Whats The Best Way To Clean Engine Bay ?

[NISSAN GTR]

At the moment im working my way through detailing my car .

Its not that greasy just dirty mainly

I was wanting to detail my engine bay , not going removing every part and hand polish it like i did with my R32

Can i use a steam cleaner , will this damage internal engine bay paint , rubber , plastic ???????

What have you done

Edited November 11, 2010 by NISSAN GTR

[defari]

i did it with good old rags and degreaser - then autosol on the shiny parts..

never used a steam cleaner - people say just cover up the electricals and try not blast directly at them. A few mates have had theirs done professionally. Not sure how much but the results were pretty good.

[clouds86]

yeah good old degreaser

if you need step by step, here it is at the top of my head:

* make sure engines cold or close to cold

* cover up your air filter or any exposed wiring, battery terminal with a plastic bag or a waterproof fabric

* spray the bay down with water (make sure you get all the corners where oil and dirt usually sit)

* spray degreaser everywhere that needs a clean (dont be stingey, let the thing soak in it)

* let sit for about 10 minutes

* hose off

* wipe down with rags

* use autosol to rub and buff the SS piping you have or anything faded silver you want to "bling" up

voila

[jaxt]

as per clouds

but i often spray wd40 afterwards on certain parts to disperse water.

[NISSAN GTR]

yeah good old degreaser

if you need step by step, here it is at the top of my head:

* make sure engines cold or close to cold

* cover up your air filter or any exposed wiring, battery terminal with a plastic bag or a waterproof fabric

* spray the bay down with water (make sure you get all the corners where oil and dirt usually sit)

* spray degreaser everywhere that needs a clean (dont be stingey, let the thing soak in it)

* let sit for about 10 minutes

* hose off

* wipe down with rags

* use autosol to rub and buff the SS piping you have or anything faded silver you want to "bling" up

voila

Cheers mate

Edited November 12, 2010 by NISSAN GTR