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Dear god were to start,
romove all plastics (that you can remove)( airbox, fuse etc etc) and wash, and scrub then i would use some sort of trim or plastics restorer,
u can remove the bonnet catch and scrub with brushes and try to remover rust and them use a good abrasive metal polish on the spring and plate it sits on,
get a new engine cover,(plastic if that hole is not supposed to be there lol)
not sure about plenum... Rich or someone will be here soon,
everything else just use VERY lil water and a cloth to tidy it up ( i use a all purpose cleaner in the bay , nothing special).
romove all plastics (that you can remove)( airbox, fuse etc etc) and wash, and scrub then i would use some sort of trim or plastics restorer,
u can remove the bonnet catch and scrub with brushes and try to remover rust and them use a good abrasive metal polish on the spring and plate it sits on,
get a new engine cover,(plastic if that hole is not supposed to be there lol)
not sure about plenum... Rich or someone will be here soon,
everything else just use VERY lil water and a cloth to tidy it up ( i use a all purpose cleaner in the bay , nothing special).
Yeah it does work renault fixed it about 2 months ago, but yeah i know it needs a real clean up.
I think this whole being scared of water in the engine approach is a load of pish.. I have pressure washed loads of cars of different types and never had a single issue afterwards.
To get the worst of the muck off I would spray something like AG Engine & Machine cleaner on first, leave to soak for a bit then rinse off. If that has no or little effect you can step it up a gear, traffic film remover works pretty well in my opinion for this.
After that it is just a matter of cleaning everything up (quite laborious) - I find a small brush helps to get into the smaller gaps. I would then treat the plastic with something like AG Plastic & Vinyl and polish the metal using some Super Resin Polish then seal as you would with normal body parts.
To get the worst of the muck off I would spray something like AG Engine & Machine cleaner on first, leave to soak for a bit then rinse off. If that has no or little effect you can step it up a gear, traffic film remover works pretty well in my opinion for this.
After that it is just a matter of cleaning everything up (quite laborious) - I find a small brush helps to get into the smaller gaps. I would then treat the plastic with something like AG Plastic & Vinyl and polish the metal using some Super Resin Polish then seal as you would with normal body parts.
I guess in the wrong hands you could cause damage, but as I said I have never caused any damage on customers cars when I worked at a dealership and that was with the most powerfull washer and on high temperatures.
As long as you stand back a bit and don't aim directly at wires it should be fine, although if you have more time then might as well be safer and go with the manual approach I guess.
As long as you stand back a bit and don't aim directly at wires it should be fine, although if you have more time then might as well be safer and go with the manual approach I guess.
106 GTi
Worth a read
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=192320&highlight=Engine+Bay+Cleaning
I use a little water as possible - these are french electrics we are talking here!
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=192320&highlight=Engine+Bay+Cleaning
I use a little water as possible - these are french electrics we are talking here!
Punto/Clio GTT
Punto/Clio GTT
mind ya, i used a diesel powered jet washer when ide just started my job and i was happily cleaning this bumper when i looked underneath and ide ripped the radiator to bits. lol
Damn right, faaaaar to much electrical stuff to get wet.
Well what can I say, you must all be s**t as using pressure washers then lol.
Must have done at least 100 cars this way and never had a single problem to date, just saved loads of time and effort.
You can disagree with this method but as I say, I have done it loads of time and had no problems, so it does work.
Must have done at least 100 cars this way and never had a single problem to date, just saved loads of time and effort.
You can disagree with this method but as I say, I have done it loads of time and had no problems, so it does work.
Punto/Clio GTT
if your selling the car, clean the windows (major selling point) sparkly windows compliments the bodywork, so have them immaculate
