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Old May 1, 2010 | 01:19 AM
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nice and clean,





Old May 2, 2010 | 01:35 AM
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very nice. what did you use?
Old May 2, 2010 | 02:25 AM
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thank you,

I used some simple green, then a little bit of turtle wax ice car wash in a bucket. I sprayed the simple green on most of the stuff then sprayed it off the house then wiped everything down with the car wash.
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so just spray solution or whatever and you can use a hose to rinse it off?? im assuming cover up the most important pieces right
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i covered up the alternator and i didnt spray the hose near the battery or spray it on top of the engine where the coil packs are, for that i just wiped them down. Pretty much they only part i hit with the hose was the radiator and front of the engine, everything i else i just wiped down really well. some people might say it is okay for other parts but i dont want to worry about damaging thing.

i would say it looks pretty good for 2 1/2 years old
Old May 2, 2010 | 06:18 AM
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it definitely does look good. ive seen showroom car engine bays more dirty ;)
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