[terrywilde07]

I used engine de-greaser, sprayed it all over the engine bay, I got through about 4 litres, let it soak in for a good 15 mins.. engine cold of course.. then used a cold water pressure washer to give it a good rinse.. blew off the water with an air line (advantage of working at my dads MOT/Service Garage).. it looked loads better at that point...

I then got a can of aerosol Tyre Shine and foamed up the entire engine bay... let it settle for 10 minutes and with a couple of clean rags, spent 10 minutes giving it a wipe over... it was as shiny as any show car I'd seen... I've got a couple of customers who took a look at it who show their custom motors and they were well impressed... all the hoses and plastics looked brand new... the whole engine bay stayed like that for a couple of weeks and it only takes 5 minutes to give it a wipe over to keep it that way...

I just avoided the Alternator by wrapping it in cling film.. never had any problems doing that way in 3 years & I do it twice a year..