Alie1979 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 I was wondering what is the safest way to clean the engine of your vehicle, besides doing while the engine is cool. Does Adam`s polishes has anything to clean the engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odds and Ends Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 APC at full strength with a soft brush, such as the wheel brush and/or trim and lug nut brush to agitate, then rinse with a slow stream of water from your hose or a spray bottle. Once it's nice and clean, you can get away with Waterless Wash and Detail spray for those in between times. Most newer cars have plastic covers over almost everything, so it's not too dangerous, but avoid high pressure streams anywhere there are electrical connections and careful not to puddle moisture around coil packs. On older cars, stuff a rag or towel in the carbs and air intake. Don't spray water into the alternator. Dress with VRT and In&Out Spray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjk Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariner Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Welcome! Make sure to check out the videos on the website. There's a good one on washing your engine bay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkj4243 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Welcome Alie, Below is a link to one of the Adam's videos related to engine cleaning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQfsdL61q8w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Detail Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 pogipogi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Dress with VRT and In&Out Spray. Or VRT 'milk' - VRT diluted about 50/50 with distilled water. This makes a nice sprayable, spreadable dressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Welcome Alie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianT Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Welcome to the family! As other said, soft brush and all purpose cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ematt1212 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 (edited) . Edited November 23, 2016 by ematt1212 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSilver07 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I usually wait for the engine compartment to be warm to the touch. Then I grab the APC and spray it down with the mist setting. I'll wait one or two minutes, grab my boars hair brush, dunk it in the soap bucket and start scrubbing. When I'm done scrubbing, I turn on the car and rinse while its idling. Next turn off and remove excess water with my older rags. I use a combination of VRT and in-out spray on all the plastics and hoses. The things to protect would be exposed air filters and aftermarket wiring like the video says. Don't use very high pressure when rinsing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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