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Old May 23, 2005 | 08:38 AM
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Clean the engine bay...

Ok I have had this nasty stuff in my engine bay since I have got the car.. And if I wanted to be in any shows I cant put my hood up because the bay is ugly.. Could anyone help on on a easy way of cleaning it?





Old May 23, 2005 | 08:59 AM
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hmm, maybe a high pressure steam
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That's undercoating, good luck getting it off without taking a couple hours of maunal labor.
Old May 23, 2005 | 11:59 AM
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ewww gross, haha. i dont know what to tell you
Old May 23, 2005 | 12:48 PM
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On the top of the wheel well I got most all that off, but that where you can see is hard to reach and alot of work to do..Im sure I can get it off but its going to take alot of work to do so..

Also... Would it look dumb if I did red accents under the hood? Like wire loomz and paint..
Old May 23, 2005 | 12:54 PM
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I have the same problem, but mine is 10 times worse. I think we are just screwed and will have to devote the hours to cleaning all the nooks and crannies
Old May 23, 2005 | 03:55 PM
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That **** looks nasty, like old coolant or something.
Old May 23, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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Yeah, at first that's what I thought it was too... like someone opened the radiator coolant cap without letting the pressure out first (I did it once, got hot coolant all over the engine, but i had closed it up real quick so didnt do that bad). All I can say is good luck, it'll take a lot of elbow grease. Anything that would help remove the undercoat would likely eat at the paint and/or plastic and rubber.
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I have the same problem, but mine is 10 times worse. I think we are just screwed and will have to devote the hours to cleaning all the nooks and crannies
Mine was worse I just cleaned the top of the wells a bit..
Old May 23, 2005 | 08:04 PM
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it is the gm undercoating does not like to come off and even when it does leaves a sticky residue, steam cleaning helps, but try some easy off oven cleaner and let it sit for a while but not dry then high pressure hose (got a good gas pressure washer?)
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yea fred your car was 10x worse
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Are you kidding me? No way is that all overspray from the undercarriage coating. Who would buy a car with that much gunk on the paint under the hood? New I mean... I bet thats just some sticky gel like substance. If that IS overspray....holy **** man. They must have been smokin' some baaad weed.
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Originally Posted by archemedes
it is the gm undercoating does not like to come off and even when it does leaves a sticky residue, steam cleaning helps, but try some easy off oven cleaner and let it sit for a while but not dry then high pressure hose (got a good gas pressure washer?)
No I do not.
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Originally Posted by 2k2 camaro
Mine was worse I just cleaned the top of the wells a bit..
You don't understand, if you were to see Fred's you'd see his is 10x worse but not that it matter's I think Fred's right that it's just going to take a lot of time to get it off.
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ewwww thats nasty i just went out and checked mine make sure it wasnt doing that. Thats nasty lookin stuff.



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