Im all about some free stuff to. Just be careful not to get caught on camera while doing this trick. It is most defintly not legal.

 

yea man stogies/cigars and cigsor a rip of chew is a good way to keep track of time.

 

I also use Simple Green about 1/2 SG and 1/2 water. I start my car for a few minutes then shut her down to warm up the grease. I then spray the whole engine bay with SG and let it sit fora few minutes. I use my Meg's wheel/spoke brush (yellow looking big bottle washer looking thing) and scrub stuff that I can't get to. after a good hosing of soft flow water, I soak up water with MF towels.

After a good rinsing, I spray the entire engine bay with Meg's #40 or Natural Shine and let it sit for a long time. I then mop up the lose stuff in nooks and crannies and presto a clean engine bay.

A lot of people cover the alternator and computer and other electronics prior to washing. I do not and have not had any problems YET. Just don't concentrate the water on those componets.

Meguiars has a great online forum for detailing period if you guys like their products to which I do.

I don't have a photo, but my Neon looked better than new when I washed the engine bay of it a couple of weeks ago, I also use the #40 on the wheel wells and it looks new, spray and walk away, wipe off the drips when you come back if you wish.

Have fun, great advise here.

Aaron

 

Warning! if you spray a hot radiator that has plastic top and bottom pieces (and most modern ones do) with a car sprayer or car wash sprayer the water temperature shock will cause tiny cracks in the radiator plastic top or bottom and it will ruin your radiator!

You CANNOT spray newer radiators with water when they are hot. The plastic cannot take the rapid change in temperature like old metal radiators could! They WILL crack and that crack will grow to a leak in a month or two and you'll need a new radiator.