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Offline wheatobear

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engine bay stuff
« on: 15 June 2012, 17:02 »
what can i get for my engine bay want to make it look nicer than it does now!?

Offline Lumpz

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Re: engine bay stuff
« Reply #1 on: 15 June 2012, 17:06 »
elbow grease always works for me :D
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Offline gizmomk3

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Re: engine bay stuff
« Reply #2 on: 15 June 2012, 17:10 »
Me to 2 times a year I get the jet wish out and give it a blast lol :laugh:

Offline wheatobear

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Re: engine bay stuff
« Reply #3 on: 15 June 2012, 17:15 »
im too lazy to do that... i dont like cleaning my car...

Offline gizmomk3

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Re: engine bay stuff
« Reply #4 on: 15 June 2012, 17:19 »
How can you not like cleaning your car I hate a dirty car nothing better then a shiny car to turn heads when you drive down the street


Offline wheatobear

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Re: engine bay stuff
« Reply #5 on: 15 June 2012, 18:39 »
How can you not like cleaning your car I hate a dirty car nothing better then a shiny car to turn heads when you drive down the street



i dont like a dirty car....i just dont like cleaning my car when i can pay someone else to do it!

Offline Dannyboi30

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Re: engine bay stuff
« Reply #6 on: 15 June 2012, 18:41 »
i love my motor spotless and in a sad way way i love cleaning my motor :laugh: :laugh:

Offline Bandit127

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Re: engine bay stuff
« Reply #7 on: 15 June 2012, 18:48 »
Some b*stard of a previous owner thought a pressure wash would be good for mine too.

Now my engine bay is full of rusty nuts and bolts that break rather than undo.

So my engine bay detailing removes the 'elbow' from 'elbow grease' in a (probably vain) effort to stop the ones that remain from going rusty.

Yes a nice clean engine bay looks good, but it is no good to me if you can no longer adjust a belt tension or remove an engine mount coz the bolts are rusted up. Or bolt the battery down (which will fail at the next MOT).

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Re: engine bay stuff
« Reply #8 on: 15 June 2012, 18:51 »
My old car use to turn heads when she was clean.
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Offline wheatobear

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Re: engine bay stuff
« Reply #9 on: 15 June 2012, 19:11 »
and i cant really clean my car i live on the 4th floor in some apartments and dont have a lift... i meant stuff i can get to make it look good like polished stuff...