Fact or Fiction? Engine bay cleaning..read on

**prostar** · 01-24-2011, 10:02 PM

Hi all,

I just read on a BMW forum that a person detailed their engine bay using Meguiars Leather Wipes. I've read quite a bit on autogeek about cleaning the engine bay, but no where have I read that you can use Meguiars Leather Wipes.

So...Fact of Fiction?

**Flash Gordon** · 01-24-2011, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by prostar

Hi all,

I just read on a BMW forum that a person detailed their engine bay using Meguiars Leather Wipes. I've read quite a bit on autogeek about cleaning the engine bay, but no where have I read that you can use Meguiars Leather Wipes.

So...Fact of Fiction?

Nothing surprises me anymore

**Grizzly** · 01-24-2011, 10:10 PM

If the vehicle was brand new then yes.

five years old and caked in dirt and dust, then no.

**mg6045** · 01-24-2011, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by Flash Gordon

Nothing surprises me anymore

hehe, lol. I have a BMW, the engine bay is a gigantic piece of plastic shrouding.

what would provoke someone to use a leather wipe. and then at worse, go online and tell everyone about it. lol

**mg6045** · 01-24-2011, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by prostar

Hi all,

I just read on a BMW forum that a person detailed their engine bay using Meguiars Leather Wipes. I've read quite a bit on autogeek about cleaning the engine bay, but no where have I read that you can use Meguiars Leather Wipes.

So...Fact of Fiction?

post this link for the member,

Meguiars Natural Shine Protectant Wipes, Natural finish protectant, rubber and vinyl protectant, interior dressing wipes

**Flash Gordon** · 01-24-2011, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by mg6045

hehe, lol. I have a BMW, the engine bay is a gigantic piece of plastic shrouding.

what would provoke someone to use a leather wipe. and then at worse, go online and tell everyone about it. lol

I'm sure in their own mind they thought they had come up with a revolutionary idea

Originally Posted by mg6045

post this link for the member,

Meguiars Natural Shine Protectant Wipes, Natural finish protectant, rubber and vinyl protectant, interior dressing wipes

Better yet, just give them this one:

Autogeekonline Auto Detailing Forum

**Kurt_s** · 01-25-2011, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by Grizzly

If the vehicle was brand new then yes.

five years old and caked in dirt and dust, then no.

LOL... The visual that popped into my head was using a ton of baby wipes to clean my kid's bottom when he was young. There were times when I just wanted to spray his butt down with a garden hose.

**PAR Detailing** · 01-25-2011, 07:50 AM

Now did this person use it to "clean" the engine bay or "dress" the engine bay. If he used them to clean it then that is like using a spoon to dig a well.

But if he used it to dress the engine bay then I could see how that would work. I would personally opt for something a little more specifically designed for plastic and engine bays but if it works for the guy and he's happy then I guess that is all that matters.

**rohnramirez** · 01-25-2011, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by PAR Detailing

Now did this person use it to "clean" the engine bay or "dress" the engine bay. If he used them to clean it then that is like using a spoon to dig a well.

But if he used it to dress the engine bay then I could see how that would work. I would personally opt for something a little more specifically designed for plastic and engine bays but if it works for the guy and he's happy then I guess that is all that matters.

I totally agree!