Ted Y Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I got the opportunity to spend some time in the garage today so I decided to tackle a job that needed to be done on my Vette. It's pretty clean, except every time I opened the hood, my clean engine bay was spoiled by an ugly, stained, dirty hood liner. These things are ridiculously expensive so I had an idea to clean and paint it, since there is very little wrong with it. Here is the original hood liner: ChadC and I took it off my hood liner. It was surprisingly easy. The plastic tabs have a small Christmas tree under them that easily pry off. UGLY stains and dirt! Hood with no hood liner. I took this opportunity to clean the underside of the hood. The first thing I did with the hood liner was to take a soft brush with one inch nylon fibers. These hood liners are delicate and I didn't want to mar the surface. I brushed it dry and got a lot of dust and dirt off but it was still discolored and stained. I then took the hose and rinsed the front and back of the hood liner. I saw dirt running off. I did not want to apply soap or cleaner with the fear of it leaving residue. The hood liner was really heavy when wet. I held it vertically until a lot of the water drained out of it. Then it was damp but light enough to hang by a hangar. I let it hang for about an hour, but with the cool temps, it really wasn't drying very fast. I then remembered I had a space heater so I put the space heater and pointed it at the liner while it hung. After about an hour, there was a big dry spot where the warm air was. After about 4 hours, it was completely dry. The stains were reduced, but the liner looked faded. It felt clean to the touch. In order for it to be black and fresh looking, I took some black interior trim paint and in a well ventilated area, away from cars and houses, I gave it one light coat. A few places got a little more, but it totally transformed. The material totally soaked up the spray paint and it dried within minutes. I also took a little bit of trim dressing and cleaned the plastic tabs. With a little bit of help, I reattached the cleaned and painted hood liner. Now, the hood liner looks like it should and doesn't distract you from the engine, which is really the star of the show. Total time, 6 hours. Total cost: ~$5.00 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedfastvette Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Ok it's clean it looks good..................But fail because there was no finger pointing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I was just thinking that Ted is the "Mr. Clean" of ACE. All he needs to do is shave his head and add an earring. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Y Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Ok it's clean it looks good..................But fail because there was no finger pointing! See Jim's sig pic for my pointing. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blk n Blu Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Nice Ted, every once in a while I vacume mine useing a brush attachment, it helps keep the dirt off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCMSH Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Ok it's clean it looks good..................But fail because there was no finger pointing! See Jim's sig pic for my pointing. Thanks! *snicker* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest badbobs95 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I was just thinking that Ted is the "Mr. Clean" of ACE. All he needs to do is shave his head and add an earring. . . Hey! Watch it with the shaved head jokes!! That's me, fat boy with the shaved head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMBZ4ME Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 That looks great. Nice write up! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theChad Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Post back again in a month with another pic of the stained areas. I'm just curious if it bleads back through or the paint soaks in too much, or if it stains any faster now. I've heard good and bad things, but from what I see, it looks worth the while! Nice write up, Ted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Fangs Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Very cool, dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Fangs Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Very cool, dude! Deja Vu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az57chevy Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8WHITE Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Looks awesome! MIne is beyond the love of 4 hours and a can of spray paint, so I will have to break down and buy one new. Great write up though! ps....You didn't mention: How did you clean the underside of your hood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Y Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Truthfully, I used a damp towel to clean the underside of the hood. It's nothing that can get polished as there is no clear coat there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old yeller Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Note to self....clean my hoodliner. Thanks Ted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Note to self....clean my hoodliner. Thanks Ted. Yeah ditto.... Nice write up Teddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatVette Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Note to self: have Ted clean my hoodliner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cross Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I took mine off for the same reason... time to try this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51tj Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extender32 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I was just thinking that Ted is the "Mr. Clean" of ACE. All he needs to do is shave his head and add an earring. . . Hey! Watch it with the shaved head jokes!! That's me, fat boy with the shaved head. Ditto for me too! Maybe next time, try using your leaf blower to speed up the drying time.I would think you could also use your leaf blower to maybe pre-treat the liner before or maybe after brushing to help remove dirt. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Ape Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Very nice. Looks much better. I always thought that drenching it with water like that would ruin it beyond repair. But now I know different. It's a shame GM didn't paint under the liner. The first time I took mine off I was disgusted with it and had Classic paint it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KINGRON Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 huge difference Ted, you are the man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Looking good, I have a HEADliner to do...think it needs to be replaced. (it's not in the Vette) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Y Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 So... you guys who saw it today in person at the ACE lunch. What did you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCMSH Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 So... you guys who saw it today in person at the ACE lunch. What did you think? I failed...... I actually pulled up, parked, and thought to myself, "Hey, Ted has the hood up, I need to go look at his hoodliner" ....then I got out of my car and ACE happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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