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How to use a Degreaser to clean your engine compartment - BLACKFIRE Super Degreaser Review
How to use a Degreaser to clean your engine compartment - BLACKFIRE Super Degreaser Review
BLACKFIRE Super Degreaser
From the AG Store page
BLACKFIRE Super Degreaser uses proprietary ingredients to quickly dissolve and remove even the toughest grease and grime from heavily contaminated areas - including engine compartments, undercarriages, and wheel wells. Super Degreaser is highly concentrated and can be diluted accordingly for your use. This phosphate and residue free formula is biodegradable and safe for use in all environments.
BLACKFIRE Super Degreaser features:
- Fast-acting
- Dissolves tough grease and grime
- Highly concentrated formula
- Phosphate free
The above reads good. I'm not a chemist and instead of trying to become a chemist I trust the company that makes the product has a chemist that actually knows what the are doing. Like John Dillon once told me, focus on the performance of the product, not the ingredients in the bottle.
No mock-up here folks...
The ONLY way to write a REAL review for a product like this is to actually use it and if I'm going to take the time to use it I might as well show everyone how to use it at the same time. So here's my how-to article and at the end I'll tell you what I think.
Mix proper dilution
The BLACKFIRE Super Degreaser is a concentrate so before you can use it you need to mix it to the proper dilution for whatever it is you want to clean.
Dillution levels
1:4 Heavy Degreasing
1:10 Moderate Degreasing
1:15 Light Degreasing
I'm going to mix for heavy degreasing. The pour-off bottle olds 30 ounces. 1:4 means a total of 5 parts. 30 divided by 5 equals 5 parts of 6 ounces. This means I need 5 ounces of cleaner and 35 ounces of water.
Here I eyed-up 5 ounces....
I was close at 4 ounces. Good enough, the grime in the engine won't care...
Then I added water till I hit 30 ounces of product.
Mixed and ready to go... to do this type of stuff it helps to have a funnel.
Victim = Co-workers Camaro
I borrowed a Camaro from one of the guys here at work. Promised him nothing would go wrong. wink/wink
Here's the motor and engine compartment - doesn't look like it's ever been cleaned.
Step 1: Blow out all loose dirt and debris
Step 2: Spray BLACKFIRE Super Degreaser to painted portions on underneath of hood.
I always start up high and then work down. If you clean the motor first and then clean the inside of the hood you'll have grime loosened by the degreaser dripping down on a clean engine, same goes for when you rinse, you'll be rinsing grime onto a clean motor so start high and then go low.
Step 3: Agitate degreaser wit ha brush.
I like to use a fenderwell brush for the inside of the hood as it makes it easy to reach the middle back of the hood.
Step 4: Rinse inside of hood
My Technique: What I teach I all my detailing class is the VALUE of a water sprayer with a SHOWER setting. The idea being to loosen grease and grime with a degreaser and using a brush and elbow grease and with this approach a SHOWER setting is all you need to flush away the gunk. The technique I don't like, use or teach is high pressure, either from a sprayer or a pressure washer. The reason why is you risk forcing water into places that it can cause problems and who needs problems? Find your own way, this is what works for me.
Done - Inside of hood is spotlessly clean.
On Autogeek.com
NOTE: This is a CONCENTRATE and should be diluted accordingly
BLACKFIRE Super Degreaser - 32 ounce
BLACKFIRE Super Degreaser 128 oz.
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Re: How to use a Degreaser to clean your engine compartment
I renamed this thread because it's more of a step-by-step how-to article than a review.
Lots of tips and techniques included...
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Re: How to use a Degreaser to clean your engine compartment - BLACKFIRE Super Degreaser Review
Love the idea of a Speedmaster Wheel Brush! Never thought about that. I've been using a dedicated large head detailing brush, and although it does OK, I've always struggles with places "just out of reach". This will solve THAT problem!
I learned on my own working from top down. My wife wanted to know why the back collar of one of my shirts was discolored. Apparently, the degreaser I use doesn't get along with modern day polo shirts! And, of course, I had to redo the lower part, as well.
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Re: How to use a Degreaser to clean your engine compartment - BLACKFIRE Super Degreaser Review
Wow, I can't believe I never thought about using my sidekick to dry my brushes! I always wash them and shake as good as possible but put them away on a rack still wet and let air dry. I use the sidekick on the car anyways so might as well blow dry the brushes. Thanks for the idea
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Re: How to use a Degreaser to clean your engine compartment - BLACKFIRE Super Degreaser Review
Very nice how-to article Mike. Thank you for your patience in recording all the steps for posterity.
I’m not a fan of the Speedmaster on wheels due to the blow back when you pull it out from wheel face, maybe I can get some use out of it on engines. I like to use the Wheel Woolies in all the sizes to get into all the crevices. The brush to apply the dressing is a good idea. I usually just mist 303 Aerospace Protectant everywhere and followup with a microfiber towel to remove the excess.
I always take the time after engine cleaning to replace the grease on the hinges and locks and put some on the battery posts to discourage oxidation/corrosion. Good time to inspect the battery cables for tightness also.
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Re: How to use a Degreaser to clean your engine compartment - BLACKFIRE Super Degreaser Review
Nice review/ how to article! And a lot of great tips and techniques I will be useing myself next engine cleaning. Seems like I will have to look at the side-kick some more. It's seems very handy for a lot of places.
/ Tony
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