Engine bay prep - soft metals/alloys/aluminium
Discussion
How to keep under bonnet aluminium/alloy/soft metal fresh?
I've got one of my cars short term with an outdoor car cover on and I've noticed in this cold weather it's causing condensation under the bonnet which is causing the soft metals to corrode.
How can I prep the metals to look fresh again and stop further corrosion (will stop using car cover for a start!)
Photos below of effect on engine bay soft metals they were nice and fresh 6 weeks ago and now looking speckled/corroded
I've got one of my cars short term with an outdoor car cover on and I've noticed in this cold weather it's causing condensation under the bonnet which is causing the soft metals to corrode.
How can I prep the metals to look fresh again and stop further corrosion (will stop using car cover for a start!)
Photos below of effect on engine bay soft metals they were nice and fresh 6 weeks ago and now looking speckled/corroded
You can get rid of the white deposits with steel wool or with nylon scouring pads. These will bring back the dull shine you need. Then you can protect it with a light coating of oil in paraffin, if you want to do it on the cheap, or with ACF-50 if you don't mind spending some money. ACF50 is used by motorcyclists to keep ally bits shiny in winter.
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