Underbonnet cleanliness ?

Avulon · 18th October 2014, 17:56

After reading some posts last week about detailing the engine bay, and with a 3 for 2 offer on Autoglym stuff at Halfords: I went wild...

Opened the bonnet today after a giving the car a quick wash to see how it had got on with the tyre dressing.

I'm quite impressed with the results, what do you guys think? (it'll be all new shiny bolts next ...)

Duotone · 18th October 2014, 18:06

Looks good.

Needs a bit more work on the slam panel, alloy engine mount and air con pipes.

Have a look at Cliffs [Teflon] engine bay to see how far we all have to go to reach near perfection.

Dave T

FLYING BANANA · 18th October 2014, 18:13

Needs a black catch tank to set it off.

Avulon · 19th October 2014, 00:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duotone

Looks good.

Needs a bit more work on the slam panel, alloy engine mount and air con pipes.

Have a look at Cliffs [Teflon] engine bay to see how far we all have to go to reach near perfection.

Dave T

Yes, more attention to the slam panel and bolts, and the air-con pipes next time. This was literally a 5 minute clean with apc and a brush and a spray of tyre & trim finisher.

I'm never gonna get to the standard of Teflon's engine bay, I'm going to settle for not being embarrased to open the bonnet at a club meet.

Avulon · 19th October 2014, 01:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLYING BANANA

Needs a black catch tank to set it off.

I think you mean header tank? I won't be going that far.

Nev The Bear · 19th October 2014, 07:30

With the header tank you could spray paint the top section with heat proof paint which is what I did with mine. I think some other members also did the same by spray painting with heat proof paint.

suffolk boy · 19th October 2014, 09:07

looks good.as for the bolts i went to my local engineering supplier i think i did the lot including some of trikey for around £12 makes a nice cosmectic improvement.and shows you care about the car in my opinion.so many times i have seen cars for sale that gleam on the outside only to see a underbonnet area that looks like a dogs dinner.puts me off but thats me

pab · 19th October 2014, 12:07

Looking good, black washer bottle cap too,

trimani · 3rd November 2014, 19:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avulon

Yes, more attention to the slam panel and bolts, and the air-con pipes next time. This was literally a 5 minute clean with apc and a brush and a spray of tyre & trim finisher.

I'm never gonna get to the standard of Teflon's engine bay, I'm going to settle for not being embarrased to open the bonnet at a club meet.

I've done a bit of under-bonnet cleaning, and your is looking very nice

My Compliments

trimani (Alf)

trebor · 4th November 2014, 10:16

Looking good and it's great to see a nice tidy engine bay, I used the Auto glym tyre dressing for a while which looks good but does tend to be a tad sticky, so I have moved onto their vinyl and rubber dressing now which I find better but both good products

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suffolk boy This is my second home fiat panda Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: haverhill Posts: 6,720 Thanks: 96 Thanked 586 Times in 526 Posts	looks good.as for the bolts i went to my local engineering supplier i think i did the lot including some of trikey for around £12 makes a nice cosmectic improvement.and shows you care about the car in my opinion.so many times i have seen cars for sale that gleam on the outside only to see a underbonnet area that looks like a dogs dinner.puts me off but thats me __________________ fiat panda 1.2 eco

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trebor This is my second home Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur SE & MG ZT Saloon 190 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Coven Posts: 12,528 Thanks: 526 Thanked 1,877 Times in 885 Posts	Looking good and it's great to see a nice tidy engine bay, I used the Auto glym tyre dressing for a while which looks good but does tend to be a tad sticky, so I have moved onto their vinyl and rubber dressing now which I find better but both good products __________________ www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk Robs Car Gallery Coven near Wolverhampton WV9 2000 Cowley Built Rover 75 2.0 V6 Club SE/ Atlantic Blue/ Sandstone/Walnut (daily driver) 2003 Land Rover Freelander 1 TD4 HSE Helsinki Blue/Black Leather (swmbo daily driver)

18th October 2014, 18:06	#2
Duotone This is my second home 75 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Leeds Posts: 8,432 Thanks: 176 Thanked 907 Times in 716 Posts	Looks good. Needs a bit more work on the slam panel, alloy engine mount and air con pipes. Have a look at Cliffs [Teflon] engine bay to see how far we all have to go to reach near perfection. Dave T

19th October 2014, 07:30	#6
Nev The Bear This is my second home Does not matter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: . Posts: 3,996 Thanks: 2,397 Thanked 1,575 Times in 987 Posts	With the header tank you could spray paint the top section with heat proof paint which is what I did with mine. I think some other members also did the same by spray painting with heat proof paint.

19th October 2014, 12:07	#8
pab Banned MG ZT V6 190+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 33,223 Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,614 Times in 1,416 Posts	Looking good, black washer bottle cap too,