Engine Bay Clean

[Bluebotle]

Well I've spent approx 4 hours cleaning my engine ready for this Sunday [:S].  My fingers are cut and my back is killing me but I think it was worth it.

Check out my Before and After Pics:-

 

[J0nah]

nice Lee, what did you use?

[Diablo Blaze]

Bloody hell Lee your before pictures are cleaner than my engine after I've cleaned it. [:S]

[warby]

That scoob needs to come to Germany and then it wont be that clean.

[Bluebotle]

Lol

Love to go to Germany, I don't think I'd get the pass out []  Good to hear from you Warby, not seen you for a while.  Last time we met we were looking at TVR's!

I used Gunk Ultra for the clean and Gunk Laqure Spray for the finish.  I don't think I will use the Laqure spray again, it makes the bay look falsely clean.  It looked naturally clean before I sprayed it on.

It's on now and will take some time for it to disapear.  I used Gunk as Autocar website said it was the 2nd best one to use out of 7 cleaners.  Maguiars being the best.  Halfords didn't sell that.

Overall I'm pleased with the result, I think some of the metal bodies i.e Aluminium Throttle Body needs polishing with some metal cleaner.  What I am very pleased with is the actual engine bay surrounding the engine, that has come up a shiney blue, take a closer look behind the engine on the bulk head.

[Bluebotle]

Tell you what supprised me when doing the cleaning. I initilally set out to just spray the full engine and bay with the gunk then spray water over it all to rinse it off leaving a clean finish.  It was only after trying that I found it didn't quite work like that.

I ended up using a paint brush and spraying the Gunk on to that and rubbing it in to the engine.  After a few minutes of the gunk being on the grease I used an Old Leather to wipe off the dirt. I hardly sprayed water on to the engine.  I used a Paint Brush, Old Leather a Hose Pipe and a Bucket.  The bucket was used to rinse the leather.

It was a very manual cleaning process using the brush and Leather.

Is that how everyone else does it?

Cheers

Lee

[paul n]

Looking good Lee[Y]....................... do you fancy a job tomorrow[][]

[Bluebotle]

I'm bringing all my Car Care Products with me, if you bring a bucket and find some water you can use what's left in the tin.  I used approx half of it.  You will need a rag that can be soiled.

Hope the weather is as good as it has been today.

[darryl_martin]

Very nice mate. Is the gunk stuff you used sprayed on. I was just thinking that if you get a spray cleaner and spray lacquer, it doesn't sound too dis-similar to the now discontinued CD2[*-)], which was great stuff!! Did you nearly gas yourself while using it?

[Bluebotle]

I had the choice of buying an aerosol or a hand spray type.  I bought the hand spray which wasn't that smelly and could be easily aimed correctly.

[Robbie09]

cracking job done there m8

[darryl_martin]

I had the choice of buying an aerosol or a hand spray type.  I bought the hand spray which wasn't that smelly and could be easily aimed correctly.

[Y]

[rasher]

big improvement Lee

[Bluebotle]

Thanks []

[*Andy*]

Lee, looks great, makes me want to go and clean mine.

Andy

[simon_jeffrey]

I wouldn't mind if mine looked like the before pics [:$]

[Diablo Blaze]

Lol Si, bought that RB320 yet mate?.

[simon_jeffrey]

Easy now - I want a WR1 first[]

[blue boy]

Nice one Lee.....................me thinks my car needs some serious cleaning.