Best engine detailing supplies?

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    My engine back needs to be cleaned. Anything particular spray on and done?
     
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    I am also looking to clean the bay while the engine is and out various parts. Info would be great.
     
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    Be careful that whatever you use is safe on aluminum. A professional detailer once used a industrial strength degreaser that caused some sort of chemical reaction that turned the block brownish. Turns out it had some type of acid in it that reacted with the aluminum.


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    Oh I know. My old Protege 5 I used simple green and a hose. But Christine will kill me if do that I think.

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    Soapy water to get dirt off the plastic bits and then hit the plastic parts with some non-oil based vinyl, plastic, rubber spray
     
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