Very nice. Can't believe the price difference.

Steve

 

Here's a photo I took yesterday of SRT-6 Steve's engine bay while at Dallas' Cars 'n Coffee. I desaturated and over exposed the photo a bit to help illustrate the shine of the black painted surfaces inside the bay. He has hand polished ALL the black paint as if it has been clear coated. That includes the bottom of the hood. He even polished the aluminum heat shields behind the engine.

FP, Gary saw this and said you have some work to do.

 

Here is my latest one with Needswings dual CAI

 

Very nice....but why do you do this to me? You know I need help . I guess I'm polishing tomorrow .

 

Getty up!

 

FP, I have yet to see a picture that really does it justice. Dan's camera and his tweaking helps but you really have to see everything in person. Ask Gary to tell you about it as I called him over to take a good look so he could pass it to you. Don't know if you remember or not but I was describing what I did to get it up to snuff at the Carlisle show.

 

Here is mine after adding the NW Dual CAI, NW catch can and NW pulley saver kit.

 

NEWBIE HERE.........

Just got ma ROADSTER about 2 weeks ago here in sunny Scotland........
After seeing all you guys fancy engine bays and engine covers I thought I would make a start.....

So far I have just finished painting my engine cover and will follow up with giving the engine bay a good old clean as previous owner didnt give a ****......

Here some progress pics of engine cover......Not as good as all yours but not bad for a newbie I think anyway

Any TIPS for cleaning engine bay out then please pass them on

 

Great job. Looks very nice.

 

Steve,

Thanks for the compliment.....Still got a long way before looks as good as all on here......
All in good time

 

Mine is earlier in this post. You picked a good place to start and just pick away at it. It takes a long time to get things where you may want them. Not too bad to maintain once you reach it.

 

Clean the engine bay with an engine degreaser. Use appropriate product depending on the severity of grease/dirt. My engine bay has never been greasy, so I use Simple Green, which works well for me. Caution using water around electrical components. The thing that makes the engine bay pop is what you use as a detailer. I use CD-2 Engine Detailer. This stuff is absolutely amazing. After the engine bay has been cleaned and dried, spray CD-2 liberally all over the engine bay and let sit for an hour or so. Then drive the car for about 20 minutes to set the spray. The result is nothing short of incredible.

 

does the mercedes bay fit or are they custom?
Thanks

 

Just cleaned the engine/engine bay and applied CD-2 Engine detailer.
I then received this used MB Engine Cover today for only $50
These things cost $206 new at Mercedes Benz.

 

Looking good Valk. That CD-2 is pretty amazing isn't it?

 

 

Very nice Beaner, and what a difference Valky.

 

2 cans have been added to my detailer shelf in the garage

 

 

**BLING**