Wow!

[jason_r83]

I was working on my radiatoron my truck with my friend at the cadillac dealership(thats where he works) and when we were done, he says "lets clean it up" so he starts spraying all kinds of different stuff on my motor. All I can say is wow, it looks brand new. He used some sort of aluminum acid cleaner on the engine(made my nose burn to breathe it) and he used something called "blue magic", it smelled like cherries, just like black magic. I guess this is all stuff the dealership uses to detail the cars. I'll take some pics tomorrow to show you how clean my engine bay is...

[TnHombre]

well just so your aware of this "blue magic" if thats a dressing that is solvant based may catch your engine on fire.... NEVER use a silicone/solvant based dressing on a motor.

and yes cleaning a motor does do wonders.....imagine not washing your ass the same amount of time your motor hasnt been cleaned.....EEWWWW

[jason_r83]

well, he put the blue magic on the fan shroud, and anything that was black plastic. I hope it doesnt burn...lol. All this stuff is what they normally use, so I'm sure it's chemically ballanced to not interact with other chemicals and not catch on fire with the heat. I clean my engine regulary with bleachy cleaner stuff, it works pretty good. But this stuff made it look new.

[TnHombre]

Quote: Originally Posted by jason_r83

I hope it doesnt burn...lol. All this stuff is what they normally use, so I'm sure it's chemically ballanced to not interact with other chemicals and not catch on fire with the heat.

it CAN catch on fire due to the electricity in the motor......

even though they "normally" use it dont matter....98% of all dealers dont give a rats ass on how well the car looks or using the correct car care products....they just want SALES!!!

but like i said just giving you a heads up on what your doing to YOUR truck....it aint mine...

now lets see some pics!!!!!

[jason_r83]

I'll post some tomorrow. Keep in mind it's a 95, so it's got some miles on it...

[jason_r83]

well, the only part we didnt do was the air intake because it wasnt attached at the time. So it still looks kinda old...lol, but the rest looks like new(with the exception of a few watermarks and dirt spots from the way home last night) I may be over exaggerating on how good it looks, but the biggest thing is the intake manifold, because it was stained, and that acid cleaner brightened it up

[TnHombre]

looks good.

[DfntPntbll]

tell him to get you a couple containers of thet stuff and give me one,.... if you can get it from free that is,...

[jason_r83]

we'll be taking alot of it with us to clean the trucks up before the show. It all depends on how much he can get...lol

[DfntPntbll]

Get me some if you can. I need it some kind of awful,...

[GiveMeBreak]

Looks good man!

I use Orange Blast by Grease Lightning.

I also use Tire Foam...I know ppl say don't use it...but I have been for years with no issues.

Here are some before and afters on my 80k mile truck

[jason_r83]

now thats really clean!

p.s. I have 150,000 miles of road dirt and stuff...lol

[GiveMeBreak]

Quote: Originally Posted by jason_r83

now thats really clean!

p.s. I have 150,000 miles of road dirt and stuff...lol

Start with Gunk Heavy Duty Engine Cleaner and HOT water...that will help!

[jesse6]

Quote: Originally Posted by GiveMeBreak

Looks good man!

I use Orange Blast by Grease Lightning.

I also use Tire Foam...I know ppl say don't use it...but I have been for years with no issues.

Here are some before and afters on my 80k mile truck

holy shit, that looks wayy better than mine clean and you have 50k more miles on it

[ACE2790]

holy clean engine bay batman...you say orange blast..maybe some HD engine cleaner and tire foam or an equivalent. Ill definately try that

[GiveMeBreak]

Quote: Originally Posted by ACE2790

holy clean engine bay batman...you say orange blast..maybe some HD engine cleaner and tire foam or an equivalent. Ill definately try that

I would start with the HD cleaner first.. then move on to the orange blast.
and keep using the orange blast for routine cleaning.



this is my wifes 97' villager minivan with 103k on the clock

[Stesch_s10]

Quote: Originally Posted by TnHombre

even though they "normally" use it dont matter....98% of all dealers dont give a rats ass on how well the car looks or using the correct car care products....they just want SALES!!!

im angry that you say that. my family is a car dealership/repair and detail and not every dealer cares but have a little more respect. i don't think a dealership would use flamible liquids if they new it would start on fire after the customer picked up the vehicle. thats how dealerships get sued is becuase right after the work is done something goes wrong and the vehicle is totalled. just thought i would put in my word for the day.

[TnHombre]

Quote: Originally Posted by Stesch_s10

im angry that you say that. my family is a car dealership/repair and detail and not every dealer cares but have a little more respect. i don't think a dealership would use flamible liquids if they new it would start on fire after the customer picked up the vehicle.

o really 18 year old?....go to your nearest new car dealer and ask them how they clean/dress there motor....i bet you that 90% of all the dealers that you go try this test at they tell you they use tire dressing on the motor....
what is in tire dressing ??....SOLVENT!!!! is solvent flammable???? go out side ....better yet go in your bedroom and try to light some tire dressing on fire and see what happens bud.....

its common sense electronics dont go with solvents.


now what you have to say??

[ruffriderATL]

My dad owns a used car sales place here and georgia and he doesn't use anything on the motors but a pressure washer with the engine running

I told him friday to do mine and he goes "hell no its bad for every seal and electrical connection there is"

OK i guess im not helping

Engine looks good jason and givemebreak yours is shiney looks good too.

[GiveMeBreak]

Quote: Originally Posted by ruffriderATL

My dad owns a used car sales place here and georgia and he doesn't use anything on the motors but a pressure washer with the engine running

I told him friday to do mine and he goes "hell no its bad for every seal and electrical connection there is"

OK i guess im not helping

Engine looks good jason and givemebreak yours is shiney looks good too.

I am not disagreeing that it could be bad....but I will say I have never had an issue yet...the 104k miles on our minivan is all our mileage and had not one issue.
All mechanics that have ever looked at it love working on it....lol...they don't need gloves.

now you say...he just said he never had an issue but has had mech's workin on it. I had an exhaust manifold bolt snap on it....bad trait of these...but outside of that...it doesn't get engine work

[Stesch_s10]

yea i wasn't disagreeing that the solvent was flammible or ruins your electrical stuff. i was just mad because you said that ever dealer doesn't give a rip about their customers. But there is a difference in used car dealers and new car dealers because i will agree that new car dealers really don't care about that shit because they can just get new vehicles in and are higher in the food chain. but im going to quit fighting because when i read this the other morning it just pissed me off but now i don't really care haha. anyway sorry to whore the thread, the engine compartments look great.

[redrider]

Quote: Originally Posted by GiveMeBreak

Looks good man!

I use Orange Blast by Grease Lightning.

I also use Tire Foam...I know ppl say don't use it...but I have been for years with no issues.

Here are some before and afters on my 80k mile truck

maybe stupid to ask, what areas did u spray the OB on, and what areas for the tire foam? also, do u just spray and leave or do u wipe it off once u spray it?

[GiveMeBreak]

For routine maintnance I lightly mist the engine with H2O and then spray the OB all over...

I have a tire scrub brush I use to go over all the parts I can...the blast it off with high pressure.

I then chamios it off and use the tire foam on everything, avoiding the engine belts....don't want them slippin'

Depending on how well the foam dries...meaning evenly....I sometimes wipe it in 10 min later

[redrider]

cool thanks...

[So Low Roller]

Quote: Originally Posted by GiveMeBreak

Looks good man!

I use Orange Blast by Grease Lightning.

I also use Tire Foam...I know ppl say don't use it...but I have been for years with no issues.

Here are some before and afters on my 80k mile truck

uhh, when you doing my truck? its damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn clean

[RadRacer]

Dang. I've got to go get some OB and that Gunk Engine cleaner stuff. If I show'd you guys my engine, you'd die. Let's just say it's brown.....completely brown. Gotta stop by Discount tomorrow to find that stuff.

[TnHombre]

Quote: Originally Posted by TnHombre

....98% of all dealers dont give a rats ass on how well the car looks or using the correct car care products....they just want SALES!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Stesch_s10

i was just mad because you said that ever dealer doesn't give a rip about their customers.

no i didnt......

[mybluedime]

Ya the motor looks great but look at it in a month or so just depending and it looks worse then it did before but it looks good if you go so sell your auto!

[GiveMeBreak]

Quote: Originally Posted by mybluedime

Ya the motor looks great but look at it in a month or so just depending and it looks worse then it did before but it looks good if you go so sell your auto!

Not sure where your going with that?


If you talking about my pics at all...In a month it will look the same.
Scroll up a lil to post 16...my mercury villager has over 100k on that engine and I have been doing it since day one.

If it was directed somewhere else , explain a lil more what ya mean

[mybluedime]

No what im saying is yes it looks good but with dust and ever thing else it sticks to everything, unless you stay on top of it and do it all the time it looks like crap and you haft to do it again rather then just pressure wash it and leave it! But thats cool!

[GiveMeBreak]

I don't have any issues with dirt stickin really....no worse then the rest of the car getting dirty. I do understand what your saying....dirt will stick let to a non-shined up engine. But....I run the hose over it once a month....it cleans right up...and reapply. No worse then cleaning your tires.

[mybluedime]

Thats cool,as long as you do it on a regular basis it should keep all that grim down,Im dowing you at all so dont think that, but it does look great!!

[mybluedime]

I meant im not dowing you!

[GiveMeBreak]

Quote: Originally Posted by mybluedime

I meant im not dowing you!

lol I hear ya

Thanks

[ACE2790]

I tired tire foam but it did no good, any suggestions on which one to use?

[GiveMeBreak]

I just use the standard Armor All Tire Foam...?

I have had great sucess with the Meguiars Hot Shine on my tires......
I haven't tried it on the engine as of yet....could try that one?

[Froghair]

Pressure washing the top of an engine is asking for trouble; reserve that for the bottom of the engine and vehicle. I have been using a degreaser, like Orange Blast, for a long time. I spray engine down with garden hose, not pressure sprayer, then spray on the cleaner to most needed areas, let it set a few minutes, then spray off again with water and follow up with wiping water off the engine. I then spray light coat of Future 2000, or other type of silicone spray and wipe it down. My engine looks just like the one in this thread when clean. No drips, no runs, no errors.

[Morgen]

Quote: Originally Posted by GiveMeBreak

I would start with the HD cleaner first.. then move on to the orange blast.
and keep using the orange blast for routine cleaning.



this is my wifes 97' villager minivan with 103k on the clock

Auto zone alert.

[GiveMeBreak]

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgen

Auto zone alert.

shhhhhhhhh

nobody else noticed that!!!

Had to in a pinch.....believe it or not its over 3 years old now and no issues!
LOL

[RustyButTrusty]

Just used GiveMeBreak's meathod on my Sunfire ( I know its a chicks car, but its a good daily ), and it turned out great!

Before :



After :



Hope it stays nice with some regular cleaning!

[ProTouring2.2]

good job man that looks awesome

[RustyButTrusty]

Thanks!

That Orange Blast stuff works great... eats grime right away! Gonna try it on my lawnmower next time I spray it down...

[GiveMeBreak]

AWESOME !!

Looks 10x better!

[RustyButTrusty]

Quote: Originally Posted by GiveMeBreak

AWESOME !!

Looks 10x better!

Thanks to you, sir!