Engine Detail of my 2003 Mach 1, F21 Tire Foam reviewed...

[sftempest66]

Hey guys, well I thought I`d do a quick writeup today on what you can do with an "el-cheapo" can of tire foam from pep boys or your local superstore....



My process usually goes something like this:



1. Make sure the engine is warm, and then hose the motor down with water, and after that, spray on your degreaser or AIO cleaner to help loosen up all the gunk...

2. Let that sit for about 1-3 minutes (depending on how dirty the motor is)

3. Preferably pressure clean off (If not just hose off/brush with your misc brushes in order to properly remove all of the grease/grime/dirt)

4. While wet, spray on your tire foam and close the hood

5. Open the hood 15-20 minutes later and wipe everything down, the tire foam should be dissolved and everything should look pretty good!



(I didn`t degrease my engine as it was already fairly clean, just some dirt and dust here and there, so I just lightly pressure washed the motor before I dressed it with F21)



In review of the F21, its a cheap, nice product that can get you pretty nice results if you know how to use it (its so easy its ridiculous!) and I love how the plastic/rubber feels when its dry, its very smooth and not greasy to the touch at all...I`ve done this before with AA and I thought it was a little glossier/greasier but I prefer the matte look and I think this will help repel some of the dirt and dust!!!



http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/sftempest663/IMG_6604.jpg



Before/Afters:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/sftempest663/IMG_6584.jpg



During Foam stage :chuckle:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/sftempest663/IMG_6585.jpg



After:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/sftempest663/IMG_6587.jpg



You can see here where I hadn`t wiped the hoses down, thats why when the foam has dried, I soak a mitt with some of the tire foam that I`m using and gently wipe everything down that I can touch

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/sftempest663/IMG_6588.jpg



http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/sftempest663/IMG_6589.jpg



So there you have it! Here are two pics that I took that I thought were cool, they just looked too pretty not to post!



http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/sftempest663/IMG_6591.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/sftempest663/IMG_6594.jpg



Thanks for looking guys!!!! :dance

[Whitethunder46]

I love those JLT intakes.

[BMW335i]

Wow man looks great. Sometimes the "cheap" stuff at Pepboys or Autozone really isn`t that much worse than the botique you pay 3x more for. GJ

[Monte78Carlo2k1]

Look great! I picked some P21 a few months back, Meijer had it on sale for $1.99 so I picked up 2 cans to try out. I like the results.

You have a nice looking Mach.

[sftempest66]

Look great! I picked some P21 a few months back, Meijer had it on sale for $1.99 so I picked up 2 cans to try out. I like the results.

You have a nice looking Mach.

Thank you!

[Frito Bandito]

Wow, theres a lot of plastic under your hood. Looks great! My favorite "cheap" tire foam is Armor All foam but I may have to try F21 now.

[mastwolf]

Car looks killer.



I too have a white Mach1 and live in FLorida :)





Chris

[thesacrifice]

that engine looks meaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!

[imported_DieselMDX]

wow that came out nice, how much for a can of that?

[sharky nrk]

I don`t think I have enough rubber and platic in there to make that worth while for me to use - then again my engine is filthy so maybe I am mistaken

[sixty7mustang22]

Nice work. I will have to try some of that Tire foam.