Try a rubbing compound then a wax.leftcoastsrt04 said:
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Theres always powdercoat....very easy to keep clean 
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pure and simple, the ONLY and best way to clean your srt4's engine bay is as follows:
1) fill a spray bottle w/simple green half way
2) dilute it w/filling it half way w/water
3) mist engine(when cool/cold, NOT when hot), w/water lightly
4) spray simple green all over the engine bay
5) let sit for a minute or two
6) rinse off w/water but don't put excessive force w/the water in any one spot
7) make sure all simple green soapy residue is gone
8) allow to dry as much as possible
9) get Meguiar's (#40) Vinyl & Rubber Treatment and spray down motor.
10) close hood
11) start car and let run until engine is warmed up to let it soak in
12) lift hood and admire
now...as far as cleaning up the metal pieces that someone said look like crap afterwards, i totally agree..here's what to do that will fix it perfectly!
1) get Meguiar's "All Metal Polish"(it's in a small jar and is white cream)
2) get small rag/cloth and apply it w/that on all metal pieces
3) polish w/it(it will turn that area u use on the cloth/rag black)
4) flip cloth/rag to a clean portion and scrub the remaining polish off the pieces you polished for a lusterous CHROME shine
you're engine bay will look amazing and EVERYONE will ask you how u did it and what to get OR to do it for them! here's some pics of my bay:
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1) fill a spray bottle w/simple green half way
2) dilute it w/filling it half way w/water
3) mist engine(when cool/cold, NOT when hot), w/water lightly
4) spray simple green all over the engine bay
5) let sit for a minute or two
6) rinse off w/water but don't put excessive force w/the water in any one spot
7) make sure all simple green soapy residue is gone
8) allow to dry as much as possible
9) get Meguiar's (#40) Vinyl & Rubber Treatment and spray down motor.
10) close hood
11) start car and let run until engine is warmed up to let it soak in
12) lift hood and admire
now...as far as cleaning up the metal pieces that someone said look like crap afterwards, i totally agree..here's what to do that will fix it perfectly!
1) get Meguiar's "All Metal Polish"(it's in a small jar and is white cream)
2) get small rag/cloth and apply it w/that on all metal pieces
3) polish w/it(it will turn that area u use on the cloth/rag black)
4) flip cloth/rag to a clean portion and scrub the remaining polish off the pieces you polished for a lusterous CHROME shine
you're engine bay will look amazing and EVERYONE will ask you how u did it and what to get OR to do it for them! here's some pics of my bay:
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yeah, it sucks, but i have never had a problem with anything messing up the paint, what is really bad is when the parking area is dirt and its been raining for 3 days. At least i get to pratice my rally racing
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