How to clean under the hood

[YounGLeMoN]

I use foil to cover up all of the electrical stuff then use degreaser, soap and water then I spray it down.

[iHazSnail]

My car was at the body shop for a week. When i got it back, under the hood looked like it came thru a sand storm! Took a wet rag, wiped off the excess dust. Sprayed some armorall tire shine and wiped it off real quick. Results..

[trancemode]

nice!

[f23accord2000]

nope never take the terminal off just clean it how it is

[FallenAngelHIM]

I just cleaned up under my hood with a 2-in-1 degreaser/shiner.
OMIGOD! that **** was nasty when the water ran to the ground.
thanks for the links. i used a whole bottle and need another.

[blinkz0rz]

I just cover the intake filter and use the pressure washer at the car wash. It's simple and fast, no problems.

[OneLoud00Accord]

Just thought id throw this in on an old *** thread, but ive never masked anything off and on my old P.O.S. camry I actually used a power washer, but im not risking that on the accord... still though, no problems ever.

[drifthobo]

i just used a degreaser from walmart and hosed it down away from electrcals... lightly. don't go too crazy

[SteadFast]

since revisiting an old thread is the cool thing to do, I'll throw in my 2cents of tips that I've gathered from detailing cars for 6years.

1. I use plastic bags then cover the plastic bag in foil on the alternator, and distributor.
1a- Use a spray bottle or hose on mist to dampen everything
2. Once the engine is WARM, not HOT.... I use Simple Green
3. Scrub down troublesome engine parts (anything unpainted metal) with 00 Steel Wool
4. Everything else is hit with a microfiber to loosen grime
4a- Let it sit until Cool, usually 20-30 minutes while I vacuum the interior
5. Rinse with hose and sprayer on medium, or shower. Hit the tough spots with the Jet setting.
6. Repeat 2-4 as needed
7. Hit the hoses with Meguiar's Natural Shine rubber stuff (not a huge fan of overly shined bays), hit the plastic with Meguiar's Exterior Trim coating (also awesome on mudflaps, ect)
8. Hit all the painted metal with a cleaner wax, like Meguiar's, then some wax (I use NXT)

Thats all I got for now.

[750chop]

since i do this every two weeks on 3 cars and have a detail/bodywork background myself ill throw in my method. i use industrial orange or mean green(not simple green) degreaser on everything near paint. on the block and underside i use oven cleaner with the surface already wet to dilute it a bit. wait a minute or two hose it all off and use wd-40 on the rubber parts to make a nice shine that stays put for awhile. and then of course wax painted pieces. meguiers cleaner wax and detail spray is my personal favorite