making your engine look pretty

[fyremanpat]

i use a pressure washer with a delicate nozzle

 

[puckhead]

do you know if jetpower washing it would be okay for the components?

My buddy used to do it on his ranger. If you wanna be really carefull tie a plastic bag around the electric stuff. Might let it dry out for a few too before running it

 

[boble94]

i see.
well i dont have any pressure washer. so i would like to do it at a car wash but whatya think?

 

[fyremanpat]

jus be easy when goin over the electrical stuff

 

[puckhead]

Id say go for it, ive done it once and nothin bad happened. worst comes to worst you have to let it dry out for a bit

 

[Billy_ocean04]

i spray my engine compartment all the time at the do it your self. i just make sure that i only spray the engine itself and try not to hit the wiring too much. i havent had any problems. ive done with every vehicle i ever had. i like it to be shiny and pretty under there

 

[AtomicHoe094]

I heard that Armor All dries up the plastic and vinyl because it dehydrates the material that it's sprayed on. I thought I heard that it soaks up a lot of the oils from the plastic/vinyl and brings it to the surface for all that shine that we look for. Did I hear this right or am I just a nut? I use Meguiar's car products for that extra protection and shine, and try to stay away from Armor All. I prefer Meguiar's NXT wax since it leaves a mirror-like finish on the hoe. They have some "Gold Class" wax, but isn't as good as the "NXT" wax (just an FYI).

Your exactly right about this. I will NEVER use armorall on my truck/cars. So you wont see any bad things happen now, but wait a couple yrs when it all cracks up. Armorall is also very bad for painters, the silicone in the products will make the paint fish eye like a mother. Meguiars products are reallly good. I hate mothers.. garbage IMO

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Hey Fry, what kind of fans you have and whered ya mount your VSC?

 

[Narco]

i remember looking at a car for sale once and the engine was amazing looking. the dealer (used car lot) told me they sprayed gas or kero on the motor to make it shine up. wtf?!!

 

[fyremanpat]

I got my Hoe new in 99 and have been using the tire spray since and still no problems what so ever, but to each his own...

Atomic Im assuming you were asking me about the fans...flexalite 280 and the VCS is mounted between the two fans like the showed in the manual...check out my photo albums and you can see it a little more clearly

 

[jayman8200]

my neighbor uses that Purple Power degreaser on his whole engine and the sprays it off with a water hose...after it dries he uses the tire spray on it...he keeps his vehicles better than showroom.