Topic: Spraying Clear over wires??

[79mustangcobra]

I was reading that this guy who is restoring his Porsche does this

"I cleaned the wires for the engine compartment by wiping them down with thinner and then giving them a coat of clear paint"

Is this normal practice?  Should I do this for my Mustang?

Thanks

[carlite65]

no, don't do it. it will eventually peel off. clean wires with hand cleaner. thinner will remove the stripes/lettering.

[livetoride60]

Great tip.  Thanks!  Have some wires in my queue.

[J_Speegle]

Used car lots have some this for years. 6 months to a year later the clear cracks and flakes off leaving a mess. All they care about is make it shinny and pretty for the short term

As usual the term "restoring" can mean allot of different things to different people.   Glad you asked before just following something you found on the web

Even be careful of the hand cleaner - try and find some with lanolin and not any abrasive. Just my experiences

Not for me

[midlife]

I use lacquer thinner for all of my work and never had stripes or colors wipe off.  The only wires that don't like lacquer thinner are some years fuel line which is not PVC but painted rubber insulation.

I tried hand cleaners before, but it leaves a film on the wires that would seem to collect dust/dirt.

[J_Speegle]

I use lacquer thinner for all of my work and never had stripes or colors wipe off.  The only wires that don't like lacquer thinner are some years fuel line which is not PVC but painted rubber insulation.

I've done it (wiped off the markings from wires in looms) - your mileage may vary.   Didn't make be happy and once their gone - their gone

[mgmradio]

I use a rag soaked in WD40 to clean wires and rubber.