Cleaning Engine detail

The place to pick up tips on bringing that showroom shine back to your E30.

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JAMZ
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Post Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:08 pm

Just after some views on the best Engine cleaner and especialy on painted rocker and inlet..

Always on the lookout for new products but not found anything decent yet,as ive just painted various parts of the engine i dont wanna use anything to potent, whats everyone use..

WD40 is a good degreaser but it leaves a yellow film everywhere which sux..prolly use house hold cleaner for now and do it regulary but if someones got any ideas?
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Post Wed May 03, 2006 1:37 pm

Halfords do a engine degreaser that's good. I'm doing mine this weekend ready for Ace. Coming down mate winkeye
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Post Wed May 03, 2006 1:38 pm

parafin and washing up liquid

cant beat it mate :D
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Post Mon May 08, 2006 7:56 am

personally m8 id get a old paintbrush or buy one for the job in hand the tin on Gunk thats not the spray ,some brake cleaner and a jet wash!! i have all the above did my 325i sport the other week loooks the nutts . winkeye i swear by gunk and brake cleaner.
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Post Mon May 08, 2006 9:14 pm

dazleeds wrote:parafin and washing up liquid

cant beat it mate :D
Ive got some parafin kicking around, do you mix it with the washing up liquid then? or use the washing up liquid to get the parafin off, iam confused now lol :mad:
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Post Sat May 13, 2006 2:17 am

oguz3001 wrote:
dazleeds wrote:parafin and washing up liquid

cant beat it mate :D
Ive got some parafin kicking around, do you mix it with the washing up liquid then? or use the washing up liquid to get the parafin off, iam confused now lol :mad:
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