dust in engine compartment

[spacegraye70]

has anyone noticed results with some anti static spray and/or armor all? the dust build up there is ridiculous. repeated cleaning is a huge pain and the dust will come back after a week.

[Thunder22]

it's an engine compartment, it should be dirty.

[petener999]

Originally Posted by gresch

it's an engine compartment, it should be dirty.

[spacegraye70]

Originally Posted by gresch

it's an engine compartment, it should be dirty.

i take it your never vacuum your interior nor wash/wax the exterior. because they are supposed to be dirty too, right?

[motordavid]

A couple of times a year I use Meguiar's Trim Shine or, your fave...
very lightly. Wipe it and let it dry. Then a tiny spritz of Zaino #6,
which has an anti-stat agent in it, and wipe that product dry.
It gets dusty, but it stays looking decent longer, imo.

I don't do an A-O, spit & polish under the hood; just a gentle wipe after
each wash, on the surfaces I can/feel like reaching, and a slight clean
job a couple times per year.

Any prod. with some anti-stat/trim black stuff should help, but as Gresch
said, it's under the hood.
GL,mD

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by spacegraye70

i take it your never vacuum your interior nor wash/wax the exterior. because they are supposed to be dirty too, right?

I wasn't trying to be a wiseass, as difficult as that might be to believe , engine compartments should be dirty, the exterior and interior should be clean, I wash/wax/vacuum religiously, but the engine compartment, that should be dirty. (A quick and rare wipe down is no big deal, but you'll wind up in a sport coat with the sleeves in the back if you try to keep it spotless )

[ekvals]

Not sure if i agree that the enigine compartment should be dirty..?!?!

I noticed the dust on the e53 as well, and for a BMW, im surprised the amount that accumulate in such a short time.

I used to own a E30, 325i -86, and on that one it was enough to clean it ones a year.. Hardly any dust comming in..

Considering the e53 is nearly 20 years younger i had expected more from it...

[Muz]

Originally Posted by ekvals

Not sure if i agree that the enigine compartment should be dirty..?!?!

..

If you had a glass hood , and chromed up rocker covers I might agree but otherwise......... no some peoples expectations of this car keep on surprising me

[spacegraye70]

Originally Posted by Muz

If you had a glass hood , and chromed up rocker covers I might agree but otherwise......... no some peoples expectations of this car keep on surprising me

i think you misunderstood me. i don't "expect" this car's engine compartment to be spotless all the time. i'm asking ways to reduce dust build up. ok?

[Quicksilver]

Actually mine stays very clean partly because
I never use Armour all or anything else to
try to make it look better. Those things attract
dust for sure. I Just use a micro fiber cloth to wipe it
down once a month. Keeping it in the garage
helps as well.