- Oh, the things you see in Gardena, huh?
(laughing), Okay, fine, we'll do it for real.
In three, two,
give me your heads up thing.
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What's goin' on, everybody?
Happy Wednesday and thanks so much for tuning in
for today's episode of Chemical Guys Detail Garage.
Today, Octavio and myself are shooting a bit of a raw video,
we were walkin' outside in the parking lot,
and we saw this Nissan Altima,
and we talked to the owner and they were sayin'
that they park it underneath a tree
and this gave us a great idea for a video
because a lot of you guys deal with the same problem,
where the tree sap sits on your car,
it gets hot, and it starts to run,
and then it cools off and then it dries,
so we're gonna show you a quick way to remove it safely
and also add some protection.
Now to begin, we are gonna clean it using some Swift Wipe,
which is a waterless wash and wax.
Normally we would want to wash this car,
but we thought maybe if you're living in an apartment
where you don't have access to a hose or a bucket
and anything like that,
you're probably in a waterless wash situation,
so we're gonna do it that way, too.
(laughing)
- [Octavio] Nice, Nick.
- (laughing) Hey man, I'm human, most of the time.
So we'll start by spraying down the surface,
(spray bottle squirting)
and since there's a light amount of dust
that are accumulating on the paint here,
we're gonna give it a second to saturate,
then the Swift Wipe is going to encapsulate it.
Boy, somebody needs a fan belt.
And now we're taking a clean microfiber towel
and we're gonna wipe it away.
Brings up a good point,
we're outside of the detail garage,
so bear with any kind of noise.
You see that, even by wiping it,
it takes off a little bit
but that's just usually the dirt that's accumulated
in the tree sap or any kind of staining.
The other day I was talking to a customer
and they were saying that they call tree sap honey dew.
I don't know if a lot of you guys call it that;
you can drop your comments down below.
You see here, the stain's still on there
and there's a lot of run here,
so what we're going to do,
is what I always recommend people doing is, if it's fresh,
get yourself a bottle of Butter Wet Wax,
which has natural cleaning oils,
it'll help to lift off any of the stubborn residue,
and it also leaves behind a great shine,
but also durable layer protections
so it's exactly what we're gonna do.
Start by shaking up the bottle (liquid sloshes)
and we all know that Butter Wet Wax
has a lot of versatility,
you can use it for removing
any kind of water spots, tree sap.
You can also use it for removing
kind of overspray from spray paint or road paint,
and leaves behind a fine layer of carnauba,
which makes it difficult for future contamination
to stick to the surface.
Its also helps to give you some water beading action.
We'll start by just blotching it out,
giving the oils a moment to help breakdown
whatever we're working on,
before we go on to scrubbing it,
but also this is going to lubricate the pad
that you're using or the towel that you're using,
so you're not grinding it into the surface,
causing any kind of scratches or swirls.
We'll add a little bit more,
because again, it has these oils that help to
lift off the contamination that's on the surface.
This way, we're not grinding it or scratching.
And now we're just gonna work back and forth,
let's try here on the little things,
this is going to be the easiest ones.
Gently back and forth,
almost immediately there's nothing left behind,
come back and buff away the excess, nice and slick.
Now for people who have road paint,
I always recommend that they come back with a clay bar
or some type of clay equivalent,
this way you're not leaving anything
that's embedded in the surface,
because paint, it starts to attract itself
or it starts to cling very quickly,
so having a clay bar is going to help
remove any kind of contamination.
It also helps remove anything
that was on the surface already.
Ew, look at all that.
And, it's gonna make the surface nice and clean,
and then you can apply your favorite waxes, sealants,
on top of that to prevent any kind of future damage.
But you see here, nice and easy,
very simple to do, very quick,
it doesn't harm the paint in any way.
And you're actually adding shine and protection,
which is exactly what detailing is all about,
enhancing the look of your vehicle,
giving it protection,
so that it can last as long as possible.
Very easy to do,
can even use it on your clear optical plastics.
Not your textured plastics or your painted or,
any exterior trim, but on your tail lights or headlights,
where you get the same problem,
we're gonna splotch it out.
Gently go back and forth.
Very easy to do,
very simple and now you don't have to
worry about polishing.
As long as you catch it soon enough,
because if you leave it on there for long enough
it's actually gonna start eating away at your clear coat,
and this can result in polishing,
or having to repaint the area,
'cause it'll stain it and then it becomes permanent,
so, it's always a great idea to get these off
as soon as possible.
And there you have it, nice and easy, simple to do,
and again it was just with, basically, two products.
You clean it first, then you use Butter Wet Wax
to remove the residue and anything else
that was stuck on the surface,
and that leaves behind a brilliant shine,
and that's gonna be protective for next time.
So if you guys wanna learn more 'bout these products,
head over to our website, ChemicalGuys.com.
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Don't forget to drop your comments down below
for future videos,
and we'll see you guys next time,
right here in the Detail Garage.
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