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So I decided that it was time to clean under the hood. It is the first time my GFs car has had anything like this done and also the first time I have tried anything like this. I took some photos a few weeks back and was waiting for some warmer weather to do something about it. Here are the before:






So I bought some Simple Green and some shop towels...Windex and Armour All. It took a lot longer than I thought as it was so caked on. Also removing pieces to get underneath made it take longer but with a better result in the long run. One thing I did notice was that the more I cleaned, the more dirty spots I saw. I finished what I thought was enough but even now I see more spots to come back to today or during the week. My fingers are sore and my nails all black. I did not use Q-Tips or tooth brush but probably will next time.

Following are the after photos but I already know that I need to do more. The underside of the hood, for example, is filthy so that plus so many other parts I now see are still dirty. This all may be a fruitless exercise to keep up as I live on a dirt road but for now I will try and keep it respectable. I have a long way to go before I even get close to the Anthony standard. He has set the bar very high.