- Hey, what's up guys?
Welcome back to another episode
of Chemical Guys Detail Garage.
Today I'll be showing you guys
how to properly clean out an engine bay using zero water.
Let's get started!
To start off with, we have this BMW.
This BMW is a great example
because one, it has sand in this engine bay,
it lives right by the beach,
and what sand causes over time:
It can cause corrosion,
your metal pieces can deteriorate,
as well as your plastic pieces
can just turn dull over time.
So if you look closely at this engine bay,
I just want to show you guys what we're working with.
So I already have my tape down the middle
because I want to be showing you guys a 50/50
of how an engine bay should be looking like.
And I always recommend clean out your engine bay
because this is one of the pieces of your car
that you actually forget to clean out the most
because you hardly look at your engine bay
unless you keep popping it up at car meets.
So using this method,
you can pop your hood at car meets with confident,
and your engine bay will be looking its best.
To start off with, I have my glove on here,
and just check out how dirty this engine bay is.
This is sand mixed with contamination with dirt.
So today we're going to be using Nonsense Super Cleaner.
Nonsense Super Cleaner is an all-purpose cleaner
that can be used around your whole entire vehicle.
And you can also use it as a waterless wash,
just decontamination process.
So before using it, I'll just spray onto the surface.
I'll give it a couple of sprays on it
and then immediately I will let it sit on there
just so I could allow it to penetrate the dirt or dust.
I'll put my Nonsense back.
And now with the Boar's Hair Detailing Brush,
I will go to the area I sprayed on
and I'll just agitate it.
By causing this agitation process,
you guys can see immediately Nonsense starts to foam up.
The reason why it starts to foam up
is because the cleaner is penetrating deep
into the dust and dirt,
and it's going to help me lift it off.
If you need more, apply more.
Be very generous whenever you clean your engine bay,
because you need to keep this in mind:
Your engine bay goes through wear and tear every single day,
whenever you're driving.
And excuse that my 50/50 line does not stay.
When I tried to lay down the tape
it was a little bit difficult
because the dust does not let it stick.
So I'll put my Boar's Hair Brush to the side.
I'll grab a Premium Microfiber Towel.
I will wipe in one direction,
and you guys can see how much dust is coming off of it.
So let me just do my best at removing it,
without harming the 50/50.
And you guys can see all of that is just filth
sitting on this plastic engine bay piece on this BMW
and it's deceiving the look of it.
So if the owner was to pop open his hood,
he won't be so confident,
because the engine bay is filthy.
So I clean off the boards to the clean side,
just buff it off.
Make sure the Nonsense is completely off.
And you guys can see the big difference
by just clean up the plastic pieces on this engine bay.
The engine bay now looks much better compared to that side.
That side is dull, neglected.
This side can still use more TLC: time, love and care.
But like I was saying, Nonsense Super Cleaner
can be used anywhere.
So if you've got plastic pieces
you can put on plastic pieces.
Just spray and you'll scrub.
And like this,
if you don't have access to water,
if you do not know what pieces
on your engine bay are waterproof,
you can save time, you could save headaches
by just using Nonsense Super Cleaner
and just clean up your engine bay.
If you guys would like to see an engine bay
cleaned with water, just drop a comment down below.
I will make sure I do a whole series
on how to clean an engine bay with water.
And I'll show you guys what components
can be used with water
and what components can not be used with water.
So just bear with me.
Let me just clean up the rest of this side
of this engine bay
by using Nonsense Super Cleaner.
And once I am done
I'll be showing you guys how to properly apply a dressing
on your engine bay to make it look its best.
Let's get started.
All right guys, so quick pro tip.
Just in case, if you get Nonsense
on an area where you can't reach with your hand,
this is the perfect time to use the ProBlow.
The ProBlow is a blower
that's going to blow out the Nonsense
out of the hard-to-reach areas
and then you just wipe it off.
So all you need to do,
is you just go to area where Nonsense is stuck,
you turn on your blower.
It blows it away and now the surface is clean.
So just like that,
my hand couldn't fit under there in that tight area,
but the ProBlow saved my life by just blowing it away.
And like this,
we're going to keep going with the cleaning process.
And I'll show you guys once I'm done with Nonsense.
All right, guys.
We just finished cleaning up the plastic pieces,
the rubber hoses, the hard-to-reach areas,
using Nonsense Super Cleaner.
But now it is time to protect our work,
enhance the shine and make the engine bay
look its best using Black on Black.
Black on Black is an oil-base, aerosol dressing,
that one, it's going to enhance the shine
on the plastic pieces.
But nonetheless, it's also going to protect it.
Because keep this in mind,
this BMW lives right by the beach.
And I want the owner to have a nice engine bay
for a long time.
So like this, I'll be protecting it using Black on Black.
How to you use Black on Black?
Before you use it, just shake it up.
It's an aerosol dressing that's going to help you
get into the hard-to-reach areas.
If I go to this area,
excuse me if I get over-spray on the dirty side,
I'm doing my best.
This tape does not stick
because the dirt side is not letting the stick.
So all you need to do is just treat it side-to-side.
You lightly mist it.
And immediately you guys can see a big before and after.
That Black on Black is leaving an amazing shine,
an amazing reflection,
on this plastic piece.
Let me just do my best to do this line.
You don't want to oversaturate the area.
You don't want to just go on one single area just "Shhh."
You don't want to do that.
You want to take it lightly, just back and forth.
Mist it on the plastic pieces
and Black on Black is going
to penetrate deep into the pores of the plastic pieces
and restore an amazing shine.
Once you are done,
you could let it either sit on the surface and let it dry,
because once Black on Black dries,
it's not going to accumulate dust.
But I just want to show you guys the 50/50 that I achieved
by using Black on Black and Nonsense combo.
So you guys can see a big before and after:
The left side is completely neglected
compared to the right side.
The right side is now protected. It's now shiny.
And this is how the owner picked it up from the dealership.
Let me just finish up doing the rest of this engine bay
and then once I'm done protecting it
and it has enough shine with Black on Black,
I will be sharing my results with you.
So maybe you could do this at home
and you can enhance your shine and reflection
on your engine bay.
Let's get started.
All right, guys.
I just finished working in the Black on Black
onto the plastic pieces,
but I noticed I had residue left behind.
So a quick pro tip for you guys,
If you want to speed up the process
of it's drying, just grab a clean microfiber towel,
go to the area you want to buff off.
You wipe in one direction,
and just like that, you dry Black on Black.
And Black on Black is now dry.
It's not going to accumulate dust.
It'll give you more of that matte finish.
So just take a clean microfiber towel,
just buff it right off.
And you're really ready to go close the trunk...
Close the hood, I mean, and just drive away.
But I forgot to remove this tape for you guys
so you guys can see the 50/50
and check out that crazy before and after.
I mean, there's a big night and day difference.
The results are tremendous.
And keep this in mind,
I used zero water, so I don't have any running water.
I did this all waterless.
The engine bay now looks clean. Now it looks new.
It looks how he just picked it up from the dealership.
The owner's going to be super happy
because he's the type of person that never pops his hood
and whenever he does, he says,
"Forget it, it's just an engine bay no one looks at it."
But you can't have that mindset.
You need to keep this in mind,
your car is your investment.
So maintain your investment, clean with Chemical Guys.
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to whether it's your interior, your exterior,
your undercarriage, your engine bay.
We will help you restore your shine or keep your shine.
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I'm Henry, and I'll see you guys next time right here
at the Chemical Guys Detail Garage.