preservation of engine compartment
 

Hello-
69 Camaro RS sat in body shop for several years, untouched. It was a magnate for dust though, like the hood was up the entire time.
I am going to replace the hoses, clamps, plug wires with restoration pieces for maintenance and safety.
What are some safe ideas for overall cleaning of the compartment? I am not pulling the engine, but not afraid to use crevice tools.
Thanks.

It looks like a good candidate for a couple of cans of Gunk Engine degreaser and a good low-pressure power wash. Just be mindful of the decals (cover them with plastic) and don't hit those with the sprayer if pressure washing it after the soak. Should clean up nicely.

Steam clean the entire compartment if you can get your hands on one.

I am thinking of using the purple stuff and my handy dandy Harbor Freight little steamer. Not big enough to hurt myself!

I'm a fan of just greasing and preserving what emerges under the grime. I got these results on a '71 Chevy pickup with a degreaser from Meguiar's, and combination of a pressure washer and just city pressure from a hose.

Looks great! That is the look I am aiming for.

You can get a steamer off of Amazon for around $200. I bought one for engine compartment work and interior work.


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I am a big fan of OXY CLEAN and a gallon or two of boiling water poured into a 2 gallon pump up sprayer.
With a pump sprayer, the pressure is not so high where it removes "too much" such as paint and markings etc... however boiling hot water and oxyclean does a VERY GOOD JOB at removing dirt and grime.

The purple cleaner turns the parts a white i wouldn't use that

question with the OXY clean do the crystals dissolve enough not to clog up the sprayer?
I did get a small steamer like the one suggested
Big thanks for the warning of the purple stuff! Makes me glad I procrastinate