Babywipes & Valve Covers

[RT/10Dave]

The fathers amongst us have probably already been advised by our wives/girlfriends of the magical abilities of babywipes to get everything out of anything... I have even used them to remove dried black gloss paint from my hands, (it was a minor emergency as we were going out and I hadn't realised I was out of white spirit)... but this weekend, I have discovered yet another use for them... Cleaning of engine bay plastic parts! They take the grease and dust straight off... whilst keeping your hands baby soft!

Also! (Photo's will follow, as I'm chuffed as nuts with the results)

After reading a post on the VCA site regarding the greying/oxidation of the logos on valve covers, I was inspired to try and do something about mine... The wife gave me one of her old nail files, (one of the slightly bendy soft types with four different grades of roughness), which I cut in half, and using different grades at a time I started to sand the oxidation from the logos. Carefully so as not to touch the powdercoat on the valve covers, (the bottoms of the V's & R's on Viper was the hardest bit), keeping the sanding in one direction, before I knew it the logos were beautifully shiny and looking good as new. I took a soft coth and carefully blew & dusted the sanding dust off the covers, and then... Then... You guessed it! With a Babywipe I carefully cleaned the valve covers down... they look like new!!! Chuffed to bits!... problem is now the intake manifold looks dirty, so I need to give that a clean too now...

[VENOM500]

Nice job! Must try that............now there did the wife leave she makeup bag?

[Phoenix Viper]

Sounds like you’ll be going for the cling film next Dave I can highly recommend it for easy removal of bug debris in the forthcoming hot weather .

Despite opposition from some other member who shall remain nameless but you know who you are this excellent product proved invaluable and reduced clean up time to a minimum .

Just how good it’s going to be on the valve covers though remains to be seen .

PV

[viper paul]

The cling film always with the cling film....no one's mentioned the seats for ages

[RT/10Dave]

Alright, I have to ask... Explain the Clingfilm? How? In what way? Where? Why?

[viperdave]

I thought PV had upgraded to sticky bubble wrap for impact protection now. I'd have thought tin foil would be better for the valve covers though.

Edited by viperdave on Tuesday 17th April 10:56

[RT/10Dave]

Photos as promised...

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