Howdy all,

I've been off this week so been busy cleaning and attempting at fitting some bits/removing some bits on the car, as this failed i decided to give it a good old clean.

Yer it is only a 1.9 diesel and when insurance allows it will be swopped but for the mean time it will be suffice. so DONT rub it in

so what do you think of my cleaning spree:

Hopefully soon the washer bottle will be relocated, into another pace me and a mate are experimenting with.

This last pic is actually quite poor as the gearbox is oxidised so wont clean very well... any tips anyone?

Be nice

Edited 31 May, 200818 yr by POLOMON

Youve done well to get that white to come up nicely!!

Need to clean mine, makes things look so much better when clean

That looks well fresh nice job mate

Good job done there, looking very clean

VERY nice indeed.

What products did you use to clean it?

i counld never clean that well, good job

Can you do mine? :biggrin:

I never have the patience to do this myself...

VERY nice indeed.

What products did you use to clean it?

well just few towels of various sizes cotton wool buds for the fiddley bits (still looks crap) and meguires paint cleaner and thats it really and meguires elbow grease as i seem to have run out :-)

Can you do mine? :biggrin:

I never have the patience to do this myself...

certainly bring the car down... i will do my best :-D

thanks for the nice connents guys, if/when i eventually get a diesel breaker or similar i will be able to get most engine related components chromed so yer i think it will be nice thanks for the comments

Edited 24 October, 200718 yr by POLOMON

good effort

how bizarre, i also have a candy white mk4 1.9D. engine bay looks good.

u breaking it by any chance mister pinches

and mister dub can you log onto msn please i need a chat

Came up well mate..nice one think i will get started on mine soon!

thnaks and btw the white stuff ont he intake pipe is meguires metal polish... just to let you no its not a mark that hasent been removed

I have the same car but in black and my engine bay is disgusting compared to that good work. If i remember il get a pic of mine tomorrow to show how much better yours looks.

you can't polish plastic with metal polish :p

does look nice and clean though, far cleaner than mine ever will

u breaking it by any chance mister pinches

no?

Could eat dinner off it :-D

well just few towels of various sizes cotton wool buds for the fiddley bits (still looks crap) and meguires paint cleaner and thats it really and meguires elbow grease as i seem to have run out :-)

wooot its a diesel!!! use a jetwash!

i just did my golf and it came up a treat - only snag i jetwashed a hole in the washer bottle!

Looking sprucely

Hopefully soon the washer bottle will be relocated, into another pace me and a mate are experimenting with.

Mate you need to get help for that kind of wierd-ass sheeeit!

And yeah I've attempted to do this to mine, i know how long it takes. The best plan with oxidised metal, if you can keep the car off the road for a day or so, is to remove the offending part and hammerite it black or similar. Looks so much neater!

engine bay looks well good mate, you can get good money for detailing peoples engine bays.

it does take a fair amount of elbow grease without a doubt but the end result is worth it wooot

whooops currie bout the hole in the water bottle, charlie jetwashed the engine of dennis when she got it and i was a bit wary of doing it and still dont think i would. far too easy murk various electrical conncetions and cos you cant vary the pressure of those jetwashes its a bit sketch

my engine bay was pretty clean as i had taken most of the bits out of it while working on it but i spilt brake fluid a bit over my gear linkages which were all new spangly bits of metal and its made them gay rat look.

Engine bay looks awesome!! Pressure washer would've been easier but prolly wouldn't finish as well.

What are the 1.9d's like? Really rubbish? What kinda MPG do you get?

looks very clean mate, kinda makes me wanna go do the same... but I'm lazy lol. nice job dude

that is spanking, well done dude

As i have already said! Looks Sweet mate!