Ok.. here's the story..
Back in Cali I used to work on cars in Palm Springs that had some high-end detailing done on them. When you open the hood EVERYTHING was shiny. Now it was relatively clean, but not perfect - but even the dirt was shiny! It didn't real real greasy, it didn't collect dirt (and there is alot of dust in the desert!). I'm pretty sure it wasn't as simple as clear paint.. but who knows.
Several of the dealerships down there did that to every car they worked on. So it had to be relatively easy and fast to do.
After 4 hrs of detailing my motor I started wondering how the heck they did that. Anybody got any ideas?
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FstCavZ24 (Turbo ECO) wrote:Simple green on a rag.
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and actually alot of them do just spray paint a clear coat on things...and paint hoses black
Can't forget steam cleaning.
Car dealerships do that a lot to used cars. Kinda leaves a greasy kinda residue, but it looks really clean. Hehe, thats why they always add "Look, very clean."
I used a can of tire foam under there and its a brand new greasy clean look.
clean your engine with mean grean and a scrub brush, then wash it off. Armor all it, and let it soak for about 45 minutes. Then wipe it down. I'll post pictures of my engine later. Its always the cleanest part of my car.
I should explain. I know how to clean mine, and polish it, and all that good stuff. You can eat off my engine - but there is some easier way that peons and lot boys can do in the dealerships and it doesn't involve alot of labor. I know they steam clean it, but then they apply something.
That something is what I'm trying to discover.
It doesn't crack on the hoses like clear paint would. Its not at all greasy - it looks like a coat of oil, but it doesn't feel like it at all. Its completely dry and flexible. All rubber, wiring, plastic and metal parts come out looking better than new
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
As far as what makes everything shiney when I worked in a detail shop we used some special degreaser than literally ate everything off of it. I never saw what type of barrels they were shipped in to find out what it was, but it has a very strong smell to it, almost eye burning. Then with as far as making things shiney in large canisters they got something made by eagle one that was blue and smelled like candy. Once you wiped it down the shine couldn't be beat. It was simply referred to as "tire dressing".
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