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beerdog

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Do not clay bar that. You will just scratch up your car. That is your typical asphalt debris. You must have drove on some fresh road. I am suprised WD40 did not work. Try tar remover. Although a bit dangerous, gasoline is a surprisingly good solvent for stuff like that.
 
budpytko

budpytko

Super Senior Associate
Gasoline or if you can stand the smell, diesel fuel is a lot less dangerous. Or kerosene is like diesel without the terrible smell.
 
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Jamesvinar

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I'm going to the station next weekend and I'm gonna use very hot water+Pressure+ all the remover i can find and some hard scrubbing
 
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beerdog

New member
The bug and tar remover takes a while. It is simply a weak solvent. If it is asphalt the rag will start to turn black so you know it is working. Older bug and tar remover is much more stronger. Try stuff in a can. It will be bit more aggressive.
 
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ONLYTONY

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Looks like road tar, or burn out rubber. Lacquer thinner, or Acetone, which are very hot. Try with a dampened rag, and wet if damp doesn't cut it. Then wax it a few times. If all else fails, easy to paint that lower section.
 
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Jamesvinar

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I was actually gonna get a cobra bumper for the front soon (already talked to john about it) is there anything similar for the back i could put on?
 
KStromberg

KStromberg

Vortech kicked in yo
I detailed my car this weekend. My car is not driven in the winter and has 96k but despite all that I have a piece of clay that is likely going in the garbage that is full of surface contaminants. Claybar pulls debris out of the top layer of paint that you never could handwashing your car a million times. It does work and make a difference.

Wash, dry, clay, wash, dry, wax. 3 hours later......

 
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billcu

Head Moderator
I've always used the clay bar.

I took my winter car out of storage today. It looks rough. I'll give the mitt a try on that one.:)
 
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Jamesvinar

New member
Can you let me know the order you do it with the mitt? Im curious. Also if i should reapply the detailing spray at the end.

One more thing, i did find a decent way to tet those rubber chunks out. I got a little tireshine on it when i was cleaning my wheels(got the octistars to shine like tony's) and most of it came off with a decent wipe
 
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billcu

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I tried it out on the deck lid today. It seemed to work fine, the paint is nice and smooth.

I found out I have too much sap on the car though. Clay or the mitt won't take off old large hardened sap spots of course, I have to use alcohol first.

I'll use it on the rest of the car to check it out some more, but I might like the clay better. When you are using the clay, you can feel when the paint is smooth, as you use it, the mitt you can't.

I used the mitt like the clay, I kept both, and the paint, saturated in the detail spray. Then with the mitt, you flip it over and wipe it off, then you buff it off with a dry soft towel.

I usually put a real coat of wax on after the process.:)
 
budpytko

budpytko

Super Senior Associate
The sap from the hybrid popular tree out front hardens so much I have to use a knife blade to pop them off...long tedious process! No, it doesn't scratch the paint. At least it hasn't in over 4 years.... before that I scrubbed and scrubbed and sometimes just had to live with it..... On the new Z I will be trying WE40 tho.... I hear it works well. I have been protecting it so far... but leaves are flying now. A new car cover arrives tomorrow!!!
 
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