Under hood cleaning

[nickkp]

hey guys,

been trying for a while now to clean under the hood of my Vn, used degreasers, car wash, scrubbing everything, but so far nothing works and I'm always left with these dirt marks and spots all over it (pics below). Also this was my grandpas car and has not been washed for 20 years. Does anyone know what it is and how to clean it properly?



cheers everyone

 

[EYY]

Likely being acrylic paint, it'll need to be repainted. It doesn't deal too well with chemicals like oil and fuel and a lot of heat.

You could try polishing it though. It would be easier to pull the bonnet off and flip it over if you're going to do that. Only takes a couple of minutes with a second person

 

[nickkp]

thanks mate, any idea how i should go about polishing it though? There's dirt still on it and cant seem to get it off..

 

[commodore1994]

try get some cut and polish and polish it. Go to a local auto paint store they might be able to tell you a good type of polish to use

 

[hi_ryder]

yeah id say before repainting it try some cutters on soft flannelette rags, just hand polish it like that see if the spots come out. i made the mistake of using citrus cleaner on a door jamb few years back, burnt the 1k paint like that.