what about a steam cleaner, as opposed to a pressure washer? My step mom got a fiero, that caught fire on the way home from the purchase. There was so much oil, grease, and leaves built up. They had it steamed cleaned for like $30, and it looked great

 

So it's OK to spary water everywhere in the engine bay?

 

My older brother sprays some stuff like that.. I didn't like it cuz dust would stick to it.. But maybe that becuase my dumbass brother sprayed that **** on the weekend we went camping..

 

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Baldy- alot of shops call it steam cleaning, they call it whatever you

want, lol, if someone called my shop when I had it and asked

me if I steam cleaned engines, I said yes.



vudoo- on a cool motor its ok, then start the car up right away and let

the engine dry, blow it with some compressed air if you have it.



75REPU- a little spray protects the metals from corroding, and the rubber

from drying, the drawback is dust sticks to it, I would rather have

some dust that can be easily wiped off then corrosion.

 

I was checking out the Brakekleen stuff today and saw there were different kinds.. brake and parts cleaner, heavy duty, etc. Which kind's the best? I also saw some Gunk namebrand.. but not sure how good it is..

 

If your going that route I would buy plastic safe electrical and motor cleaner.

Similar to brake clean but a bit safer.

 

do not use gunk seriously gunk should be banned from the shelves.. it doesn't work and it smells so bad.. everyone who has used it will tell you this

 

Oh ok, thanks alot for the warning man.

I'm not too sure how I want to clean in yet.. So, the product's called plastic safe electrical and motor cleaner?

 

its electrical and parts cleaner, but sometimes it will specify "safe for plastic parts".

The stuff works wonders, dries fast, has alot of pressure coming out the can, and is safe for everything under the hood. Always watch the paint on the fenders with this stuff as you can never be too certain. Its a bit safer then brake cleaner. Also comes in really handy when you are working on anything electrical, spray some of that **** in the connector, blow it dry and it cleans the contacts.



You still will not achieve the level of detail a good pressure washing with a good engine degreaser. Maybe look into calling some detail shops and asking them- be forewarned it is considered illegal in certain states and they may say no over the phone, best bet might be to ask your friends and what not if they have ever had it done.

 

its electrical and parts cleaner, but sometimes it will specify "safe for plastic parts".

The stuff works wonders, dries fast, has alot of pressure coming out the can, and is safe for everything under the hood. Always watch the paint on the fenders with this stuff as you can never be too certain. Its a bit safer then brake cleaner. Also comes in really handy when you are working on anything electrical, spray some of that **** in the connector, blow it dry and it cleans the contacts.



You still will not achieve the level of detail a good pressure washing with a good engine degreaser. Maybe look into calling some detail shops and asking them- be forewarned it is considered illegal in certain states and they may say no over the phone, best bet might be to ask your friends and what not if they have ever had it done. [/quote]

Yea, I'll probably most likely get my engine bay detailed at least the first time.. what's illegal? pressure washing engine bay??