My vote also is for Simple Green (green bottle, not yellow) full strength & regular hose. SG also works great on tires (gets that 'real' flat black w/o shine, although on some tires it will make them look brownish, and makes raised whites really pop), vinyl convertible top cleaner (dilute 1:3 & soft bristle brush) & interior stain remover (dilute 1:3; try not to hit the "polished" components on dash/interior). Kind of a poor man's clean-all!
use cleaner then just spray it down , water wont do anything to it , cover the alt. and air filter if its showing, and let it dry or if you really want her to shine hand dry it with really fluffy towels, to remove all water so there wont be water spots, it take a little longer but the after effect is well worth it, i use our beach towels, ( my mom gets pissed ) but it looks AMAZING, then tire shine on the hoses
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*1994 Mustang GT Laser Red w/ White Stripes -
GT40P heads, Cobra Upper & Lower Intake w/ 1/2 Spacer, Ford Racing Ceramic Coated Shorties, 2.25" Exhaust No cats, Flowmaster 40s, 3.5" Stainless Steel Tips, Ford Racing 3.73's, K&N CAI, EdelBrock Chrome Valve Covers, 17" Silver Cobra R rims, Brembo Rotors, 94' Cobra Calipers!
*1982 GMC High Sierra6.2l Diesel 4X4-
Custom CAI, Custom 4" Stainless Steel Stacks, 4:56 Posi, Dana 44 F, Dana 70 R, 15" Bullethole Rims, 33" BFG's, A.K.A BigRED
i spray mine down with simple green and use the powerwasher after a 10 min soak...then use the air compressor to blow the water off. then its just chrome cleaner windex and then i use no touch on the plastic and rubber....nice
i spray mine down with orange cleaner and hose off,then wipe off what i missed,then take a rag and apply blackmagic protectant to all my plastic and rubber.
now not blackmagic it has silicone in it and will dry you hose and plastic out if you do not do it all the time
Yeah ive heard of blue juice and simple green, and seen nice results from them. And when i used to detail cars i used to just spray it down with degreaser and hose it off really good. But the only thing is, i dont want to put any water on my engine. Is there another way i can get it all cleaned up without spraying it off with the hose? Like just wiping it down with armor all, etc.
no armor all it has silicone in it. that will dry out hose and plastic. the real bad thing is is you need to have your car paint for any reason. silicone and paint do not mix very will and silicone last a long time.
no armor all it has silicone in it. that will dry out hose and plastic. the real bad thing is is you need to have your car paint for any reason. silicone and paint do not mix very will and silicone last a long time.
what shine product doesn't have silicone in it??? I will be doing my engine this weekend, also so i can take the stang out for a sunny day storage spin around the block
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87 GT newly bought. Waxed and stored for the winter to work on small issues. For now her name is Smoke
I know that you suppose to cover distributor / distributor cap, battery, and ignition coil...
I don't know much about engine. so if possible, could someone upload a " picture" of the parts of the engine that need to be covered before spraying the degreaser? much appreciated!
I know that you suppose to cover distributor / distributor cap, battery, and ignition coil...
I don't know much about engine. so if possible, could someone upload a " picture" of the parts of the engine that need to be covered before spraying the degreaser? much appreciated!
The alternator and distributor cap. There is a good chance that it will get condensation in distributor making starting car very troublesome.
Simple Green works GREAT!! Spray everything with SG and let it sit a few minutes. My hose nozzle has several settings. I use the "shower" setting... I always spray with engine cold, in the down direction, that is straight down over the bay, not at an angle... BTW I never dilute the simple green, use full strength out of the bottle. Several SG types to choose from, use the green label that says "all purpose cleaner"..
Simple Green makes an engine degreaser product. I use that. VERY effective. I spray it down the engine, then use a pressure hose, but i dont get too close, you have to becareful of your electrical connectors. Then i wipe it dry with a towel. Followed by armour all.
