I'm gonna bring my car down to the self serve wash tomarrow, I know how to wash it and all, but I read somewhere that someone sprayed tire shine under their hood to keep it all sparkly new. Is that safe? Cuz I was thinking of trying it.

 

I wouldn't risk it. I personally would just rinse the bay out with soap and water. You never know what those compounds can corrode under there.

 

I've done that before, it takes quite a while longer and it is February in CT. I prolly won't do the tire shine, I'll just bring a small bottle of amoral.

 

no armoral! that stuff kills rubber after a while. uses something that has a silicone in it, it actually better for rubber stuff.

 

i have mine cleaned in a car wash in the winter, y freeze when i can have a place do it for like 7 bucks,

 

Miraculously it was like 52 degrees out.

 

Armor All is from the devil as listed above Armor All has an ingredient that actually breaks apart plastics and vinyls.

I do recomend using a cleaner though, i use it on all my hoses and plastic pieces. However, if you use a product like tire shine you are going to pick up alot of dirt and dust

 

OK here is what you want to use for engine plastic and vynl cleaner. It is Stoners Trim Shine. It has a little silicone in it to give it that nice shine, and it does not leave your stuff looking like crap when its all gone, it give it that almost soft gloss look and when it dries it is not greasy like other shiners.