I use a Swiffer duster to maintain my detailed engine

Bill D

Bill D

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Engine cleaning can be a tedious task if we let it go for too long. There are lots of nooks and crannies in an engine compartment, especially in those that have the engine and all its components really crammed in it tight like my Audi's. If you really want it 100% pristine, you're going to have keep all of those little nooks and crannies dirt and dust free.

So, after a through, painstaking engine cleaning and detail, one can maintain the fresh look of the engine compartment by using a Swiffer duster. I'm referring to the variety that slides on a blue plastic handle. This thing truly works wonders grabbing light dirt and dust from the nooks and crannies I'd say even up to 95%+ of them! It actually make engine detail maintenance fun!

Working on a cool engine, of course, just dust down each area, paying special attention to creases around hoses and wiring and it grooves in components such as air filter boxes. Eventually, when the duster looks too grimy, just throw away the duster insert and refill with a new one. It's very easy.

I've almost entirely eliminated my past involved routine of using multiple brushes of different sizes as well as dragging out the vac and hoping I got every thing and I've found I've cut the time I spend by at least half. Whatever you might not be able to reach with this quick dusting, compressed air/air in a can or an appropriate size brush will totally finish off the job.

I monitor my engine compartment quite frequently. I'd recommend a dust down at each wash at least, the more frequently you drive, the more you may have to do.

Try it. You might just enjoy detailing your engine more! :bigups
 
Excellent! My wife has a couple of those... one will be "missing" soon. :lmfao

Thanks Bill.
 
Sounds like an outstanding idea; I will definitely have to try it as well as recommending it to my Dad!

Thanks,
Eric
 
I use a Swiffer duster on the interior. It makes dashboard cleaning a breeze. I never thought about the engine though. I am going to give it a try.
 
Ive always used the swiffers for cleaning my truck since we first got them.
Spray some armorall on it and wipe away :)
 
Just be sure you're not doing that to the paint :eek I'm not applying Armor All or compatible dressing with a Swiffer. I 'm detailing the engine, dressing it and then maintaining the look and removing dust regularly with the Swiffer duster with the blue handle.
 
Bill D said:
Just be sure you're not doing that to the paint :eek I'm not applying Armor All or compatible dressing with a Swiffer. I 'm detailing the engine, dressing it and then maintaining the look and removing dust regularly with the Swiffer duster with the blue handle.
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Oh ok, well I only use it with Armor All when I dust the interior and when I dust some of the plastic pieces of my engine. But it does clean dirty engines like a charm. And it leaves behind no dust :)
 
Yes, AA leaves behind no dust but dust, even in slight amounts, can appear just from driving, so I use the Swiffer to prolong the tidy look.
 
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