Engine Detailing 2013 Honda Accord

[Jaretr1]

Hello,

I know this topic comes up from time to time, the best way to detail an engine compartment. I had neglected the engine compartment of my Accord for some time, so I decided to give it some love considering we had such beautiful weather yesterday in South Florida.

I am of the thought it is not best to spray an engine compartment down with water or high pressure anything. There are also no leaks or buildups of any grease under my hood. It was just dirty from driving in the rain.

My technique was super simple. I took a damp terry cloth towel and wiped down anything I could get my hands on. No chemical cleaners, didnt spray anything down, didnt hose anything off. If I could touch it with the towel, I wiped it off.

Once I completed the wipe down, I took a microfiber cloth and used Blackfire AIO Trim and Tire protectant to wipe down the plastic and or rubber parts.

Thats it. I might have spent 20 minutes on it. While its hard to see in the pictures, its hardly show car perfect, but it looks detailed and mostly clean.

And I actually got some decent before and afters!

Thanks for viewing.

 

[FrankS]

Nice job, looks great!

 

[GSKR]

Hello,

I know this topic comes up from time to time, the best way to detail an engine compartment. I had neglected the engine compartment of my Accord for some time, so I decided to give it some love considering we had such beautiful weather yesterday in South Florida.

I am of the thought it is not best to spray an engine compartment down with water or high pressure anything. There are also no leaks or buildups of any grease under my hood. It was just dirty from driving in the rain.

My technique was super simple. I took a damp terry cloth towel and wiped down anything I could get my hands on. No chemical cleaners, didnt spray anything down, didnt hose anything off. If I could touch it with the towel, I wiped it off.

Once I completed the wipe down, I took a microfiber cloth and used Blackfire AIO Trim and Tire protectant to wipe down the plastic and or rubber parts.

Thats it. I might have spent 20 minutes on it. While its hard to see in the pictures, its hardly show car perfect, but it looks detailed and mostly clean.

And I actually got some decent before and afters!

Thanks for viewing.

Best safe way of doing that.

 

[Jaretr1]

Best safe way of doing that.

I agree! Thats why I do it this way!

If there is a grease buildup somewhere, I'll target that area with an engine cleaner of some sort, but otherwise I try to avoid spraying the engine compartment down.

 

[toyrolex]

Very nice! Love the before and after pics. Looks looks more like you put in hours and hours of work instead of 20 minutes.

 

[Marc08EX]

Great job Jaret!!! Your engine bay looks brand new! That's the same way I clean my engine bay too. Just using a damp rag and wiping anything I can reach.

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Looking good Jaret! That is surely the safest way to clean an engine bay. When you say dampened terry cloth towel, what was it dampened with? BF Wet Diamond WW?

The BlackFire AIO Trim & Tire Protectant serves two functions as it cleans as well as protects. But you knew that already. Nice Choice.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Sharply Dressed]

Smart approach Jaret. Looks good.

 

[Jaretr1]

The towel was dampened with only water.

In truth if I kept up with it more often, it would be even easier to maintain and keep looking nice.

 

[mercurim]

Right off the dealership it seems. How much grease did you encounter?

 

[Eldorado2k]

Looks good Same way I choose to do it. Like you said, it may not be perfect, but it sure beats running the risk of ending up like that Cadillac [in Vanevs' post] that ended up needing 3k to repair the electrical system after some noob power washed it.

I like to do this at the gas station. After filling the tank, I pop the hood, check the oil, then pull out my bottle of Hyper Dressing and use up all the free paper towels that I need to wipedown under the hood

 

[spam7788]

Looks good���� Same way I choose to do it. Like you said, it may not be perfect, but it sure beats running the risk of ending up like that Cadillac [in Vanevs' post] that ended up needing 3k to repair the electrical system after some noob power washed it.

I like to do this at the gas station. After filling the tank, I pop the hood, check the oil, then pull out my bottle of Hyper Dressing and use up all the free paper towels that I need to wipedown under the hood

haha. I like that idea to use the free paper towels at gas station. :xyxthumbs:

 

[Eldorado2k]

 

[Jaretr1]

Right off the dealership it seems. How much grease did you encounter?

My car is only 3 years old and has no fluid leaks, so there was no grease or gunk buildup under the hood anywhere. It was just dirty from spray from driving in the rain.

If there were any grease buildups, I would have concentrated a degreaser or engine cleaner on that specific area, and then hosed that off, rather than spray the whole engine down.

 

[zckid]

Very nice! Love the before and after pics. Looks looks more like you put in hours and hours of work instead of 20 minutes.

same thought here :iagree:

anway the result is awesome :xyxthumbs:

 

[Cabrio]

Thanks for sharing...admittedly I have gotten lazy over the years when it comes to engine detailing. I think your post was a sign that I need to kick it into gear.

 

[ViGi]

I detailed this before a week or so. It was extensive engine detail, there was some kind of gas leak, some 3 hours work on engine detailing.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

P.S LOOK AT THE PAINTED PARTS

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[Cabrio]

I detailed this before a week or so. It was extensive engine detail, there was some kind of gas leak, some 3 hours work on engine detailing.

Okay...that is a detail!!! Nice job!!!! Come this spring/summer, I just may have a few questions for you.

 

[Jaretr1]

Nice work. Id rather spend 20 minutes once every often and have it look half as good as above then spend 3 hours. Nice job!