What should I know/do to clean up everything under the hood (mostly dirt on the surface and stuff... just want to know if anyone has any advice)

 

before you go spray water in there make sure u cover up the wires

 

Yeah I figued as much... any advice on what to cover them up with...

 

Plastic. Spray it down with a degreaser, then spray it off with water, then dress it up with some wd-40 or somethin.
My old car:

 

Doesn't WD-40 eat through plastic?

 

Hm... it seems I'm not getting a very straight answer. I'm not asking you to spell it out for me step by step... just something like:
You'll want to get some Plastic *fill in the correct noun* and cover up all the wires and stuff, then spray the whole thing down, and for the plastic parts... whatever.
Actually I take back that part about step by step... a step by step wouldn't be so bad... lol

 

I don't know man just improvise. I didn't cover up anything when I did mine, and I had no problems. Just don't spray the electrical stuff directly. I don't think its a big deal if some water gets on that stuff.