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Clean engine bay
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Anyone have any tips on cleaning the engine bay?? Mg Zt v6 160 |
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My approach is to just take one area at a time and focus on that. I use a combination of wire wool, soft cloths, and metal polish, together with a variety of tools, (screw drivers, long nose pliers etc) to get into all the nooks and crannies.
With a bit of time and patience, you'd be surprised what can be achieved: Cliff
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Just ask Teflon or Nev the Bear for advice.
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Some tips for very quick results would be thr following: Buy some stainless steel slam panel fixings to replace the originals. Polish the air con pipes and engine mount with a Dremel Multi Tool and Autosol Metail Polish. All the visible paintwork inside the engine bay I use a waterless wash apllied with a microfibre cloth followed by a coat of good quality car wax. Plastic scuttle panel, battety box, etc I use a good quality plastic cleaner or even Wonder Wheels tyre gel also applied with a microfibre cloth. Some things that might take a bit longer: Engine Cover can be spray painted I used a glitter effect spray on my ZTT Engine Cover. Battery Box lid can also be spray painted. Fuse Box lid sides can also be spray painted and a stainless steel cover added. Here are a some photos of the engine bay on my ZTT. |
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As others have said, concentrate on one area at a time, and get it to the standard you want, then move onto the next area, and once finished, and after a lot of elbow grease you just need to maintain it, but I would strongly suggest staying clear of alternator with wire wool, use a dremmel and a polishing wheel
there are some members who have outstanding engine bays, in addition to those shown and are better than when they came out of the factory One or two examples Can find a better picture Stu Last edited by Fusilier; 29th April 2018 at 19:06.. |
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Thanks all for your reply's they are much appreciated , I will begin work on the engine bay this bank holiday weekend and hopefully post some pics of my progress
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Autosmart Finish is a good engine bay plastic dressing.
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