Originally Posted by SkyStang06

I've never cleaned the engine before and just recently thought i should. What should i used to clean it, i have rags and stuff, but as far as the product to use?

thankss

Originally Posted by night7519

Like I said, I just use the same soap and water mix I use to clean the exterior. I think it's Mequiar's Gold car wash soap or something along those lines.

-Jim

Originally Posted by SkyStang06

oh alright, sounds simple enough, thanks

Originally Posted by Nuke

I find it hard to believe that any of these S197's are bad enough to require pressure washing or hosing off with degreaser. I typically wipe the engine bay down with rags after I wash the car and then detail from there. After 33,000 miles mine looks almost like it came off the lot.

Originally Posted by night7519

My car is my daily driver and during the winter months, the engine bay does get pretty dirty. Each spring I typically wash most of the engine with the same soap and water I use to wash the exterior. Then I hose the engine bay down to get the stuff I can't get with my rag but am careful around the air filter and alternator. I think use my air compressor to blow out as much water as possible.
After blowing out as much water as I can, I usually let the car sit overnight to let it dry out more. The following day, I use Mequiars Hyper dressing and spray everything I can reach with a "misting" of this product. This is a water based dressing and based on the product/water ratio you have some control over how glossiness of the finished result.
Then back to the air compressor and use the air to "move" the dressing around to get even coverage. I then wipe off all the painted parts and any billet/chrome parts under the hood.
Final step is to polish any billet/chrome parts and I usually do a final wipe down of the painted parts with Turtle Wax Ice spray detailer.

After the initial Spring wash down, I typically don't hose it off again unless it gets real dirty. That doesn't happen during the car show season as it's getting wiped down and/or redressed pretty much weekly.

Hope this helps.

-Jim

Originally Posted by JimC

Daily driver here as well - with 135,000+ on the odometer so cleaning regularly is a little different from a car that doesn't go through rain, hail, sleet and snow!

Originally Posted by JimC

Daily driver here as well - with 135,000+ on the odometer so cleaning regularly is a little different from a car that doesn't go through rain, hail, sleet and snow!

Originally Posted by incorrigible

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