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Old 09-11-2005, 10:39 AM
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whats the best to use to keep engine compartment
looking clean?(all the black plastic)
Old 09-11-2005, 10:52 AM
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i just wipe it down with a wet towel everytime i wash the truck. takes an extra 3 minutes and keeps it lookin good. i dont like arurall(sp) because it makes dirt stick to it and makes everything a pita to clean
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i use armor all tire magic or whatever the crap you spray on and leave. i donno if i should or not but i do. i spray it on, let the foam go away, then i take a waterhose and spray everything off real good. sometime dirt sticks, but you just wipe it off.
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What I do is, wipe and wash off all the dirt on the engine and the plastic parts. Get the ArmorAll Foam cleaner and spray all over the engine and let it settle. Once the motor is running the Armor All drys up and BOOM the engine bay looks spankin' brand new!!
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what I do is get everything nice and clean and then spay everthing with some WD-40 then wipe it all down I use meguires gold class vinyl/rubber protectent on the plastic and then spray silicone everwhere (except for the firewall i dont put anything on there it looks good body color)
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i've heard getting a pressure washer and turning on low cleans really good. of course when the engine isn't hot.
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cool, thanks for the scoop..
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i leave my engine running and spray some purple cleaner on it then wash it off. and spray some shine stuff that we got up here at work on it and it looks nice
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