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Tried a secret new way of detailing engine bay. I think it came up pretty amazing. Love a nice clean car :(

p.s awesome colour & wheel choice player_hater.

whats the secret new way you detailed your engine, im bored i feel liek detailing mine but just dont know what to use, pm me if you can, by the way nice clean engine bay mate

cheers tony

player_hater- nice car mate, wheels look nice aswell

LOL I just gave it a good hose down, then wiped over everything with warm soapy water, then wiped it down again with an old (clean) rag, and then used some tyre shine on the black rubber parts, then let it dry for an hour or so...

If you look close enough, the IC piping and strut brace still need a good polish but that can wait til later on.

Edited by NoFX_Hardcore
LOL I just gave it a good hose down, then wiped over everything with warm soapy water, then wiped it down again with an old (clean) rag, and then used some tyre shine on the black rubber parts, then let it dry for an hour or so...

tire shine :O:O:O:O too oily and with the heat it spreads everywhere and makes an ugly mess. do the washing and wiping part make sure u do a good job cleaning all the grease and oils off and then after blow the engine down with the compressor (be carefull around the electronics) to get rid of excess water build up let it dry up good and then silicone spray it!! trust me its the best and only way it should b done :domokun:

tire shine :):):D;) too oily and with the heat it spreads everywhere and makes an ugly mess. do the washing and wiping part make sure u do a good job cleaning all the grease and oils off and then after blow the engine down with the compressor (be carefull around the electronics) to get rid of excess water build up let it dry up good and then silicone spray it!! trust me its the best and only way it should b done :)

Oh will have to try that one next time. As for the tyre shine, it still looks great now after driving around for the night so maybe its just with different tyre shines. I only used a fairly no name brand one? And not the foamy one lol.

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