Pballer2005 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 found this on a ford ranger forum that i watch. i wanted to share with other ppl. any thoughts from the detailing regs? you obviously need to cover the electronics properly and i feel a little leery using a pressure washer on a motor (messed up an alternator that way, even though i was standing about 5 feet back) i don't have a pressure washer anyways so i would probably just spray bottle the simple green on nice and thick. http://www.rangerpowersports.com/forum/sho...ad.php?t=238559 another thing i would do instead of the armor all would be to use the Maguire's flat black plastic detailer rather than the super shiny stuff. i like it when the motor looks like it came from the dealer instead of the oily plastic look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 bump tried this and here are the results, as well as the help of the mothers power ball mini with some mag polish on the valve cover. it worked really well and made it suprisingly shiny considering i didn't touch it with any sand paper. and the valve cover up close. the light doesn't do it justice. i'll take better pictures tomorrow after i finish detailing the interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repsol Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I used my secret method. Only Mike and Mike know! Muahahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 you must divulge this method to me. i'm debating on whether i should get the valve cover to a mirror shine or if i should do some green paint to match the rest of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repsol Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 It doesn't look too bad like it is now. I mean if you wanted to spice it up, go for the green. Random question, what spark plug wires are you using? I got new plug wires and uh. . . they don't fit like they did in the picture above, seems like they're too short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 not sure they came with the car. i think they are factory honda wires but they seems pretty new so i'm not 100% sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repsol Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Underneath my hood doesn't look good now because I went with Autocrape. >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnoossss Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 so i wana clean my engine i was wonderin like wats the best way to get it clean i heard pressure washing the engine can damage it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I used my secret method. Only Mike and Mike know! Muahahaha. Not that I care to know...cause I have a method that works well, but I've never understood this. This is an internet forum designed to help people yet you guys won't help explain to people your method for getting a clean engine bay??? Personally, I want to see as many people out there with clean engine bays, swirl free paint, etc.... so I give out any and all information that could be of help. I find the idea of keeping a "secret" such as engine details selfish and ridiculous personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Not that I care to know...cause I have a method that works well, but I've never understood this. This is an internet forum designed to help people yet you guys won't help explain to people your method for getting a clean engine bay??? Personally, I want to see as many people out there with clean engine bays, swirl free paint, etc.... so I give out any and all information that could be of help. I find the idea of keeping a "secret" such as engine details selfish and ridiculous personally. +1 for Nate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 i told everyone my method and the pics are the results, and for such a simple detail it works great. since i've done the initial de-gunking i just have to hit everything up with the meguiars trim and interior detailer (the slightly shiny kind) and wipe up the excess with a rag. the meguiars stuff isn't as much of a dust magnet, and it really does help keep the plastic in a good condition. my radiator hoses were starting to show sings of age (that brittle feeling) and this stuff keeps it like new. and its only slick when you first put it on, once the plastic absorbs it, it gets more of that fresh new look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 hung has a pretty good method http://www.hondaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=17523&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 yeah nates method is very similar in the sense that its a rinse, soak, rinse, dress method. i prefered the simple green because its not harmful to the paint/plastic parts of the car but breaks up dirt extremely well and i can get a descent sized bottle of it at the 99 cent store. i don't wax the painted areas though simply because i don't have small enough hands/arms to get into a lot of the spaces so the get sliced up when i try to force them in there, and blood is harder to clean up. the meguiars protects anything it sits on as well since it's acting as a barrier to the environment, and the combination of it and the simple green takes off a little bit of rust over time. the only area that i could justify polishing and sealing would be the under side of the hood since its such an obvious place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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