Honda Car Forum

Time to make a trip to Pep Boys to get something to remove the 7 1/2 years
worth of tree sap on my "new" baby .. After much research, I think I'm
going to go with a clay bar kit. Is there a certain brand I should look
for?

Also looking for some sort of "scratch repair/remove/coverup" stuff.

I'm pretty sure I'll have to wax the car afterwards. I've always used
Meguiar's. Should I use something else?

mmm banana scented wax.

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Chris Garcia wrote:
> Time to make a trip to Pep Boys to get something to remove the 7 1/2 years
> worth of tree sap on my "new" baby .. After much research, I think I'm
> going to go with a clay bar kit. Is there a certain brand I should look
> for?
>
> Also looking for some sort of "scratch repair/remove/coverup" stuff.
>
> I'm pretty sure I'll have to wax the car afterwards. I've always used
> Meguiar's. Should I use something else?
>
> mmm banana scented wax.
>

Well, the Meguiar's clay is kind of "clay-like" in that it is kind of
crumbly. After you do a section, you can scrape off the used surface of
the clay with a knife. The mother's Clay is very rubbery and stretchy.
It is good for folding over to expose a new section.

If I were you, I'd try degreasing or bug-n-tar-ing the tree sap off first.

alan <acfang@yahoo.do_not_spam_me.com> decided to join the conversation
on 27 Jul 2003 with message news:bg166p$jis$1@news.Stanford.EDU:

> If I were you, I'd try degreasing or bug-n-tar-ing the tree sap off
> first.

tried that.. some of the newer stuff came off, but the stuff that's been
there since day one.. nuh uh ...



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the Star Wars Universe!

Zaino Bros is TEN times better than Maguires

http://www.zainostore.com

Read This

http://www.nsxsc.com/nsexcitement/waxtest.html



"Chris Garcia" <NcOhSrPiAsM@chrisgarcia.com> wrote in message news:Xns93C58F7BD6B32NcOhSrPiAsMchrisgarc@68.12.19 .6...
> alan <acfang@yahoo.do_not_spam_me.com> decided to join the conversation
> on 27 Jul 2003 with message news:bg166p$jis$1@news.Stanford.EDU:
>
> > If I were you, I'd try degreasing or bug-n-tar-ing the tree sap off
> > first.
>
> tried that.. some of the newer stuff came off, but the stuff that's been
> there since day one.. nuh uh ...
>
>
>
> --
> -Chris
>
> http://www.ChrisGarcia.com <- My Homepage
> http://starwars.chrisgarcia.com <- Centerpoint Station, the "ghost-town" of
> the Star Wars Universe!
>

"Falco" <pepeduran533@hotmail.com> decided to join the conversation on
27 Jul 2003 with message
news:qRXUa.18660$OM3.11691@news-server.bigpond.net.au:

> Zaino Bros is TEN times better than Maguires
>
> http://www.zainostore.com
>
> Read This
>
> http://www.nsxsc.com/nsexcitement/waxtest.html
>

bleh oh well.. i did have a (low) budget to work with

i got the "Clay Magic" clay bar.. It managed to take off some of the
newer sap spots very easily.. the older stuff refused to come off.. i
decided to go over the whole car with it, and it made the car feel VERY
smooth..

i used some meguiar's liquid wax .. if anything to just hold it over
(since you're spose to wax right after a clay bar) until i can get it
professionally detailed.

at least the car will shine for a few weeks.

.... don't think i didn't take anyones advice, btw.. i'll use it in the
future.. i just didn't get any of these messages until AFTER i went to
pep boys..

Thanks to everyone for the advice!


--
-Chris

http://www.ChrisGarcia.com <- My Homepage
http://starwars.chrisgarcia.com <- Centerpoint Station, the "ghost-town"
of the Star Wars Universe!

> bleh oh well.. i did have a (low) budget to work with
>
> i got the "Clay Magic" clay bar.. It managed to take off some of the
> newer sap spots very easily.. the older stuff refused to come off.. i
> decided to go over the whole car with it, and it made the car feel VERY
> smooth..

kinda neat, eh? ive used it for paint overspray as well.
>
> i used some meguiar's liquid wax .. if anything to just hold it over
> (since you're spose to wax right after a clay bar) until i can get it
> professionally detailed.
>
> at least the car will shine for a few weeks.
>
> ... don't think i didn't take anyones advice, btw.. i'll use it in the
> future.. i just didn't get any of these messages until AFTER i went to
> pep boys..

clay is clay, and wax is a personal preference

"SoCalMike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> decided to join the
conversation on 27 Jul 2003 with message news:Nn%Ua.164001$H17.57759
@sccrnsc02:

> kinda neat, eh? ive used it for paint overspray as well.

very neat.. i focused on the reaaaallly baked on sap and it did nothing,
so i was like "oh well, guess i'll hit the whole car anyways" ... then i
hate a no-so-old sap spot.. took it off in like 3 passes.. all i could
say was "... daaamn!"

> clay is clay, and wax is a personal preference
>

well, i saw a review of meguiar's.. apparently i have a bad personal
preference

--
-Chris

http://www.ChrisGarcia.com <- My Homepage
http://starwars.chrisgarcia.com <- Centerpoint Station, the "ghost-town"
of the Star Wars Universe!

"Chris Garcia" <NcOhSrPiAsM@chrisgarcia.com> wrote in message
news:Xns93C5DD7CDC7BENcOhSrPiAsMchrisgarc@68.12.19 .6...
> "SoCalMike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> decided to join the
> conversation on 27 Jul 2003 with message news:Nn%Ua.164001$H17.57759
> @sccrnsc02:
>
> > kinda neat, eh? ive used it for paint overspray as well.
>
> very neat.. i focused on the reaaaallly baked on sap and it did nothing,
> so i was like "oh well, guess i'll hit the whole car anyways" ... then i
> hate a no-so-old sap spot.. took it off in like 3 passes.. all i could
> say was "... daaamn!"
>
> > clay is clay, and wax is a personal preference
> >
>
> well, i saw a review of meguiar's.. apparently i have a bad personal
> preference

i just use the zymol, from costco. seems to work as well as they claim in
that article. smells good, too! coconutty!

> i got the "Clay Magic" clay bar.. It managed to take off some of the
> newer sap spots very easily.. the older stuff refused to come off.. i
> decided to go over the whole car with it, and it made the car feel VERY
> smooth..

Try using some acrysol, it is a great product to remove glue,
stickers, tar, etc. I've even had luck getting dirt out of stained
paint.

>
> i used some meguiar's liquid wax .. if anything to just hold it over
> (since you're spose to wax right after a clay bar) until i can get it
> professionally detailed.
>
> at least the car will shine for a few weeks.

Remember, you wax to protect the paint. To shine it up, try some
polish, and if the paint is oxidized, use the oxidize remover first.
(sp?)