DIY: Best and easiest way to clean your engine

To make a Scubbing bubbles even more effective buy garden spraying and a couple gallons of distilled water and a disposable paint brush for a super deep clean and no water spots, you would be surprised at how much minerals are in regular water and work its way down in nook and cranny's minerals are deposited , and you do not even have to dry off the water distilled has no minerals no spots . Wend using a garden sprayer has very little water pressure so want do not worry so much about over rinsing and getting in to the electrical system. Another must have tool air compressor is fanatic for blowing out dust from hard to reach places. I have never use regular water hose on my 360 just blow off every thing with compressed air and spray wipe. I would like to take credit for all this stuff but I can not, I learn this from other OSD car nuts and mechanics this is there old tricks for detailing and long use and care


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This with no wax or engine dressing

 

So seriously,,... the scrubbing bubbles doesn’t degrade any of the wiring? If not, the looks are simply incredible. Dans the man


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******** . Is there any way to restore or clean the red covers without a spray paint job ?
Mine have faded into oblivion

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Any cleaning solution i use seems to just take off more of the color

 

Have you tried Costco?... I'll go there in the next couple of weeks and have a look and will post back here with my findings.

 

Fcars best friend Aerospace 303 will bring your valve covers back to life promise you https://www.walmart.com/ip/303-30308-Aerospace-Protectant-for-Plastic-Vinyl-and-Rubber-16-oz/45626471?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=1122&adid=22222222227035110805&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=75569547394&wl4=pla-175622773234&wl5=9011544

 

Dang ok man , muchos gracias. The power steering cap is the black cap ya? With the rubber housing ?
When you say scrubbing bubbles , you’re referring to the toilet foam/gel cleaner right ?

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Yes there is.

Go and buy Mequires Hot Tire Shine. It is around 90% silicone.

https://www.amazon.com/Meguiars-Shine-High-Gloss-Spray/dp/B0009IQXXG/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=meguiars+hot+tire+shine&qid=1558788429&s=gateway&sr=8-3-spell

Using a stencil brush (what I use)

https://www.amazon.com/FolkArt-50614E-Stencil-Original-Version/dp/B01LSY3J68/ref=sr_1_15?keywords=art+stencil+brush&qid=1558788615&s=gateway&sr=8-15

work it into your surface, don't spray it on. Let is set for a few minutes then wipe off with a MF towel. Works excellent on faded black items as well. By wiping it off you lose the gloss. Also this stuff once dry does not wipe off or rinse off with water. Additionally by wiping it off, much like the Groits, it will be a satin finish. Again do not spray it.

You will be amazed.

 

Danke! Will try this for sure. Should I try this first or the scrubbing bubbles clean?


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I would make sure it's clean, so yes.

 

Sadly scrubbing bubbles isnt readily available where i'm from. Would make it quite costly to ship it over .
This will probably be off-topic, but have you tried "Simple Green" products?
and/or is there a secondary viable alternative?
Need to find something available locally, otherwise the shipping might cost more than the product itself.
Cheers!

 

I use simple green pro HD cleaner and degreaser (diluted). Works great. We have scrubbing bubbles in our house but I haven’t tried it on my car. It’s great on toilets though lol
Whatever you use, you will have to use something after to bring back the shine/colour. I use Gunk engine detailer. Really shiny.
I suppose armour all would work too if you have some lying around,

 

Have u tried without dilution ?


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The one I use is meant to be diluted, as a concentration.
Haven’t found the need to use full strength.

 

Can’t get hold of scrubbing bubbles locally , sadly . Have opted for simple green extreme Motorsports degreaser and finish with armor all silicon tire foam, will feedback here if it’s remotely decent heh.
If anyone has tried either and had bad results , feel free to give me a heads up.
Thanks guys !
(NB: just trying to follow the same concept as suggested here , with whatever I can get my hands on locally.)


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I'm back with some updates on having tried my modified version using the same concept as the OP.
Using "Simple Green extreme Motorsports degreaser" in place of "Scrubbing bubbles" and then finishing up with "Armor All detailer's advantage tire foam".


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Was pleasantly surprised by the results.Decently successful i think. Many thanks to the guys who gave me the ideas here. Glad i didnt have to do a re-spray. Happy "Ferrari-ing" !

 

All thanks to you for starting the idea buddy. [emoji23][emoji1303]


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No joy at Costco Brisbane....

 

Did anyone end up trying scrubbing bubbles on other parts (e.g. calipers)?