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Old 08-03-2010, 10:06 PM
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Thumbs up Clean up on aisle 555

So.... What does the Sqn Ldr do when he has a couple of days off... cleans his bay, that’s what. As the Wagon is off the road for a bit longer I thought I’d do a bit of spring cleaning.

BEFORE

10 years of crime... sorry grime...


Side angle...


Urrrghhh...



DURING

Took a few bits off... hope they go back in the right place...


Starting to look cleaner...


Side angle...



AFTER

Looking Oscar Kilo with a few bits of Bling I’d collected...


Side angle...


Close up of sorts...


Mmmmmm...



The engine is far from finished. 10 years of corrosion has taken its toll on some parts that’ll either need replacing (for shiny bits!) or taken off and cleaned up/re-sprayed the best I can.

There’s still plenty of work to do and of course extra bits to add... Samcos, bonnet lifters etc ...when I’ve got the funds, but for now it’s a start
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Old 09-03-2010, 10:55 AM
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What a transformation!!

Wondered how long it would be before you started to lavish "Squadron Leader stylee" on the bay.

I am saluting your engine bay even as I write this!

Any ideas on a planned date for return to operational duty for the Emerald Thunderceptor?

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Old 09-03-2010, 11:05 AM
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Well, that looks blingtastic SL.

I bet you needed a ginger beer after that? What what what.
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Old 09-03-2010, 01:30 PM
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Can you come and do mine please Jason
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Old 09-03-2010, 01:54 PM
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Very inspirational

Can you provide details of what you used to clean the engine bay?

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Old 09-03-2010, 04:33 PM
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Can you provide details of what you used to clean the engine bay?

Cheers
I very much suspect as though it'll be some potent yet highly classified anti grime tackling substance.

Bally clean bay ol' chap
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Old 09-03-2010, 05:34 PM
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Nice one SL! The trick now is maintaining it!
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Old 09-03-2010, 06:05 PM
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Chaps...

I can leak a few details, but not everything as that will compromise my position.

There are 101 guides out there for cleaning a bay, but I think the one at Polished Bliss is easy to follow... http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...n-engines.html

The products I use are...

Tesco Turkey Foil - To protect sensitive parts (MAF, alternator, electrical connectors etc)
1 decent plastic bag - To cover the alarm and boost circuit gubbings
Autoglym Engine & Machine Cleaner - To degrease and clean. Great on a cloth and used on pipes
Southern Waters best H2o - To rinse
Autosol Metal Polish - To clean/shine metal bits and pipes
MER - To clean/shine black shiny metal parts
Autoglym Super Resin Polish - To polish paintwork in and around the bay
Poorboys Trim Restorer - Fantastic on black pipes
Autoglym Instant Tyre Dressing - Very good for rough matt finish rubber parts
Various Towels - To dry and buff
Loads of old rags - To do all the mucky stuff
Metallic grey VHT paint - To repaint the cam-belt cover, dump valve and alarm mountings
Wire brushes of different grades - To remove corrosion from bolt heads and the alternator
Latex gloves - To protect your hands!
Time and effort - The biggest factor in making anything look clean and tidy

Products I’ve used in the past...

P21S Total Auto Wash – A de-greaser. Probably better than the AG stuff and smells of oranges


You could clean the bay with just a de-greaser, a few towels and then dress everything with a protector, but I like to try and do as many parts individually as possible. You get a better finish that way.

My engine is far too corroded to make it shine everywhere, but when I did my MY04 in 2008... it came up better than new and looked fantastic even up close. If you get too close to my current engine it still looks a bit rough.

Total time over 3 days for this clean was about 15 hours.

My hands look like this even after using latex gloves...


But with the flash on last night the engine looks sweet...
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Old 09-03-2010, 08:14 PM
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spiffing stuff that man
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Old 09-03-2010, 08:25 PM
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Looking good SL
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Old 09-03-2010, 10:48 PM
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Very clean bay....your hands were used as extras on the singing detective? (if you remember it!)
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Old 10-03-2010, 08:48 AM
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Looks good

Miss my boxer engine, the merc one is too tidy
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Old 10-03-2010, 11:37 AM
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I say!

Don't want to "compromise your position" too much Old Chap, what?

But.......can I have a bit more gen on the "various towels" and "loads of old rags" of which you speak?

I am particularly interested in colours and thickness of the said items, and whether any of them were left to "dangle" afterwards?

Yours from the Experimental Shop

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Old 10-03-2010, 04:13 PM
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Operation of Vehicles while in Display Mode


I say Captain Old Chap

The solution to display mode driving is still a long way off!!

Let me bring you up to speed!


Problems currently centre around un-synchronised use of the “driver deployment device” (driver’s door to the less-scientific amongst you).

Where excited drivers use the “Driver Deployment Device” too early, and egress the vehicle while still in the display circuit, for example, we are finding that the vehicle becomes subject to a sometimes significant lack of directional command under these circumstances. Should the vehicle have been in forward mode at the time of egress, we have noticed a significant increase in front crumple zone damage in these circumstances. Conversely, when early egress takes place during rearward motion, a reverse calamity situation will often arise, resulting in additional wear to the rear crumple zone areas.

Our team of scientists have experimented with various commands, communicated sonically to the drivers while in display mode. The shouting of “Stay in the cabin” or “Don’t get out yet!” have led, in fact, to drivers exiting the vehicle in order to hear what we were shouting, while still in motion. We are trying to resolve this issue.

However, early trials using a metal bar to secure the driver deployment device in the closed position from the outside, have led to partial success in driver/cabin isolation. The Tactical Mayhem Team are, however, advising us that there may be some impracticalities to this “easy fix”.

We are in negotiation with them in order to understand these issues as I write this!


Johnny

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Old 17-03-2010, 02:34 PM
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looks cracking Sir, exactly what I'd expect to see from Shiny Pipes
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