Cleaning the underside of the clamshell hood!! how?

[Kale]

I tried simplegreen and LOTS OF IT,didn't help. I want to get it clean enough to Zaino. I want to see my engine on the underside of the hood. Any ideas for rapid cleaning?

[Square]

What are you trying to remove?
Grease, dirt, both?

I have had good luck with the Purple brand of cleaner, but it required a lot of elbow grease as well.

[stevenll]

Castrol Super Clean Degreaser will take all the grease off, but I don't think you're going to get a mirror-like shine on the flat lining material without burnishing it somehow. When I had a C4 I kept it clean and treated it with CD-2 Engine Detailer. Today, I'd try some 303 Aerospace Protectant.

[Kale]

Lots of grese, some dirt.

I've got the superclean, I'm just afraid it will eat the paint.

[stevenll]

Go at it with the Castrol Super Degreaser. Spray it on and work it with a parts brush & rinse it off. You should be fine. Just don't go crazy with the degreaser. I used to stand on the tires to clean the underside of the C-4 hood. It looked strange, but made the job a lot easier.
Once you get it clean, treat it with 303 Aerospace protectant.

[GS Ragtop]

Once you get it clean, I found Pledge works best for keeping it looking just right.

Brad

[Kale]

That castrol works great as a paint thinner.