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96Z28
09-15-2009, 04:55 PM
Well I took my car this morning to get the headliner reglued, because it was getting bad and I thought I'd get their $40 engine bay detail a try as well. This is what surprised me the most.

Before:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q218/NateR88/DSC04472-1.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q218/NateR88/DSC04470.jpg

After:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q218/NateR88/DSC04552.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q218/NateR88/DSC04553.jpg
941le
09-15-2009, 05:07 PM
lol damn i gotta take mine to this place. Looks awesome
AChotrod
09-15-2009, 05:16 PM
Looks way better!!! Is that stuff sticky?
96Z28
09-15-2009, 05:18 PM
Looks way better!!! Is that stuff sticky?

Are you referring to the dressing in the engine bay? If you are, it isnt, just a shiny dressing.
AChotrod
09-15-2009, 05:21 PM
yes I was. That stuff collects dirt over time. I would try and wipe as much off as possible now that it is all clean! Then just maintain it over time!
96Z28
09-15-2009, 05:23 PM
yes I was. That stuff collects dirt over time. I would try and wipe as much off as possible now that it is all clean! Then just maintain it over time!

Yeah, I want to try and preserve how it looks. Maybe I just won't open the hood for extended periods of time.
finnv3
09-15-2009, 05:31 PM
Who was it done by?
Tarheel'Z'
09-15-2009, 05:31 PM
Yeah, I want to try and preserve how it looks. Maybe I just won't open the hood for extended periods of time.

:hmm:that hood must seal up pretty tight if thats gonna work??:whistle::doh:
96Z28
09-15-2009, 05:32 PM
Who was it done by?

Fine Details in Watertown, WI. They do awesome work.
finnv3
09-15-2009, 05:34 PM
I looks like it
BLK95TA
09-17-2009, 03:05 PM
looks good, but $40? Ouch!

there is a place by me that does it for $15.95 plus the cost of a car wash (that starts at $8.95 IIRC)
CamaroGirl
09-17-2009, 03:47 PM
hell i'd pay $40 for my engine bay to look like that!! i just wonder what exactly their method is, i asked a few places here and they use engine degreaser, but do they power wash it? like, hello opti failure
Huff035
09-17-2009, 03:56 PM
hell i'd pay $40 for my engine bay to look like that!! i just wonder what exactly their method is, i asked a few places here and they use engine degreaser, but do they power wash it? like, hello opti failure

Looks really good, I'd pay $40. But I'm thinking the same thing as her^^^
popo8
09-17-2009, 04:26 PM
hell i'd pay $40 for my engine bay to look like that!! i just wonder what exactly their method is, i asked a few places here and they use engine degreaser, but do they power wash it? like, hello opti failure


thats what i was gona say
CamaroGirl
09-17-2009, 08:37 PM
whoa man you're freakin me out
popo8
09-17-2009, 08:41 PM
whoa man you're freakin me out


YouTube - You ARE freaking out...man!
CamaroGirl
09-17-2009, 08:45 PM
i totally get that reference
popo8
09-17-2009, 08:52 PM
i totally get that reference


I changed it so those who dont get it....GET IT>:jest:
hotrod96z28
09-17-2009, 09:05 PM
theres a place in town here that will steam clean the engine bay and make it look that good. it gets all the crap off. not sure how much it costs
96Z28
09-18-2009, 09:56 AM
I would know if they powerwashed it or not because of a miss or other problem and thats what I was afraid of. I got it back and it ran damn perfect. I had coolant stains on the intake manifold from a pin size hole in a hose and they got that off. I'd say $40 was worth it for how bad mine was before.
PUMPKINMAN
09-18-2009, 12:29 PM
wish there was a place here locally where they do that type of work
OutCast
09-18-2009, 02:20 PM
Are you referring to the dressing in the engine bay? If you are, it isnt, just a shiny dressing.

If it's not sticky then you should be fine. I've heard there is something they use that's similar to a clear coating. Stay shiny for a good while but eventually burns off. Doesn't discolor when it gets hot though so it's not your normal clear coat paint product.
CamaroGirl
09-18-2009, 08:36 PM
decent, i'm totally getting this done
MeanGreen94Z
09-22-2009, 01:18 PM
we used silicone spray, not sticky and held a shine like hell... looked awesome when i would detail vettes and the XLRs we had a Z06 come in with a P1sc and fast 90 when i was done with that car it was so spotless it looked like you could eat off of it and cure any sniffle or sneeze you had, plus i got a $100 tip every time i would detail his car :) but that was the HARDEST $100 i ever worked for lol, that car was a PAIN to detail and make look good took 6 hours of my part time job every 2 weeks.


Edit: who makes that CAI? i like it
96Z28
09-22-2009, 09:12 PM
Edit: who makes that CAI? i like it

If you're referring to mine it's a Lingenfelter CAI with a ceramic Trick Flow elbow.