powdercoated engine bay

[Lord Tentacle]

92 volvo 740 turbo
this is a white car mind you
i think one of the PO's powdercoated the car in dirt:grrr:

left side
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/tiebird256/heatercore005.jpg

right side
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/tiebird256/heatercore006.jpg

proof that its a white car
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j220/tiebird256/heatercore007.jpg

[77240dl]

i like the idea... im gonna rhino line my engine bay...

[m4ld0.^]

^ now that will be interesting to see how it turns out

[stylngle2003]

pressurewash time

[77240dl]

^ now that will be interesting to see how it turns out

black and gritty... but hose it out and shes clean...

[ikyikthe1st]

black and gritty... but hose it out and shes clean...

Yea, should have thought to clean out the 745 before I started taking it apart...every time I work on it is like a grease bath...

[mavawreck]

I wouldnt rhino line your engine bay. I did the floor in the back of my car, and its great in some ways, but junk gets stuck in it and the rough surface makes it hard to clean. I feel like its going to get full grease and road grime in a tight area that would be easier to clean off of a smooth finish.

[kahlua240]

teflon coat it, would be waaaayy cooler

[Poik]

My dad's is worse, and it only has like 150k on it lol

[NiM130]

I wouldnt rhino line your engine bay. I did the floor in the back of my car, and its great in some ways, but junk gets stuck in it and the rough surface makes it hard to clean. I feel like its going to get full grease and road grime in a tight area that would be easier to clean off of a smooth finish.

Yeah, wouldn't a smooth surface be easier to clean? If I recall correctly someone on here mentioned they had clearcoated some bit of their engine in order to make it smooth and thus easier to clean.

edit: I'm sure a bunch of people have done it, but I specifically remember one saying it.

[2fast242gt]

thats sick.. lol power wash that mike!

[Dauntless]

Looks normal to me...

[rgalgon]

amazing coverage :-P

[bag3lbit3s]

My 245 was that bad...Old car brush + various degreasers + hose = nice clean engine bay.

[SwedishBrick242]

Looks normal to me...
Yeah seriously. I always thought that brown was the stock color of a Volvo engine bay regardless of exterior color. I just figured it was some kind of protective coating and ignored it. Unless your car is a show car, a clean engine bay is just a waste of time IMO...

[Geoff240Ti]

I can't stand a dirty engine bay... I considered respraying one of mine just because it too many scratches/blemishes for my likings (and it's really not that bad http://album3.snapandshare.com/23/47445/823145.jpg)

If I was in appleton I'd pressure wash it for you, it would feel soooo good.

[YLD244]

looks like its a slight engine fire at some time. Ive seen several nissan 300zx's with an engine bay dirty like that.

[gattigang]

I've seen worse ..... looks like an all day affair under that hood Tiebird. Time to roll them sleeves up and make it shine. :oogle:



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[JW240]

Unless your car is a show car, a clean engine bay is just a waste of time IMO...

its way nicer to have a clean engine under the hood when you have to work on it.

[kahlua240]

very much so. that way you can see whats leaking from where, and you dont get covered in sludge.