Fact or Fiction? Engine bay cleaning..read on

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Hi all,

I just read on a BMW forum that a person detailed their engine bay using Meguiars Leather Wipes. I've read quite a bit on autogeek about cleaning the engine bay, but no where have I read that you can use Meguiars Leather Wipes.

So...Fact of Fiction?
 
prostar said:
Hi all,

I just read on a BMW forum that a person detailed their engine bay using Meguiars Leather Wipes. I've read quite a bit on autogeek about cleaning the engine bay, but no where have I read that you can use Meguiars Leather Wipes.

So...Fact of Fiction?
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Nothing surprises me anymore
 
If the vehicle was brand new then yes.

five years old and caked in dirt and dust, then no.
 
Flash Gordon said:
Nothing surprises me anymore
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hehe, lol. I have a BMW, the engine bay is a gigantic piece of plastic shrouding.

what would provoke someone to use a leather wipe. and then at worse, go online and tell everyone about it. lol
 
mg6045 said:
hehe, lol. I have a BMW, the engine bay is a gigantic piece of plastic shrouding.

what would provoke someone to use a leather wipe. and then at worse, go online and tell everyone about it. lol
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I'm sure in their own mind they thought they had come up with a revolutionary idea

mg6045 said:
post this link for the member,

Meguiars Natural Shine Protectant Wipes, Natural finish protectant, rubber and vinyl protectant, interior dressing wipes
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Better yet, just give them this one:

Autogeekonline Auto Detailing Forum
 
Grizzly said:
If the vehicle was brand new then yes.

five years old and caked in dirt and dust, then no.
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LOL... The visual that popped into my head was using a ton of baby wipes to clean my kid's bottom when he was young. There were times when I just wanted to spray his butt down with a garden hose.
 
Now did this person use it to "clean" the engine bay or "dress" the engine bay. If he used them to clean it then that is like using a spoon to dig a well.

But if he used it to dress the engine bay then I could see how that would work. I would personally opt for something a little more specifically designed for plastic and engine bays but if it works for the guy and he's happy then I guess that is all that matters.
 
PAR Detailing said:
Now did this person use it to "clean" the engine bay or "dress" the engine bay. If he used them to clean it then that is like using a spoon to dig a well.

But if he used it to dress the engine bay then I could see how that would work. I would personally opt for something a little more specifically designed for plastic and engine bays but if it works for the guy and he's happy then I guess that is all that matters.
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I totally agree! :)
 
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