detailing a car with cyphillis?

[samjac68]

this is a car ive bought off ebay right, and its really f**king minging as its been stood under a tree for a long time

its got mold, mildew, tree sap etc, now im wondering what do i use to clean it? i dont think meguires wash n wax and the 2 bukket methods gonna help here

im thinking instead of a mitt im gonna need a hefty sponge, really not sure what to use on it though, obviously wash and wax wont be strong enough, maybe washing up liquid? one of me mates was up for using cillit bang and a scouring pad

then my master plan is to clay, then nuke it with some g3 and my rotary sander with a pad on it til its clean and red, then nuke it with some autoglym super resin polish? not gonna use wax as from experience all it does is make swirls look 100 times worse and the paint worse

ideas on a postcard, cheers all

sam

[Dan J]

neat truckwash 68 from autosmart would go for a wash brush on this as its gangbanging with sap and algae among other contaminants and a sponge wont touch it,you may have to repeat this several times due to its condition,a steam cleaner would make life alot easier.
asuming its not metalic i would proceed with extreme caution when using g3 paste as it will go through that paint quicker than you could blink(happened to me when i was training many moons ago )
dodojuice do a range of soft wax's that are very easy to apply and remove.

[Guy]

that really is fcuking minging!! 

be interesting to see what colour it really is under all that mould and mildew!

can't wait to see the before and after pictures!

and as Dan said... go easy on the G3 

[Conker]

Strong snow foam mix left for ten minutes then pressure washed off. Repeat. That would get loads off.

If it was me though (I haven't got a pressure washer), I would go down the fairy liquid route.   

[Uruk Hai]

As above, and if you dont have snow foam just keep washing over and over again untill its at the point where it can be sanded clayed with a mild/medium or medium grade clay bar. Keep us informed with pics of how you get on, perhaps this should be a project thread 

[Horney]

What? Original Patina FTW. slam and some bling rims and roll as is and it'll look wicked!

nick

[Uruk Hai]

Thats not a bad idea but I'd still have to valet the inside, I bet the smell is yack inducing 

[joesgti]

What? Original Patina FTW. slam and some bling rims and roll as is and it'll look wicked!

nick

+1 

[Guy]

What? Original Patina FTW. slam and some bling rims and roll as is and it'll look wicked!

nick

good thought that... although maybe the wrong section to be mentioning it! 

[Ben Lessani]

I really wanna see this too!

Make sure you take a split shot down the bonnet with before/after