Wire brush? Victor Meldrew comes to mind
Oct '00 E46 330i. Feb '92 525i (departed)
did you block the throttle body with a cloth before you kicked up all that dust and grime?
Take it off, hit it with some engine degreaser, clean it again, warm it up then spray it with hi-temp paint - it'll look brand new & the crackle finish will last for many years. I did mine bright red 2 years ago and it still looks great now. Once that's done you can do the fan-shroud, the inlet manifold........
Cheers,
Shaun M
Time for paint......
M20 525/7 Bore: 84.50mm Stroke 81mm CR 8.5:1, blue printed/dyno & custom chip. Boost @ 6.5psi ~246hp @ 5300rpm / torque @ 269ftlbs. @ 4250rpm
I wire-brushed, primed and painted mine in satin black. It came out quite nice and has stood up to the engine heat for nearly three years. Black is also easy to touch up with a sharpie if you happen to ding the paint :-p
i would do paint mine silver i think,or maybe even try a poish and clear!?
Gone but not forgotten
I bought some black engine paint today but i'm trying to decide whether to use it or not... as it looks pretty good now!! Anyone with any pics 2 help me decide??? If ido paint it do I defo need primer and if so will it need to be a high temp one???