R222 Total Auto Wash - wax stripping

[Babu 01]

I've discovered this morning that the big bd tree which looms over my drive and 3 weeks of torrential rain are a bad combination. Whilst I thought the rain would be washing the sap off of my lovingly applied NXT / Natty wax combo it seems all it was doing was collecting it under big beads.

As a result I now have dozens of water marks etched all over the roof, bonnet & boot where acidy sap water has dried off, so I'm thinking I need to strip the lot off and start again. I know I could clay & polish it to do this but I only just clayed & polished before the monsoon season so I'm looking for a shortcut.

Nosing around the web it seems that citrus degreasers are a possibility and that of those the R222 is the one to go for.

Is that right? If so, how exactly do I use the stuff, spray it on neat or dilute it as a shampoo?

TIA

[PJ S]

Babu 01 said:

I've discovered this morning that the big bd tree which looms over my drive and 3 weeks of torrential rain are a bad combination. Whilst I thought the rain would be washing the sap off of my lovingly applied NXT / Natty wax combo it seems all it was doing was collecting it under big beads.

As a result I now have dozens of water marks etched all over the roof, bonnet & boot where acidy sap water has dried off, so I'm thinking I need to strip the lot off and start again. I know I could clay & polish it to do this but I only just clayed & polished before the monsoon season so I'm looking for a shortcut.

Nosing around the web it seems that citrus degreasers are a possibility and that of those the R222 is the one to go for.

Is that right? If so, how exactly do I use the stuff, spray it on neat or dilute it as a shampoo?

TIA

I'm not aware of tree sap's pH value, but if sap has fallen, then rainwater (and a deluge at that) won't have dissolved it away.
Wash the car as normal, then when wet, feel the paintwork under some cling film.
If it's coarse, etc then it's still there - and a good hot water wash and rinse (plumb the hose into the hot tap in the kitchen) and that should take care of it.
If not, then clay the areas where there is still some left, or hit it a second time with the hot washing.
A stronger shampoo solution could also be used, but why risk taking off the LSP if you can help it.

A pre-wash treatment with Bilt Hamber Surfex HD at 5% solution sprayed on an left for 2 mins should also see it gone, and is handy to have for other duties such as wheels, engine bay, tar removal, oil spills, etc.

[Babu 01]

I like the sound of that.

I'm off to find Surfex HD and a device to connect a mixer tap to the hoselock.

Thanks.

[PJ S]

http://www.bilthamber.com/surfex-hd.html
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GARDENA-UNIVERSAL-TAP-CONNEC...

[Babu 01]

[Babu 01]

Uodate - acquired some Surfex HD & a Megs sprayer. Did the job perfectly this morning and left the wheels looking fresher than ever too. Will be attacking the wife's roadster later today.

Thanks PJ-S