Wax oil no more!! Shiney paint!!

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ricey46
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Tue May 08, 2007 8:13 pm

I decided I was fed up with having an engine bay that looked crap!! :x So out with the gunk(great stuff, love the smell!!lol) and a tooth brush and got scrubbing! It was pretty caked before:-

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But looks much better now!! After:- :cool: :cool:

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Gave it a wee coat of AG SRP to seal it after I'd gave it a wipe with Megs APC. Pretty chuffed with the outcome, just got the tuther side to do now!! :wink: :cool:
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Tue May 08, 2007 8:18 pm

:cool: very nice

exactly what i plan to do when i swap engines

hope mines as clean underneath and not (whisper rusty) 8O
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ricey46
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Wed May 09, 2007 12:19 am

Yeah I've got a bit in the corner of this pic:-

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Will get it sorted tho!! :cool:
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Wed May 09, 2007 12:32 am

Job well done by the looks of it :cool:
Did mine when i did the engine conversion,used a pressure washer to blast the gunk off good and proper but didnt use any sealer on it?
Still looks ok now though 7 months on!
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Wed May 09, 2007 11:25 am

That looks bleddy good.

I meant to do my bay when I swapped engines the second time but got a bit carried away with other things.

Gunk is damn good stuff, works a treat for cleaning rockers and inlets for spraying.
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ricey46
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Wed May 09, 2007 5:56 pm

Part 2- the other side

Well I spent ages on this side, so many bits, all fiddly and intricate, but I got them done. Not as well as i'd have liked but it'll do for now as I was getting annoyed with the rain and seagulls!!:x(long story tell you later!!lol.)

Anyway...long prosses had the front grills off, lights.... all in a mess but here we go.....

Before... :cry:

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After... :cool:

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Not too bad for about 4 hours work!!lol. Just got a wee bit on the hinge of the bonnet to do then it's done!! :cool: :D 8)
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Wed May 09, 2007 6:00 pm

Loads better :cool:
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