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Motor Cleaning
06/01/11 at 16:27:11

My '06 S40 of course has a black motor with silver fin edges. Well the black isn't all that black anymore. It has a whitish hue to it. But it seems to be just on the surface, kinda like black plastic fades in the sun over time. I tried cleaning it off, but it won't get back to black. Is there anything that will get it back to black without having to paint the whole dang thing? I once tried tire shine, and it actually did a good job for a while, but it attracts dust a lot. And wiping off the dust eventually gets it back where it was before. Anybody have a good idea?

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Re: Motor Cleaning
Reply #1 - 06/01/11 at 16:33:51

never have "washed" my 06 since i bought it off the show room floor..

IMO yous got soap/hard water crap scum..
ive been usin a spray on detail cleaner for the last 14K miles(5 yrs)

no shower glass water spots no C L R (calicum lime rust) stains

only thing on my factory finish is the nicks scratchs and scraps to prove the miles and age of my suzi...

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Re: Motor Cleaning
Reply #2 - 06/02/11 at 04:13:29

ralfyguy wrote on 06/01/11 at 16:27:11:

My '06 S40 of course has a black motor with silver fin edges. Well the black isn't all that black anymore. It has a whitish hue to it. But it seems to be just on the surface, kinda like black plastic fades in the sun over time. I tried cleaning it off, but it won't get back to black. Is there anything that will get it back to black without having to paint the whole dang thing? I once tried tire shine, and it actually did a good job for a while, but it attracts dust a lot. And wiping off the dust eventually gets it back where it was before. Anybody have a good idea?

Anybody have a good idea?

Well,, IDK if its such a good idea,, but its AN idea.

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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: Motor Cleaning Reply #3 - 06/02/11 at 04:34:18 I ride it every day.
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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Motor Cleaning Reply #4 - 06/02/11 at 04:39:58 Try an anti- oxidizing wax like Nu-finish.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Motor Cleaning Reply #5 - 06/02/11 at 04:55:50 Years ago I used Armor All Now I use a detailer,The Armor All makes it blacker and didn't hurt anything.Armor All seemed fun to be using on metal but it worked good.
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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: Motor Cleaning Reply #6 - 06/02/11 at 11:46:02 arteacher wrote on 06/02/11 at 04:39:58: Try an anti- oxidizing wax like Nu-finish. Is that the brand name? Where to buy?
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Re: Motor Cleaning
Reply #7 - 06/02/11 at 11:58:33

Yea, Nu-finish is a brand. I found they have car wash, scratch doctor, polish, and vinyl cleaner. Don't see anything for metal. http://www.nufinish.com/products.html
Can find this stuff at KMart, Napa, Auto Zone, WalMart, tons of places...

I was thinking something like Mother's Back-To-Black, but I looked it up and it says for rubber, plastic, and vinyl too. No idea what it would do on metal, but I'd try it.

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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: Motor Cleaning Reply #8 - 06/02/11 at 12:53:20 ralfyguy wrote on 06/02/11 at 11:46:02: arteacher wrote on 06/02/11 at 04:39:58: Try an anti- oxidizing wax like Nu-finish. Is that the brand name? Where to buy? Actually the surface isn't metal. Since it's paint coated, the metal is just underneath. The coating is a synthetic material like car paint or plastic.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Motor Cleaning Reply #9 - 06/02/11 at 14:25:18 Any car polish you have to take it off,Armor All all you do is just spray on and do nothing.
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Re: Motor Cleaning
Reply #10 - 06/02/11 at 17:51:01

Well, thanks ralfy. I had to go and try a few things in my arsenal. And actually, the Armor All looks pretty dang good! But I also have some Turtle Wax Color Magic Black and it seems to clean better and look blacker too. If you've cleaned first, this stuff might re-black it. Mine didn't look all that bad to begin with. Just a suggestion...

Now I guess I better go clean the rest of mine! lol

http://www.turtlewax.com/detail-Color%20Magic%20Black-42-50.aspx

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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: Motor Cleaning Reply #11 - 06/02/11 at 17:58:44 I'll try all the suggestions and see where it gets me. Thanks people
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