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Dave A |
posted on 4th Jun 05 at 10:50 |
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Dave A |
posted on 4th Jun 05 at 10:47 |
it took me 20 mins to get it looking like this: | |
adam_81_uk |
posted on 4th Jun 05 at 09:58 |
just respray the cover yourself and get vauxhall batch or whatever can look gud | |
alli Ronald |
posted on 4th Jun 05 at 09:14 |
the yellow shit is laquer, you find that alot of folks spray it all over the place to make the engine look good... shame when it gets old and grimey it looks shite. | |
Mather.16v |
posted on 3rd Jun 05 at 10:25 |
cheers for the advice :thumbs: | |
Stu |
posted on 3rd Jun 05 at 10:23 |
quote: Get some solvents and take your time with it and you should be able to get it off everything. Good luck pal! :thumbs: | |
Mather.16v |
posted on 3rd Jun 05 at 10:08 |
yer its on there aswell...... it is on that pic and also on some pipes and radiator :o | |
Stu |
posted on 3rd Jun 05 at 09:51 |
quote: What do you mean by the inlet? The actual inlet manifold and not the cover? | |
Mather.16v |
posted on 3rd Jun 05 at 09:47 |
cheers i'll be sanding down and spraying the cover this wkend anyway, wana get it off the inlet tho! | |
Dave A |
posted on 3rd Jun 05 at 09:45 |
take it off with petrol. or carb cleaner works as well. | |
Stu |
posted on 3rd Jun 05 at 09:21 |
Its a wax that they put on the engine when it comes out of the factory to stop it corroding and to keep it looking clean. | |
3CorsaMeal |
posted on 3rd Jun 05 at 08:50 |
just general crap that builds up, probably peeling off the crappy laquer finish on it | |
casper_ac |
posted on 3rd Jun 05 at 08:49 |
my SRI was the same an couldnt get it off. i scrubbed with every sorta househjold cleaner you could imagine! | |
Mather.16v |
posted on 3rd Jun 05 at 08:45 |
ok...... i no its a 1.4 sport engine but after looking at quiet a few differnt engine bays and also having bought one, i was wonderin what this yellow grimey stuff is on the plastic engine cover?? if peals off but its all over the place |