed air, but I just drop the hood and call it done.




In the past, I have used a gentler method involving APC, ONR, brushes, compressed air and a towel.

I use the APC/ONR to emulsify the dust and dirt, agitating with a brush where needed. I then use the compressed air to drive the emulsified dirt out of the various surfaces and grooves, holding a towel in my other hand to avoid splattering the surrounding body work.







I then spray with Megs HD and use the compressed air and towel method again to ensure even distribution.











That certainly takes more time but limits the amount of water you use on the engine bay.

Maintenance from that point onwards is as simple as a wipe down with a drying aid after a wash.

Great process DFB!

[JustJesus]

The pics seem to be lost on the server somewhere, but the descriptions still might have

Review: BLACKFIRE Engine Degreaser

[Lance Mark]

getting into an engine compartment and getting that thing cleaned from wall to wall and hood to ground would be a cool challenge, i am going to try on my wife's 300