Wow, that is super clean! If you want a little shine you can apply Griots Garage Engine Bay Dressing. Thanks for sharing. Dan
Finally sprayed the Girots Engine Dressing on...wow it looks good Thanks Dan for the DIY Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
Wow, that looks amazing! Better than new!!! Thanks for sharing outcome and photos. Dan Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
I tried this on an older vehicle in the wheel well area. It resulted in removal of some paint and other protective finish. I don't plan on using it anywhere else. YMMV.
Thanks for sharing. I've used this method for 10 years on my engine and engine bay and not once I've had paint peel off. But then again, I've never used it on wheel well area as I have no reason to keep that area super clean and shiny Thanks again for the info. I will try the wheel wells on my wife's BMW and see what happens. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
Could you elaborate? Did you do scrubbing bubbles? Or engine bay dressing? Did you just rinse off or do anything else to it while the product was pn there?
I sprayed Scrubbing Bubbles in wheel well area, including body, suspension linkages, hoses, calipers, etc. Let sit for 4-5 minutes, then rinsed off using very light water pressure. Some paint was removed from body and oil cooler, also some corrosion type finish on suspension components. It was not widespread, just localized in a couple spots.
Interesting, that’s a bummer but thanks for sharing your experience that there can be some areas where it can cause problems. I didn’t have any problems using it on my engine but I think I’ll avoid using it in the wheel wells and painted areas.
I don't believe the particular area is the issue. Rather age or any deterioration of material. So even in the engine bay if there were any surfaces where a coating is beginning to flake off I would be hesitant to apply any product that would get underneath and tend to 'lift' the coating. I tried it first in the wheel well because 1/it should have benefited in the same manner as an engine bay and 2/it is an area where if something did go wrong it would be less noticeable. I don't know enough about the chemical make-up and how it works to say my issues were strictly due to use of Scrubbing Bubbles. There are a few warnings on the internet regarding use on paint, offset by as many or more opinions on a great outcome. Unfortunately my experience was such to give me pause.
I googled scrubbing bubbles on engine bay this what come up . I wished I knew about this I first bought my 360 cant wait to try http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/18-maintenance-detailing/429681-engine-bay-cleaning-scrubbing-bubbles-proof-inside.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/AutoDetailing/comments/6ekdyt/anyone_use_scrubbing_bubbles_to_clean_engine_bay/
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=614211 POST ARE EVERY WHERE ! I bought a steamer to cleaner for mine that was a waste of money
Hi Dan. I did the Scrubbing Bubbles engine clean yesterday and very pleased with the results! I sprayed the entire engine bay, though I tried to avoid the CF bits where I could, for no reason other than I they really didn't require cleaning. I let it dwell for 5 or 6 minutes and hosed it off. I reapplied a couple dirty areas on the lower areas of the transaxle and repeated the process, then wiped down with a towel. The only thing of concern, was I noted the lower portions of the air boxes, which are painted glossy black, seemed to take on a bit of discoloring. The gloss black became milky in spots. Now I cannot say for certain it was not already like that or not. I ended up polishing that area with some paint polish on a cloth and it removed most of it, so not a huge deal, but in the future I will probably avoid spraying that area with the Scrubbing Bubbles. I prefer not to apply any engine gloss or treatments, leaving it alone, and looks great now. Thank you
You SHOULD NEVER !!! use a water hose on engine bay and never spray any kind of chemicals on Carbon Fiber . The safest bet is to use a hand pump sprayer and distilled water there is no way you can hurt any thing and there is no need to dry off the distilled water because there is minerals just like RAIN water hope this helps Image Unavailable, Please Login View attachment 216208 View attachment 160702 View attachment 164579 View attachment 164357 View attachment 162143
Sounds good. Kindly share before and after photos. Here's after photo when I did my BMW M6 Coupe. Image Unavailable, Please Login when I Dan
Thank you Dan! I just bought the Scrubbing Bubbles for my newly acquired F430 which has a very dirty engine compartment. I would like to know if you need to cover any electrical connections/wires from the spray and water.
Hi Michael, First, congrats on our F430! An outstanding machine! Some people ask me why clean the engines? Well, I say why do we clean our homes? Because we like things clean, because the cars we drive and the condition of it is a reflection on us just like how we live in our homes in my opinion. Anyway, I've been using the scrubbing bubbles method for over 10 years on my BMW's with zero issues. Ferrari may be a different animal, a little finicky so based on my experience with my 360 and F430 and what others have posted here, here are the issues identified. Avoid side panels and carbon fiber as you may experience water spots. I encountered issues with oil pressure indication so perhaps cover the oil pressure sending unit connector with saran wrap. I had some issues with variator control solenoid valves so perhaps cover those connectors as well. You can find those parts & its location at Ricambi or Workshop Manual. I am not aware of any other issues identified by anyone except the above. So I say just follow the procedures I identified on post number 1 and what others here have suggested. And kindly share before and after photos. Hope that helps. Dan