MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: RedRobin on May 10, 2010, 08:03:39 pm

Title: IMPORTANT: For those who water their engine bay....
Post by: RedRobin on May 10, 2010, 08:03:39 pm

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Have a read of this, folks, and take particular care. :happy2:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,14440.0.html

Title: Re: IMPORTANT: For those who water their engine bay....
Post by: stealthwolf on May 11, 2010, 01:26:55 am

This is the main reason I'm too scared to go anywhere near the engine bay with my hosepipe.

Title: Re: IMPORTANT: For those who water their engine bay....
Post by: RedRobin on May 11, 2010, 07:53:30 am

^^^^
Me too  :scared:

Title: Re: IMPORTANT: For those who water their engine bay....
Post by: Gene Hunt on May 11, 2010, 09:08:55 am

Wipe over with a rag & wd 40 for me.

Title: Re: IMPORTANT: For those who water their engine bay....
Post by: keith on May 11, 2010, 09:30:30 am

spray on G101/APC wipe off, blast of finish job done 20mins and no hoses required.

Title: Re: IMPORTANT: For those who water their engine bay....
Post by: Truckie on May 11, 2010, 09:34:54 am

Autosmart G101 and finish FTW!!!   :pomppomp:

Title: Re: IMPORTANT: For those who water their engine bay....
Post by: RedRobin on May 11, 2010, 10:08:54 am

^^^^
Autosmart G101 is obviously the way to go. Cheers, guys  :drinking:

Title: Re: IMPORTANT: For those who water their engine bay....
Post by: VC on May 11, 2010, 12:37:51 pm

i never clean the engine bay with anything other than a rag

my landy on the otherhand... goes swimming all the time  :grin:

Title: Re: IMPORTANT: For those who water their engine bay....
Post by: gazjones on May 11, 2010, 12:48:46 pm

Cheers for that.

When I cleaned my engine bay just after I got the car, I took off what I could to hose it, the rest I just used a damp cloth. It's all probably under a bonnet away from rain for a reason