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Thank you for compliments, and ya, your sister's MINI is clearner then mine
But mine has deeper shine, and squeeky clean look, heh heh
Actually compartment looks much better than photos, I might do engine compartment detailing for next C3 detailing party.
I use Meguiar's
1) Safe D-Greaser 2) Hyper-Dressing
You need to clean your engine compartment first.
I think you can use mild clearner, but I use Meguiar's Safe D-Greaser to remove surface grease. Safe D-Greaser is safe to all painted surface, plastic, rubber parts.
Then clay painted surface to remove more gunky stuff. **Try to remove dust as much as you can, but don't have to be perfect!
Then after surface is free from dust and grease, spray Hyper-Dressing all over your engine compartment(spray enough to wet all surface), close your bonnet, wait for 30 minutes. Whoala! You can have nice ultra clean engine compartment you have ever dream...
That IS impressive!!! I have to confess I haven't tackled this job as thoroughly as I'd like to. Your method/products seem pretty straightforward though so perhaps I'll try.
Here's a stupid question....do you have to protect any engine components from moisture like you used to have to back in the day??? Back then it was things like the carburator or the distributor. Now...maybe some of the electronic modules????
If you don't want to spray Safe D-Greaser, you can apply to formpad, and wipe surface down.
You can let it dry, and touch up the area with formpad again.
As you can see painted area is not the cleanest, but over all you can improve the clean look with minimum effort
*Most of factory comporments are weather tight, so you can spray Hyper Dressing over to them without any issues, but if you have aftermarket parts, you need to protect them from the moisture.
A local MINI friend and I detailed my engine compartment last Tuesday using various agents including Griot's, Zaino, water, acetone and a few other products. It had 40K miles of dirt and grime on it and I think we managed to get most of the crap off . Here are pics:
Last edited by minicoopermike; 12-07-2008 at 11:03 AM.
That look super clean. Great Job minicoopermike!
I would be very careful with using acetone, I would cover up plastic & rubber parts to protect from acetone.
My wife seems to drive it and I seem to wash it! Whats wrong with that?!
I have never washed in an engine compartment before now. I even find myself waxing in there too! Am I insane? I even seem to like it.
I just hope mine looks that good at 40k, cafemoc...
This is the only picture, the eyes were photoshoped because I was thinking about adding them. Still haven't decided.
Goatherder, I noticed two, what look to be braces, between the strut tower and the support for the front bumper. They appear to be round rods. What are they?
Hey, Toshi! Your MINI Moto looks AWESOME! Wanda will need a good under-bonnet wash when we get home later this month. I'll have to get those Meguiar's products, come to a c3 detailing clinic, and get 'er done!
Can y'all tell I've been spending a lot of time in the South?
woohoo! I finally cleaned up my engine compartment after 40,000 miles of motoring.
anybody have clearner engine compartment than mine?
spotless!
overall view, cleeeaaannn!
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Woah! I'm inspired. I've been simply wiping things down with a towel using the water that drips into the engine compartment after a wash when you open the bonnet.
(By the way, is that "Silk Green"? Love that color)
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Wow, really nice before and afters! Hmm, so this is what you've been doing with all your weekends instead of hanging out at our c3 clinics!!!
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you can eat off of that engine. How long did it take to clean it. Nice pics.
Thank you COOPERation!
I'm inspired. I've been simply wiping things down with a towel using the water that drips into the engine compartment after a wash when you open the bonnet. 
