Cleaning engine bay and underside without water

[Dave_M]

As title - I'm currently removing the engine and gearbox from my car. The engine bay's filthy - a mix of oil and general muck. The underside also has a few areas of surface rust.

So I want to clean up the engine bay, and clean / degrease the underside so I can take a wire wheel to the worst rusty areas and slap on some treatment (plan on doing a proper underside resto in due course so this is only temporary to stop things getting worse). Car's in the garage so I can't use my normal jizer and rinse off method. What's best to use? Panel wipe on a cloth?

Cheers
Dave

[georgie1]

i say petrol when done let it dry then panel wipe

have the garage doors open to let air in when using petrol

[SCS j1mbo]

Brake cleaner or petrol will remove any dirt oil much etc then it's ready for treatment, I stone chipped straight after cleaning with brake cleaner on mine and it come up good

[b0bbyb0y]

I use "choke and carb" cleaner aerosol, easy to use good but a bit smelly

hope this helps Bob

[Chocky]

Wonder wipes are what I've found really good
No mess on garage floor,easy to dispose of ,no smell and eats through oil

[Cossie col]

Baby wipes also work very well for lighter cleaning