EngineBayCleaning
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<b>The cleaning has begun:</b> | <b>The cleaning has begun:</b> | ||
| + | <br/>It all came off pretty easily, it just took a lot of elbow grease (and some grease remover). Once everything was cleaned we sanded any rust and cleaned again. | ||
[[Image:passenger side engine cleaning1.JPG]] | [[Image:passenger side engine cleaning1.JPG]] | ||
[[Image:firewall engine cleaning1.JPG]] | [[Image:firewall engine cleaning1.JPG]] | ||
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| + | <b>The engine bay is cleaned and masked off</b> | ||
| + | <br/>Since I am not removing everything the car I had to mask of things like wiring and the brake booster. The paint was in good condition so I decided just to paint was necessary. | ||
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| + | [[Image:bay masked off and cleaned.JPG]] | ||
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| + | <b/>Primer is laid down</b> | ||
| + | <br/>Everything looks great! I couldnt be happier with the results. Now its time for the color coat next week | ||
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| + | [[Image:primer has been sprayed.JPG]] | ||
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Revision as of 07:08, 22 January 2006
Well since my motor is out I have decided to do more than just have it rebuild and drop it back in to a dirty engine bay. What I am doing is moving all the wiring out of the way and cleaning all the grime and the little rust there is so I can repaint. After I spray some light paint I am going to fix up the wiring and re-cover it with new friction tape.
Here are two before pictures:
The cleaning has begun:
It all came off pretty easily, it just took a lot of elbow grease (and some grease remover). Once everything was cleaned we sanded any rust and cleaned again.
The engine bay is cleaned and masked off
Since I am not removing everything the car I had to mask of things like wiring and the brake booster. The paint was in good condition so I decided just to paint was necessary.
<b/>Primer is laid down</b>
Everything looks great! I couldnt be happier with the results. Now its time for the color coat next week
