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I Love it when the engine looks new! Engine Detail 2008 Fit.
Alright so I was washing my car the other day, and wanted to give the engine that "off the lot" look. Here's the run down, and how things went.
Items Used:
Greased Lightning 4:1 in a Hot Wheels Foaming Spray Bottle
H20 in Walmart Bottle
Megs Hyper Dressing 3:1 in a Walmart Bottle
Megs Last Touch Detail Spray 1:1
Wheel/Tire Brush
Toothbrush
Walmart Paint Brush
Microfiber
Time Spent: 30minutes
1. Some people like to work with a warm engine, but I have no problem working with a cool engine. Either way works, for me, its more the time you spend / effort put into the project.
2. If you have bad aim, line your surrounding car body parts with plastic. Then spray degreaser around your engine.
3. As you are letting the degreaser set work on the bottom of your hood, and top of the bumper. Use your detail spray to get that grime off the bottom of the hood and top of your bumper. Here is some of my progression.
4. Go back to your engine, and work by sections. Agitate the degreaser you already sprayed. Clean it with water, then respray if necessary. I use the toothbrush and paintbrush for hard to reach areas. I use the Tire brush for the easy to reach areas, and a microfiber with soap/water as round 2 to the tire brush.
5. Once you have finished cleaning all the areas of your engine bay, make sure you rinse it with H20 in a spray bottle. (I never use the water hose to rinse the engine.) Let the engine dry.
6. Make sure your engine has cooled down. Spray your diluted Hyper Dressing liberally in the engine compartment. I found that Hyper dressing 3:1 gives you that OEM clean look. (I can't remember waht goes first, product or water, but I use 3 parts water 1 part Megs HD.)
7. Let the HD set for 3-5 Minutes. Come back and wipe it down with a microfiber towel.
8. Enjoy
Before:
Cleaned:
Dressed:
My 59cent secret brush.
Items Used:
Greased Lightning 4:1 in a Hot Wheels Foaming Spray Bottle
H20 in Walmart Bottle
Megs Hyper Dressing 3:1 in a Walmart Bottle
Megs Last Touch Detail Spray 1:1
Wheel/Tire Brush
Toothbrush
Walmart Paint Brush
Microfiber
Time Spent: 30minutes
1. Some people like to work with a warm engine, but I have no problem working with a cool engine. Either way works, for me, its more the time you spend / effort put into the project.
2. If you have bad aim, line your surrounding car body parts with plastic. Then spray degreaser around your engine.
3. As you are letting the degreaser set work on the bottom of your hood, and top of the bumper. Use your detail spray to get that grime off the bottom of the hood and top of your bumper. Here is some of my progression.
4. Go back to your engine, and work by sections. Agitate the degreaser you already sprayed. Clean it with water, then respray if necessary. I use the toothbrush and paintbrush for hard to reach areas. I use the Tire brush for the easy to reach areas, and a microfiber with soap/water as round 2 to the tire brush.
5. Once you have finished cleaning all the areas of your engine bay, make sure you rinse it with H20 in a spray bottle. (I never use the water hose to rinse the engine.) Let the engine dry.
6. Make sure your engine has cooled down. Spray your diluted Hyper Dressing liberally in the engine compartment. I found that Hyper dressing 3:1 gives you that OEM clean look. (I can't remember waht goes first, product or water, but I use 3 parts water 1 part Megs HD.)
7. Let the HD set for 3-5 Minutes. Come back and wipe it down with a microfiber towel.
8. Enjoy
Before:
Cleaned:
Dressed:
My 59cent secret brush.
... (Honda 4 Life)
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