Clay bar advice

[TW]Fox · 22 May 2007 at 17:43

Hi all,

I parked my car under a tree and now it's covered in really nasty tree sap. The only way I have found that will remove the tree sap is my Claybar.

Problem is, does the Claybar strip wax and polish?

Last month I spent 2 days applying 3 coats of Autoglym Super Resin Polish, 2 coats of Extra Gloss Protection and 2 coats of Collinite 476S

Duke · 22 May 2007 at 17:44

[TW]Fox said:
Problem is, does the Claybar strip wax and polish?

Yep - after doing mine everyone said to wax the car afterwards.

Firestar_3x · 22 May 2007 at 17:46

Q6. Will clay remove my wax?
A6. In most cases, clay will "scrub off" wax protection. Some paint sealants are hard enough to withstand being cleaned with clay, but most are not.

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/inf-clay.html

[TW]Fox · 22 May 2007 at 17:48

*sigh*

Any other way of removing tree sap?

Phil W · 22 May 2007 at 17:48

No way without having to re-polish.

Firestar_3x · 22 May 2007 at 17:49

I've got these bug removal cloths, i've also had them work on tree sap, might be worth a try i think you can get a small pack of 10 or something.

Wayn0r · 22 May 2007 at 17:51

dont be lazy and clean it properly.

[TW]Fox · 22 May 2007 at 17:51

Wayn0r said:
dont be lazy and clean it properly.

How am I being lazy?

Wayn0r · 22 May 2007 at 17:54

by *sighing* cos you will have to wax it again.

Oblivious · 22 May 2007 at 17:57

Wayn0r said:
by *sighing* cos you will have to wax it again.

don't be lazy and sort the paint on your bonnet out properly

[TW]Fox · 22 May 2007 at 17:58

Wayn0r said:
by *sighing* cos you will have to wax it again.

It took me days last time, which I don't have at the moment

jamoor · 22 May 2007 at 18:10

[TW]Fox said:
It took me days last time, which I don't have at the moment

Get a machine.

paradigm · 22 May 2007 at 18:11

[TW]Fox said:
It took me days last time, which I don't have at the moment

Thats because you went overkill. A silver car does NOT need 3 coats of super resin, nor 2 coats of extra gloss.

If you apply it properly you only need the one coat of each. Then your collinite.

Liverpool-Lad · 22 May 2007 at 18:17

Days? Takes me 2 hours to do the whole thing, tops.

lordrobs · 22 May 2007 at 18:36

Could you not soften it with something like AG Intensive Tar Remover and buff it away with a soft cloth?

Also slightly off topic question but why Extra Gloss Protection then good quality wax as well? Can't you just put the wax straight onto the freshly polished paint?

[TW]Fox · 22 May 2007 at 18:40

Auto Glym Bug Remover to the rescue, all sorted

[TW]Fox · 22 May 2007 at 18:40

lordrobs said:
Could you not soften it with something like AG Intensive Tar Remover and buff it away with a soft cloth?

Also slightly off topic question but why Extra Gloss Protection then good quality wax as well? Can't you just put the wax straight onto the freshly polished paint?

I just followed what they said on Detailing World

Liverpool-Lad · 22 May 2007 at 18:41

More to the point, why did it take you 2 days? Are you half-man half-sloth?

[TW]Fox · 22 May 2007 at 18:49

Liverpool-Lad said:
More to the point, why did it take you 2 days? Are you half-man half-sloth?

Left 30-60 minutes between each coat, but then I guess I did properly clean inside and out, and do the glass.

On two E39's

lordrobs · 22 May 2007 at 18:52

[TW]Fox said:
I just followed what they said on Detailing World

Ah. Fair enough. I'll see how mine looks with missing out the EGP.