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Old 01-04-2010, 12:34 AM
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How to clean engine bay?

Hello family,

I may be in the wrong section but this has been on my mind for the past two weeks. Does anyone have a good way to clean your engine bay. I have been looking at mine and it looks horrible. Even though the weather is cold out side I need to do something. So any feedback on this will help. Thanks
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If you have the alternator and battery terminals covered, you can actually spray some engine cleaner/degreaser and hose it off. It works really well. I've used Simple Green before with good results as well.
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You can actually post this in the Wash and Wax section. There's several threads discussing this in that section over there already.
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Thanks for the info. Mods please close at your leisure.
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Originally Posted by Cdat
Hello family,

I may be in the wrong section but this has been on my mind for the past two weeks. Does anyone have a good way to clean your engine bay. I have been looking at mine and it looks horrible. Even though the weather is cold out side I need to do something. So any feedback on this will help. Thanks
Here are a two great articles on engine bay detailing:
How to detail your engine bay
Here's an Acura TL specific engine bay how-to

The key is to degrease the engine bay, rinse, then dress and protect.

Hope this helps.
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Since I don't like to flood the engine compartment. I have used waterless hand cleaner on plastic parts and the dirt/grime rubs off with a dry towel. Easy and very safe to do with a nice clean look.
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Originally Posted by DetailedImage
Here are a two great articles on engine bay detailing:
How to detail your engine bay
Here's an Acura TL specific engine bay how-to

The key is to degrease the engine bay, rinse, then dress and protect.

Hope this helps.
I used the same techniques for this monster below as are outlined in the tutorials George listed above:

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