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Favourite All Purpose Cleaner for Engine Bay?

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Did you buy the gallon concentrate of 946ml RTU bottle?
The smaller bottle of both since it won't be used as regularly as say a CarPro RESET etc.
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Meguiar's Hyper Dressing2:1333 ml167 ml500 mlMedium Gloss
3:1375 ml125 ml500 mlSatin Finish
4:1400 ml100 ml500 mlNatural Finish
These are 400ml of water to 100ml of Hyper Dressing?
 

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These are 400ml of water to 100ml of Hyper Dressing?
Those are for the gallon concentrate. Your smaller bottle will be premixed at 1:1, so cut it 50/50 with water to arrive at 4:1.
 
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I ceramic coated the top cover of the whipple using BC6 wheel coating. For light cleaning ADS Hero, rise off and then Motorplast by Koch Chemie. I’m going to try the hyper dressing next.
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I ceramic coated the top cover of the whipple using BC6 wheel coating. For light cleaning ADS Hero, rise off and then Motorplast by Koch Chemie. I’m going to try the hyper dressing next.
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Motorplast is nice, which is used in the same manner as Hyper Dressing, ie onto a wet surface and allowed to dry/self-level.

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This is what you are aiming for when using Motorplast and Hyper Dressing, generous coverage. From here, you can use a blower or compressed air to help spread into the ribbed sections of the intake and other intricate areas. Otherwise, you just let it dry like.

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The beauty of Hyper Dressing is that you can dilute it to suit the look you prefer. Motorplast has juuuust a little too must sheen for my taste. Although, the level of sheen will depend on the plastics used by the car company, some will naturally exaggerate gloss levels, same thing with tire dressings.
 


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When I got my car with 4 miles on it, the engine bay was filthy with dust and pollen. I sprayed Mequiars Hot Shine Tire Foam on a sponge and went to town.

That stuff is my go-to product…it doesn’t streak and leaves a nice gloss on plastic, rubber, etc.



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When I got my car with 4 miles on it, the engine bay was filthy with dust and pollen. I sprayed Mequiars Hot Shine Tire Foam on a sponge and went to town.

That stuff is my go-to product…it doesn’t streak and leaves a nice gloss on plastic, rubber, etc.

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I don't see the difference. What is the before picture and what is the after picture? They both look the same.
 

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Sorry for the confusion. Both pics are ā€œAFTERā€. I didn’t think to take a pic of ā€œBEFOREā€. That would have been a great idea!

I deleted one pic to avoid further confusion.
 

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How bad is water for the engine bay. I see people cover the whole engine bay in water and soap, but I see tons of electric cables.
No problem using a hose, be very careful with pressure washers. Avoid focussing the spray on connectors and such.
 

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I ceramic coated the top cover of the whipple using BC6 wheel coating. For light cleaning ADS Hero, rise off and then Motorplast by Koch Chemie. I’m going to try the hyper dressing next.
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Yeah, was gonna ask, the whipple is metal isnt it?
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