All,
Now that winter is well and truly gone, for the last few washes of the 500 I've been thinking of waxing it again. Unfortunately, after the winter it is covered in specks of tar, stuck on "crud" (very small bumps of stuff) and it's got little rust flecks in the paint (the ones all white 500s get- not actually rusting through!) Fly spatter on the front end is really starting to kick in again also.
So, I've been trying to remove the tar and crud using some tar remover and a microfibre. Problem is it seems exceedingly slow (although with enough rubbing with the mf it comes off nicely), and obviously the rust won't come out with it. I don't want to wax it until I get it all off/out.
My questions are;
Are all tar removers slow or have I bought some rubbish?
and-
Can I clay off tar and the crud (I know it'll shift the rust specks, and the insects usually come off with a good mitten wash) or should I persevere with the tar remover?
And if anyone has a good claying guide that'd be good too
Now that winter is well and truly gone, for the last few washes of the 500 I've been thinking of waxing it again. Unfortunately, after the winter it is covered in specks of tar, stuck on "crud" (very small bumps of stuff) and it's got little rust flecks in the paint (the ones all white 500s get- not actually rusting through!) Fly spatter on the front end is really starting to kick in again also.
So, I've been trying to remove the tar and crud using some tar remover and a microfibre. Problem is it seems exceedingly slow (although with enough rubbing with the mf it comes off nicely), and obviously the rust won't come out with it. I don't want to wax it until I get it all off/out.
My questions are;
Are all tar removers slow or have I bought some rubbish?
and-
Can I clay off tar and the crud (I know it'll shift the rust specks, and the insects usually come off with a good mitten wash) or should I persevere with the tar remover?
And if anyone has a good claying guide that'd be good too
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