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Under-bonnet tart-up #642781 08/07/2008 10:52 08/07/2008 10:52
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,694 Midlands MCMike OP Club member 2095
MCMike OP Club member 2095 Forum is my job Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,694 Midlands	Fed up of my dirty engine bay being shown up by Jap, I have cleaned her up in readiness for the forthcoming Midlands meet. $\:D$ Old before pic After 1972 Triumph Stag 1984 Alfasud TI 1999 Fiat Coupe Turbo LE 2005 350Z

Re: Under-bonnet tart-up [Re: MCMike] #642813 08/07/2008 11:48 08/07/2008 11:48
A AlanW Unregistered
AlanW Unregistered A	Blimey!......the "before" engine bay is cleaner than mine

Re: Under-bonnet tart-up [Re: ] #642816 08/07/2008 11:52 08/07/2008 11:52
H Hedge Unregistered
Hedge Unregistered H	Nice. After mine comes back, I want to do a decent tart up myself. It'll be the last thing to do, pretty much. Any good tips with what to use/ how to do it? Cheers, Hedge

Re: Under-bonnet tart-up [Re: ] #642818 08/07/2008 11:56 08/07/2008 11:56
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,394 N Nellybear I need some sleep
Nellybear I need some sleep N Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,394	^^^ WD40 and a toothbrush (The wife's normally) $\:D$ LSLO#8

Re: Under-bonnet tart-up [Re: ] #642844 08/07/2008 12:31 08/07/2008 12:31
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,694 Midlands MCMike OP Club member 2095
MCMike OP Club member 2095 Forum is my job Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,694 Midlands	Originally Posted By: Hedge Any good tips with what to use/ how to do it? Cheers, Hedge Well the cam cover I stripped with paint stripper & resprayed with engine paint (no primer required) - got this off Ebay As for cleaning I used (spray) engine cleaner, wet rags and a 3" brush - not too much chucking water about though ! Autoglym rubber care is very good for the black plastic /rubber bits & I finshed it off with loads of interior (silicon) spray to get a good shine. 1972 Triumph Stag 1984 Alfasud TI 1999 Fiat Coupe Turbo LE 2005 350Z

Re: Under-bonnet tart-up [Re: MCMike] #642998 08/07/2008 17:36 08/07/2008 17:36
A AlanW Unregistered
AlanW Unregistered A	Autoglym engine cleaner is what I use. Very easy to use and remove and great results.

Re: Under-bonnet tart-up [Re: ] #643229 08/07/2008 23:10 08/07/2008 23:10
W WilkyWay Unregistered
WilkyWay Unregistered W	Fook me thats clean, you should get a new coolant header tank from Fiat and get some lovely red coolant in it. Thats what I did, the tank was only about 20 quid IIRC and came in a couple of days. Last edited by WilkyWay; 08/07/2008 23:11.

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