Clay bars are worthless

[uv23]

****, what a dissapointment! I decided it was time to take an afternoon off and give Babette a thorough scrubbing. I have a lot of sap stains on my car from where I park at work so I picked up Turtlewax Bug/Tar/Sap remover. Junk. Did absolutely nothing. So I returned it and picked up Mother's clay bar kit. I thought salvation had finally come and got into it. Imagine my dissapointment when the clay bar did absolutely nothing. I wetted and scrubbed, wetted and scrubbed, over and over with no success whatsoever. Worthless. After an hour of that I gave up and just went ahead and waxed the whole car with zymol. Interestingly enough, I got a few small spots of sap off with the zymol. Anyways, don't believe the hype. Nothing removes sap. :(

[Aleks]

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Hmm, I'd have to disagree with you....Clay bar is truly one of the best things to do to your car's finish....Why it didn't work well for you, well there's any number of reasons for this, how long were the water spots there?? The bad thing about water spots is they are generally not surface stains at all. Water, when on a surface such as your car (especially black!!), work like a magnifying glass for the sun. The water contains certain impurities, plus the environmental impurities. It sits, and actually bakes into the paint, causing an actual pit in the paint....Unfortunate, but true.....Clay bar works great for removing surface crud, but it doesn't "smooth over paint" like a light wet sand and polish will.......Another reason to always have your car waxed to the nuts, and to hand dry after every wash...no excuses!

[Stonewall]

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Another reason to always have your car waxed to the nuts, and to hand dry after every wash...no excuses!

Does that mean I have to hand wash it after it rains too

[uv23]

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I may have to get the roof wet sanded and polished then (any recommendations for where to go?). They're not water stains. Rather, they're little raised areas where sap once landed. That ****'s the bane of my existence.

[R_Ethug]

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no offence yuval but you suck then

i've claybarred my car 3 times in 2 years now and everytime it looks like it did the day i picked it up.. for the 20 bucks or whatever its the best thing for your car.. i'll be claying my car again this fall before parking it again.

[uv23]

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no offence yuval but you suck then

i've claybarred my car 3 times in 2 years now and everytime it looks like it did the day i picked it up.. for the 20 bucks or whatever its the best thing for your car.. i'll be claying my car again this fall before parking it again.

Whatever. It just didn't work. Like I said, maybe nothing will work and it's a matter of needing to get the roof wet sanded.

[Kor]

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I think maybe you expected it to do more than it is intended to do... its a bar of clay, it can't remove something bonded to your paint...

[People's Car]

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On this topic, where's a good place to pick up a clay bar?

I bought one from Canadian Tire last year, but they always sell it in a package, and all I'm looking for is the bar itself.

[GINCH]

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Whatever. It just didn't work. Like I said, maybe nothing will work and it's a matter of needing to get the roof wet sanded.

I found the best thing to remove sap from paint is Gas line antifreeze. Make sure you don't rub the spot hard but rub repeatedly. It takes a while but it will come off!
Derek

[R_Ethug]

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i own this bug and tar remover stuff that looks like liquid wax almost but damn it works awesome for getting tar off of your stuff

[B5]

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Mama’s clay bar works like magic for me.

[Mr. Burns]

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I found the best thing to remove sap from paint is Gas line antifreeze. Make sure you don't rub the spot hard but rub repeatedly. It takes a while but it will come off!
Derek

Gas line antifreeze works best for sap... clay bar is still good for removing other impurities tho.

[Aleks]

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Diesel fuel works well for sap, but the true best thing is Spray 9....You spray it on and it melts it away...I used to spray my Grand Am, it was white, and it would turn yellowy brown because of the sap running off of it.....

[uv23]

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Will the anti-freeze/spray 9 work on sap that's been on there for a long time or just if it's fresh?

[RobG]

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The Clay bar is pretty good I think, makes the paint smooth again and it works great to remove light overspray.