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Old 08-11-2006, 12:40 PM
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What is the best thing to shine up an intake? Along with everything else under the hood? Metal and plastic?
I figure that since I got the camera working, Well the wife got the camera working, I would clean it up a little before I take some pics.
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Old 08-11-2006, 01:00 PM
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I have actually heard of people using tire shine for plastic parts & rubber hoses... I never done it but I am going to try it out sometime.
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Old 08-11-2006, 01:04 PM
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Gunk foamy engine cleaner, not engine brite, this is easy to use and wont hurt plastic and chrome and cleans up nice, be sure to cover all electrical! I use simple green on a lot of stuff too.
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Old 08-11-2006, 03:09 PM
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+1 on the simple green! I use it on the hole motor it works great! Im not into the shiny plastic greasy look! so I dont use anything like that. IMO The dirt and crap stick to much to stuff like armarall and tire shine!
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Old 08-11-2006, 03:24 PM
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absolutely i agree witht he greasy look , i prefer clean and dust free.
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Old 08-11-2006, 03:31 PM
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go to the uato parts store and pick up a jug and a spray bottle of purple power degreaser. the jug is concentrated and its like 5 bucks, and the spray bottle is mixed already and its like 5 bucks. make sure you cover anywhere that you dont want it to get to and spray away. let it sit for a minute and hose/pressure was the engine bay. i use purple power on everything with my 4x4 and stang. when my tires get stained brown from the mud nothing will take the mud stain out but purple power.
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Old 08-11-2006, 07:11 PM
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TNX Fellas.
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