The insulation on the under side of the hood on my '78 Cont is in good condition but FILTHY!! I took it off to avoid the dirt falling on the engine or IN the engine when tuning with the air cleaner off.
Will it stand up to a good hose squirt? Other ideas to clean it?
How to clean the hood insulation?
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How to clean the hood insulation?
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Re: How to clean the hood insulation?
You can't brush it.
You can't powerwash it.
I guess a gentle spray with a degreaser that is paint safe, let it soak, and then spray it gently to rinse.
You can't powerwash it.
I guess a gentle spray with a degreaser that is paint safe, let it soak, and then spray it gently to rinse.
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Re: How to clean the hood insulation?
Right. I used a detergent in a spray bottle and a low pressure garden hose. Biggest problem was handling it soaking wet. Managed to get it draped over the side of my Explorer and draining with just one minor tear. Think it'll be fixed with some spray adhesive once its dry.
If I did do it again, I'd get it lying flat on something on a 45* angle before wetting it so no handling would be required while its wet.
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Think I'll spray it with some flat black header paint when its thoroughly dry.
If I did do it again, I'd get it lying flat on something on a 45* angle before wetting it so no handling would be required while its wet.
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Think I'll spray it with some flat black header paint when its thoroughly dry.
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Is it removed from the car?
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Re: How to clean the hood insulation?
Yes. As I mentioned in the first post, it was so dirty it was dropping dirt onto the engine.
The fasteners are about impossible to get off without breaking them. Was pleased to find new fasteners for not a lot of money.
The fasteners are about impossible to get off without breaking them. Was pleased to find new fasteners for not a lot of money.
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Re: How to clean the hood insulation?
Can't recall where I learned this "trick", but it works very well. Most of the time, for most of the area of the pad, all that is needed is a good vacuuming, This would normally damage the pad, pulling and tearing the fibers. So place a section of wire mesh on the dirty surface and vacuum over that. Move the section around a bit as you're doing this, then on to the next section. amazing how much dirt that pad will hold! I used a 2 x 2' section with about 0.25" spacing in the mesh.
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Re: How to clean the hood insulation?
That sounds like a better technique than spraying it with water. I ended up with a couple of small tears.
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Re: How to clean the hood insulation?
After it is clean if it is discolored or stained you can use satin Rust-Oleum evenly fogged on from about 2 feet away and it will look like new.
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