Treee sap/glue

[XanderCage13]

Hi all.

Busying cleaning a 4x4 today and there seems to be a gluey/sticky substance on the car (tree sap?) and Im struggling to remove it....

Any suggestions?

[Oli]

Clay, glue/ tar remover

[Clean Your Ride]

As Oli says try a decent (not Autoglym) tar and glue remover.
If that fails then a clay mitt will work for sure but plenty of lubrication will be needed.

[XanderCage13]

Is that ok for paintwork/glasswork or do I need different ones?

Not my car so I'd rather get it right first time Mine was lucky as I park under a different tree so I didn't have any gluey spots.

[Clean Your Ride]

Is that ok for paintwork/glasswork or do I need different ones?

Not my car so I'd rather get it right first time Mine was lucky as I park under a different tree so I didn't have any gluey spots.

Paintwork, glass even alloys. Autosmart Tardis is the daddy to get hold of

[Oli]

And it's cheap as chips

[Auto Finesse]

Often a Tar & Glue remover such as ObliTARate will remove organic contaminates, however if a tar and glue remover does not a clay bare will. Heres some links to the products you'll need:

ObliTARate: http://shop.autofinesse.co.uk/oblitarate-500ml

Clay Bar: http://shop.autofinesse.co.uk/clay-bar

I hope this helps,


Joe

[XanderCage13]

Cheers Joe,

I ordered those last night

Just waiting on delivery and looking forward to getting that gooey stuff off the cars. It's the only "dirty" part of the cars after 4-5hours cleaning :P

[Auto Finesse]

No worries!

Be sure to post up your results and your finding for us


Joe

[XanderCage13]

Arrived today and the box smelt well fresh, lol Even before I opened it, I was sniffing it, and my reception team were looking at my like I was on drugs. Pure lolage!

I'll hopefully get the chance to try it tomorrow or Thursday depending on how my interviews go tomorrow/thursday

And shall post results and impressions afterwards

[Auto Finesse]

Look forward to hearing and seeing the results!


Joe

[XanderCage13]

So I finally got round the tackling the glue on the Susuki...

I started off by cleaning the area, freeing any dust etc. Then applied a couple of drops of AutoFinese ObliTARate and isolated the formula to just the glue by using a micro-fibre cloth. Left to work for about 30sec-1min and then used another micro-fibre cloth rubbing in circles over the applied area. The glue started to disappear.

I found that I needed to tab the micro-fibre cloth with the ObliTARate formula, and apply it in a circular motion on the glue for a second time to remove it completely. Didn't get round to trying the clay bar but knowing our car park - won't be long.

Before:


Application


Isolate Application


After

[Markymark]

Paintwork, glass even alloys. Autosmart Tardis is the daddy to get hold of

I agree autostart tardis is great don't even need to touch the paintwork most of the time just spray on & leave a few mins the wash off, even on left over sticky from wheel weights spay on to soften then gently rub off with finger

[Auto Finesse]

Glad to see it worked nicely for you and thanks for sharing the pictures!

Anything else we can help with be sure to ask,


Joe