Hosing down the engine bay

[94talonawd]

Ok. So I went ahead and did it.

Instead of simple green I used oven cleaner instead. I had heard that those work really well too.

So then I oven cleaned my engine bay. I had let it sit for about 24 hours.
Then when I hosed it off, boy was I surprised! Not even did I scrub once, and every little piece of grease came off! It looked like brand new.

I was very happy.

Then when I let it dry, I think the oven cleaner left a ton of white residue.
At first I thought it ate the clear cloat. But I decided to see if I can scrub it off. It scrubbed off. The thing is now I have to scrub the whole engine bay! Im pissed. Shoulda used simple green instead.