My engine bay.

[Mr Grey]

Last night I finally started doing what i have been wanting ot do for some time. I started cleaning my engine bay. I didn't finish because, it was getting late, and I had to be up early.


I went form this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/hectorc/Engine/sticker006.jpg

To this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/hectorc/Engine/sticker051.jpg

the rest of the pics can be found here
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v452/hectorc/Engine/?start=0

I didn't finish the whole thing. i started from left to right, by Sunday it should be completely done, and I'll show you all.

[Ovaltine Jenkins]

It was your birthday last week, so I'll let you do that to my car someday as a late present, a late second present.
Was this done with the stuff I suggested you buy? Or something else?

[Mr Grey]

Something else sir......I will do it to your car too. That's not even a question. Question is when? It still needs some refinement, but I'm pretty pleased. More because i did this all in the dark, I mean lighting in a garage at night is not really great. I saw i left some residue on some parts .........

[Biggs]

woahhh wtf...that's so fucking clean

[Kowalski]

really nice, hector... what "stuff" did you use, or is it a secret? eh, not like i'm gonna buy the stuff and do it to myu altima, so ignore the question...

[walec05]

wow, its shiny. really shiny. i need to clean my shit up today.

[aznsap]

please share your secrets!

[Bluesbrekr]

About time you got to doing that Hector........









jk.....looks very good!

[walec05]

looks nice hector, i got to clean my car up too. ill just use that degreaser stuff, shit works good. so ive heard.

[Mr Grey]

Thank you guys. Tom, you know i'm a lil slow. i'm still trying to get to your status. i still like to try other products, and I'm still learning. i know it can be better than what it looks right now. Thanks for the encouragement though :D

[TurTLe]

BRILLIANT!!!!!

this is pretty nice. i like it,

[maxse-r]

hey hector, did you clean the firewall and fenderwell also?? how clean did you get that?

[Mr Grey]

I'm still working on the firewall. I stopped since that day, i don't have time recently. I will take more pics when I'm done 100%. This is the first time I did and engine.......I still need more practice, then i can perfect it. :)

[Kowalski]

I'm still working on the firewall. I stopped since that day, i don't have time recently. I will take more pics when I'm done 100%. This is the first time I did and engine.......I still need more practice, then i can perfect it. :)

The dirtiest part on your car looks brand new compared to the cleanest parts on my car... :glare:

[A32SE99]

Hey dont know if you remember from sunday im the kid with that slipping AT...anyway if you want to try to make all of the aluminum (valve cover,timing chain cover that usim,etc) like a mirror, take some fine steel wool to it then some of this aluminum polish after....it takes a while but it turns out pretty nice, if you can remember my usim? i hadnt had the time to clean it for 3 weeks before that.

btw the intake is pretty porous so lightly take med grit sandpaper first:banghead:

[Mr Grey]

I saw, I rememeber, and will take into consideration. I used some we sanding papaer, brcause I wanted less lines that are created form harsh pads, or sandpaper.........

[Ovaltine Jenkins]

I guess I know what I'll be doing to the intake manifold duck left me. Of course after I gasket match all the runners and smooth them out.

[Pablito]

a32SE99...were you the dude with the red hose covers all in ure engine?

[Mr Grey]

a32SE99...were you the dude with the red hose covers all in ure engine?




Yes he is............

[Pablito]

mm i liked the shiney ness of his engine bay.....looks like im going to go get some steel wool......

[newa32]

a32se99's my brother. its pretty time consumig though, the steel wool. and it turns your hands black for a week so, i would suggest gloves. i did the cam cover on my 4g63 and it turned chrome while my hands turned black. if you sand it first to get it smoothe, then steel wool, use some aluminum polish to shine it up. i used some rim cleaner polish crap and it works great. you should try it to get a little more shine under your hood.

[Kowalski]

^^^ i'll be testing these methods on my next car... thanks all for the tips...

[A32SE99]

a32SE99...were you the dude with the red hose covers all in ure engine?
yeah Im that guy...btw I just sold all that stuff earlier today, i know its ricey, been meaning to get rid of it....belongs on a honda or something;)

[newa32]

the wire loom? how muchd you get? let me have the money.

[Biggs]

autozone, pepboys, murray's....any auto parts store. They can get pretty expensive...