Very helpful matt. Cheers mate.
I thought I'd do the first "how to" guide for this section, and have chosen the engine bay as this is something most of you are all interested in. Showing your under bonnet bling off
This is a quick 5min guide..
Tools required:
* Pressure Washer
* Foil or Cling Film
* Degreaser or APC
* Detailing Brushes
* Trim Protectant
So, you start with your dirty engine bay and you cover all electrical connections with either tin foil (best) or some sort of cling film..
Then you spray the engine in degreaser or as I used here in this picture, all purpose cleaner. Once you've done that, you agitate all the wet areas with various brushes to help remove the dirt..
Once this process has been carried out, at a shallow angle, pressure wash the engine bay ensuring all degreaser/APC is rinsed off. When you have carried out this process, allow the engine to idle for 5-10mins to help with the drying process..
Then, once dry, apply your choice of trim protectant. And the result?
Voila:
Any questions, just ask.
Matt.
Very helpful matt. Cheers mate.
would be better if you did this on a grotty engine bay rather than a new ford fiesta tho results would be much more relevant then as everythin in that bay is brand new!!!! good tips tho debo i usually use non acidic nano tec wheel cleaner on my engine bay
Unfortunately I don't have many grotty engine bays to do! it was dirty enough for a 70 mile old car. The dealers hadn't prepped it well at all. I did a full "new car detail" on it, needed scratch removals aswell.. very disappointing for a 60 plate car.
fancey doing mine how much
I'm in Manchester mate! It'd take you longer, and cost you more to come from London than it would take me to do it and charge you!!
Do you do this for a living Matt?
Hi mate, I just do it part time at the moment as I have a full time job, and I'm not really busy enough to commit leaving my job to take this up full time (plus I don't have a unit, just a big garage!!). But I am getting busier all the time, even now heading into winter. Got a guy coming round today for me to do a quote for some scratch removals. Haven't washed my own car for about 5 weeks and have had to use up holidays from work etc to get some jobs done... So its certainly heading in the right direction. Doing 7 days a week isn't something I want to do for years on end.
Nice
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