A little DIY I did today. Might interest some people, real simple and clean.
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A little DIY I did today. Might interest some people, real simple and clean. Today I decided to paint my intake pipes. Just standard pipes from Ebay with a K&N filter on it. Attached are pics of pipes before and after...(even though the pics are in reverse order) and of the paint I used. It's very simple. Simply clean the pipes of all dirt, dust, etc. etc... wash them, dry them, sand them, and then start. Spray a coat, let dry, sand... repeat. (I sanded only twice, and used about a half a can of paint) I plugged the holes up with newspaper and old rags. It comes out very nice... I painted mine black and it kinda reminded me of a K&N CAI. I suggest this as those standard pipes are a pain in the @$$ to keep clean and polished.
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I'd wash them, dry them, sand them- plug them, spray them, dry, spray, dry, spray, dry, spray clear, dry, spray clear. Sand inbetween possibly- I'm not a big fan of sanding between coats.
It looks better then ebay pipes. You def should throw some clear coat on threre. Did it take you only one can? Hmm.. yeah, engine bay needs some degreaser and some elbow action!!
good job partna- you should edit orig post and throw the sanding step in to begin with
It looks better then ebay pipes. You def should throw some clear coat on threre. Did it take you only one can? Hmm.. yeah, engine bay needs some degreaser and some elbow action!!
good job partna- you should edit orig post and throw the sanding step in to begin with
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Rep Power: 389 ^ i dunno about that. Watch where you spray that stuff.
If you hose off your engine bay, your supposed to cover something up... and then start it right back up, if I remember correctly. If you get some engine degreaser (be careful where you put it so you dont have to re grease some things), just apply it to a rag and work your elbow till the grime is gone and shine appears. These is some stuff called pigspit... i've tryed lookng for it but havnt had any luck. There is probably (or at least should be) a DIY or info on how to do this in the detailing section.
If you hose off your engine bay, your supposed to cover something up... and then start it right back up, if I remember correctly. If you get some engine degreaser (be careful where you put it so you dont have to re grease some things), just apply it to a rag and work your elbow till the grime is gone and shine appears. These is some stuff called pigspit... i've tryed lookng for it but havnt had any luck. There is probably (or at least should be) a DIY or info on how to do this in the detailing section.
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Rep Power: 300 Ive never covered anything and havent had a problem with any of the cars ive done. I use Simple Green then go over all the plastic and rubber with 303 Protectant 
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Well, here's how I clean my engine bay. I do this about once a month. After driving it for a decent bit, i.e. home from work or other 10-15 minute constant drive - I turn it off, pop the hood, and the spray the whole thing down with Simple Green. I close the hood, wait 2-3 minutes (smokers use your paper-wrapped time passer here) and open her back up and spray the whole thing down with water. I am a little more careful around the alternator (the battery is in the trunk), but since its pretty much tucked out of the way anyway, I don't really care. After that's done, I spray the whole engine bay down with Armor-All, close the hood and walk away.
This seems to work pretty well because things that are hot are easier to clean than things that are cold. Do your dishes in cold water once and see how much fun it is. You can start the car up after the Armor-All stage and let the heat from the exhaust manifold (or header) help create a little Armor-All steam bath inside your engine bay.
Once things are cool enough in the bay, get in there with a rag and wipe down everything you can reach. If your block and head are especially nasty, there is nice, foul smelling, mixture called Engine Brite (can has an orange top) that really cuts through grease and grime. I wouldn't use it on the rest of the bay though. Hope that helps!
This seems to work pretty well because things that are hot are easier to clean than things that are cold. Do your dishes in cold water once and see how much fun it is. You can start the car up after the Armor-All stage and let the heat from the exhaust manifold (or header) help create a little Armor-All steam bath inside your engine bay.
Once things are cool enough in the bay, get in there with a rag and wipe down everything you can reach. If your block and head are especially nasty, there is nice, foul smelling, mixture called Engine Brite (can has an orange top) that really cuts through grease and grime. I wouldn't use it on the rest of the bay though. Hope that helps!
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