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    CD2 Engine Detailer

    I just have to toot the horn for this product. It is the true secret weapon for anyone who wants to knock the socks off of either customers or judges. This is the kit I`m talking about:



    If you can`t find it locally, then just go to www.froogle.com and search for `CD2 Engine` and I`m sure you will find it. I find mine locally at K-Mart, but that may not be the case everywhere. I`ve also seen it in Target and WalMart occasionaly. I used to be able to get it at PepBoys, but I haven`t seen it there for awhile.

    This stuff is absolutely amazing. It does something for the hoses and plastics and even paint that can`t be achieved any faster with any other product. This engine is from a 1994 Ford Escort. I detailed this engine in less than 10 minutes. Its not perfect, but its a 10 minute job, so I don`t expect many `wows`. The lady wasn`t paying me to detail the engine. I popped the hood and figured it would be a good photo opportunity, so I took it. She was very impressed.

    BEFORE:



    I used a foaming engine degreaser and then hosed off the painted surfaces. I try not to go nuts with the hose under the hood, but there are some areas that just don`t matter if they get wet. I avoid certian areas, but I don`t usually take the time to cover them unless I feel that it is unavoidable that I will get water on it and I really don`t want to. On valve covers with the spark plug wires on top I usually cover them. I`ll cover any exposed filters as well. On this engine I didn`t cover anything. I basically just sprayed down the painted surfaces and the air box. I dried it with an Absorber. I love using an Absorber to dry engines because they are super durable and very absorbant. They are great for engines. Since converting to the marvelous world of Waffle Weave towels a couple years ago, I`ve used my 7 year old Absorber on engines.

    After it was dry I took out the CD2 and sprayed the painted surfaces, the hoses, the air box, the valve cover... everything. I could have spent a little more time on the valve cover and got out the brushes, but like I said, I was just doing it to show off the CD2. Anyway, I sprayed down everything really well. I took a shop towel and wiped down everything down. That went really fast. I gave the hoses another shot of CD2 as well as the air box and wiped those down again. Here you have the results:

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    Now, mind you that this is a 10 minute detail job. That is quite a difference for not really putting any work into it. If this product can make this car look this good with that little effort, then imagine the impact it could have on your perfectly detailed engine at a car show. I judged a car at a show last year that had the best looking hoses and plastics I had ever seen. When I asked the guy what he used he said it was this obscure product that was really hard to find called `CD2 Engine Detailer`. It really surprised me because I`ve been using that product for a long time and I never got my hoses to look that good. He said he just soaked them with it and didn`t buff it off. That gives the high gloss effect. (he won the show, by the way) This stuff is just unbelievable. You have to try it.

    Oh, and it doesn`t smell bad either. And its not going to turn your engine bay into a dust magnet. The reason I wipe it down is to avoid that. If spray it on your hoses and don`t wipe it down then it will be a high gloss that makes you hoses look like a wet rubber glove. Very cool.
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    I have been doing more engines lately and will look for this at my loca K-mart. Anything that can clean them quicker and still get great results.

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    Jngrbrdman,
    What foaming engine degreaser do you prefer?

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    That is truly amazing. WOW. Very nice!!!!

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    I`ve been using Gunk lately. It works very well. It really loosens up that junk so it washes off easier. For some spots that are just too hard to reach I love foaming degreaser. It expands under hoses and lines that can`t be reached by brushes.
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    I`m going to order this on line no ones has it where I`m at. I did get some gunk to try!
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    How`s the grease factor? I`ve found some products that make engines look really good but leave a nasty grease covering over everything. I`ve been using Pro`s Premo on my engines. While it makes the plastic/rubber look good with no grease, it doesn`t do anything for the paint as it looks like CD2 does.

    For some more info, I had a tech at work tell me Motorcraft foaming carb cleaner works great on alluminum engine parts. FYI I haven`t tried this yet.
    Teflon is for frying pans.

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    Carb cleaner would probably work great on aluminum, but it will burn the paint right off the car if you get it anywhere else. I wouldn`t suggest using that under the hood anywhere if you have painted surfaces.

    Its pretty greasy at first while it is wet, but if you buff it off then it is fine. The only areas I have problems with dirt appearing are down where its painted and I don`t get a towel in there to wipe it off after I spray it. I would say that it is very safe as a non greasy product. You don`t have to worry about your engine looking like crap the next day or anything. In fact, if you apply this right at a car show or something then your engine will really look impressive because you can leave it on wet.
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    Well, I decided to give Jngrbrdman`s advice a try and get some CD-2 Engine Detail. Had a hard time finding it. Not at K-mart, or WallyWorld, or PepBoys or Checker (Kragen).

    Alas, I did find some at AutoZone. $3.99 a can. Yeah :jump

    Now I have something to do this weekend.

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    Follow the directions on the can. You are going to be really impressed. Take before and after pictures. Its going to blow your socks off.
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    I`ll take some pix and post `em.

    BTW, I could not find the detailing kit at all. I would expect the CD-2 degreaser to be nothing special or better than GUNK, it`s the ED that` the real magic.

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    could you use CD2 anywhere else...like wheel wells maybe?

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    Thanks jngr, I just got the last two bottles at kmart for only $1 each! whoo hoo
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    I ve used CD2..found it last year..
    Nothing I hjave used compares to it... and I have used lots of common known products..\
    CD2 actually allows you to see the dirt and grime wash off...the thing is amazing..

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    Originally posted by eggroll
    Thanks jngr, I just got the last two bottles at kmart for only $1 each! whoo hoo
    Eggroll,
    Whick K-mart did you find it at? I tried the one at Cactus and 51 and they did not have it, only GUNK.

 

 
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