engine bay cleaning advice wanted

[bellers]

went to give my engine bay a clean at the weekend as theres still the original yellow sealant stuff on the rocker cover on my xe. anyone know how to remove this stuff? ive tried g3 rubbing compound, gunk degreaser and babywipes (dont laugh these work well with cleaning the oil and crap of parts)

thanks
jonny

[Cavalier342]

wire brush

[bellers]

will that not damage the paint on it? ill try it and ill be careful

[Cavalier342]

Is it painted? if it's painted, use a toothbrush with some cleaner.

[planetc]

is it discoloured laquer? You might try taking it back with wet and dry, then polishing it back up with g4?

[Lowrider Dave]

Sounds like the sealant/laquer they spray on at the factory - no idea how to remove it other than elbow grease.

[Maracus]

You can buy steam cleaners from the factory warehouse, for about £12!

...they are rubbish!

I can think of a good thing to use, they're a kind of scraper. Like some sort of soft plastic or something (maybe nylon??). They are green and look like a scaled down ruler. I don't know what they're called so I couldn't get one recently, the guy in the shop made me feel a right spoon trying to describe it to him! I've used them before for scraping gasket remains from mating head / block faces.

If anyone can give a proper name for it, try one, and Ill order one too lol

[linley85]

on my mates we used a stanley blade to get it off but he is planning on spraying his at it left a few marks

[jazzfunkster]

I would recommend a steam cleaner in short, sharp blasts, will clean up your engine bay a treat, certainly would give the wire brush a miss!

[RyanPTW]

autosmart G101 in a spray jar,
spray the dirt and use a soft brush to remove the dirt,
then a light hose will bring it up like new!
then use autosmart finish for all the black plastics

[carl dineley]

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