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Old 10th September 2019, 09:05 AM
MikkiJayne MikkiJayne is offline
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No, there's not enough water to need it. Tbh in a D2 you can safely pressure wash the engine bay as long as you avoid directly spraying the ABS block or the air inlet, but I still prefer to do it by hand. I suspect the D3 bay is so crammed there's very little visible paint to clean anyway?

Bonnet felt is a tricky one because the clips break on the D2 if you try to remove them. If it's just grubby then I'll go over it gently with the vacuum cleaner with brush attachment. If its oily then I'll try and get most of the gunge up with a disposable microfibre and brake cleaner, then use a fabric shampoo and soft brush. Problem is once you put shampoo on it you have to do the whole thing otherwise it looks patchy!
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