 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  04-21-2008, 02:43 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Malvern, PA Posts: 373 |  steel brushes
Man. I'm obsessed lol. They do wonders. I've been going around cleaning off all the grime from my motor and stuff. You can see the big spots that are done. still got a good bit of work to do though.  __________________
1997 TI Sport, Silver |  |  | | 04-21-2008, 02:52 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern California - Orange county Posts: 978 |
looks nice you can eat ur dinner off ur manifold
keep up the good work __________________ 1995 318ti Cosmos Black
Bilsteins w/ H&R Sport, Depos w/ angeleyes and HID 5K, 50% short throw kit, Custom fogged intake, AC schnitzer pedels w/ deadpedels, leather stickshift knob, vitesse tuning Ebreak boot w/ shift boot, X-Brace, 325/328 brake upgrade, Gray millpoint leather and cloth interior, custom computer multimedia system, and Style 5 BBS 17" rims, M3 Mirrors, CF Hood
 | | | | | 04-21-2008, 02:54 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Quad Cities, Iowa Posts: 2,110 |
Hmmm, Im gonna have to try that, I dont like to open my hood cause it looks absolutely awful under there. __________________
"Drive Fast and Take Chances" | | | | | 04-22-2008, 12:25 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
I have to do that too, my engine looks like crap | | | | | 04-22-2008, 12:30 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MI Posts: 204 |
+1 for an ugly engine... my engine is dirty and the bay is Boston green! Embarrasing indeed!
Looks great Nyle... did you use any solvent, a brush and water, just a brush? | | | | | 04-22-2008, 02:59 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Malvern, PA Posts: 373 |
I haven't been using any solvent. I have some brake cleaner that would probably help. But for now just the brush works great. I have midterms this week (and my room mate just bought an xbox 360) so i have less time to work at it. It seems like there is some sort of laminate coating on some of the plastic too, so I've been brushing that off and re-painting it (flat black spray paint). __________________
1997 TI Sport, Silver | | | | | 04-22-2008, 05:19 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
Cosmoline. __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 04-24-2008, 08:04 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Malvern, PA Posts: 373 | updates!! :)
I'm thinking about painting my valve cover glossy black.  heres where i'm at now. I pulled off the manifold and repainted that. pulled out the airbox and repainted that, cleaned my strut housing while the airbox was out. basically if it comes out easy, its getting cleaned and in a lot of cases repainted. all black plastic i've been repainting flat black. gives it a really nice and new look.  __________________
1997 TI Sport, Silver | | | | | 04-25-2008, 12:36 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 |
man it looks nice i have tons of wire brushes so im gonna do this. | | | | | 04-25-2008, 01:10 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 |
Someone on here painted the raised BMW logo on their upper intake manifold black. It looked really sharp! Not sure about the neon orange though......  | | | | | 04-25-2008, 03:41 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LA, Bellflower, CA Posts: 3,613 |
wow nyle. that looks nice and clean. thats what i've been doing to my engine bay as well... hope its okay to share some of my pics too on ur thread. i just want to show how a lil cleaning, scrubbing, and repainting does to the bay...   __________________ 
-Theta Chi-
Float like a cadilac, sting like a BIMMER
.... my socket is just too thick and won't fit in the hole! damnit!
Marv's 332ti is in the werks. Stay tuned ya'll  ...
Check list: S52 swap, manual transmission swap, 3.25 LSD with M Coupe diff cover, SuperSprint muffler, M3 style mirrors, AFE intake, ASC delete, M50 Manifold swap, UUC strut bar, ZHP lighted knob, Vaders, M-tech interior, OEM armrest, AC Schintzer front lip, AC Schnitzer rear spoiler, Roof spoiler, 18'' rims, M3 front drilled brakes, LED interior lights, 3 spoke Euro style steering wheel, OEM roof spoiler and bike holder, Thule fairing, Euro tail lights, oil pressure guage, carbon fiber hood painted to original paint (still showing CF weaving), what's next to do...? | | | | | 04-25-2008, 04:21 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Malvern, PA Posts: 373 |
it's red in person, not as orange.
and marv: of course you can share pics in "my thread". lol. we're all family, and i paid attention on the sharing day in kindergarten. lol
i think i'm going to do a black red and white theme. i want a white strut brace.
on a side note: how noticeable is the brace during driving? __________________
1997 TI Sport, Silver | | | | | 04-25-2008, 09:50 AM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LA, Bellflower, CA Posts: 3,613 |
to tell you the truth. i dunno. its nice having it on. nice eye candy. holds on tight. but im no aggressive turn taker. i may take corners fast but no sharp turrns. ya know? its supposed to tighten up everything up front but i dont think its good alone. everyone recommends the x-brace and possibly the rear strut bar too. but its up to you man. it makes the bay look nice i'd admit.
but ooohhh... a black, red and white theme? that'll sweet too. hmmm. black motor parts, white brace. red hoses??
i can picture that...
p.s. sharing is caring... __________________
-Theta Chi-
Float like a cadilac, sting like a BIMMER
.... my socket is just too thick and won't fit in the hole! damnit!
Marv's 332ti is in the werks. Stay tuned ya'll ...
Check list: S52 swap, manual transmission swap, 3.25 LSD with M Coupe diff cover, SuperSprint muffler, M3 style mirrors, AFE intake, ASC delete, M50 Manifold swap, UUC strut bar, ZHP lighted knob, Vaders, M-tech interior, OEM armrest, AC Schintzer front lip, AC Schnitzer rear spoiler, Roof spoiler, 18'' rims, M3 front drilled brakes, LED interior lights, 3 spoke Euro style steering wheel, OEM roof spoiler and bike holder, Thule fairing, Euro tail lights, oil pressure guage, carbon fiber hood painted to original paint (still showing CF weaving), what's next to do...? | | | | | 04-25-2008, 01:17 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Malvern, PA Posts: 373 |
well i was thinking. i already went and did the manifold red. i was screwing around with it in photoshop. i think valve covers will be black. maybe some hoses white, and some caps red (peake tool plug in cap spot thing, oil, secondary air valve) or the other way around. i was thinking about doing different engine systems different colors. idk. we'll see how it turns out. __________________
1997 TI Sport, Silver | | | | | 04-25-2008, 06:00 PM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LA, Bellflower, CA Posts: 3,613 |
alright. just give us some updated pics down the road... __________________
-Theta Chi-
Float like a cadilac, sting like a BIMMER
.... my socket is just too thick and won't fit in the hole! damnit!
Marv's 332ti is in the werks. Stay tuned ya'll ...
Check list: S52 swap, manual transmission swap, 3.25 LSD with M Coupe diff cover, SuperSprint muffler, M3 style mirrors, AFE intake, ASC delete, M50 Manifold swap, UUC strut bar, ZHP lighted knob, Vaders, M-tech interior, OEM armrest, AC Schintzer front lip, AC Schnitzer rear spoiler, Roof spoiler, 18'' rims, M3 front drilled brakes, LED interior lights, 3 spoke Euro style steering wheel, OEM roof spoiler and bike holder, Thule fairing, Euro tail lights, oil pressure guage, carbon fiber hood painted to original paint (still showing CF weaving), what's next to do...? | | | | | |
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