cleaning

[dubvrs]

Well i am doing mine by hand?

Mine looks very clean?



I just take it apart clean it and re-fit. I use turps on a rag and a stiff small brush.

Couple of hours later looks much better.





Should use sandpaper realy as it's getting sprayed later in the year.

[Dizzie]

same again now on the engine?

here a link to my pic (500k)
http://www.dizzie.biz/golf/2lumps.jpg

[grayGTI]

i get mine done at work cus im a valater  ... we use traffic film remover then steam the bay.. ask you local valet company they will do it 4 a fiver

[Adam-D]

the rust by the battery and on the chasis on that side, mine has that is that all repairable?

[Dizzie]

the metal there is structural if it was at the point of no return then the car would be a right off. it's usually just surface rust that can be sanded down and repainted unless u want to be extra posh and smooth the chassis leg down so it's super sweet.

[dubvrs]

Mine is just surface rust as well. Put some rust treatment on then sand it down and re-paint. Car may of had a leaking battey at some stage in it's life.

[G6dub]

I hate that de greaser smell, it hangs around the drive way for days sooooo

Go to your petrol station with a plastic bag, your de greaser, park your car up, spray on de greaser (you want to leav it on for 10 mins) slow walk into petrol station to pay for jet wash, slow walk out, use the jet wash, remove plastic bag, leave the smell and mess at your petrol station and enjoy teh drive home 

[Dizzie]

I always thought it smelt like petrol?
here's a pic which looks bad, but really I'd just soaked the manifold when it was fully warmed up.?
Look how clean the head is after I've degreased it! Pitty about the rocker cover, although that was replaced with a chrome one soon after the pic.

[sesterfield]

Just bought myself a can of GUNK, and it says to cover the electronics with polythene bags, which parts do I need to cover since I'm not sure I cba to cover everything electric 

[Dizzie]

I never covered anything. just sprayed it on whilst it was running and warm. left it for a minute and then hosed it off. some really stuck on areas might need a bit of toothbrush action to shift the grim.