My very first review. Featuring Purell

[runrun411]

This is my very first review so all your comments and critisisms are welcomed and appreciated.

First I'd like you to meet Myrna (Pronounced Mer Na). A 2002 Hyundai Elantra which just turned 400,000 miles. This is my DD and has been through quite a thrashing over the years. Between hitting 5 deers, 2 fender benders and countless butchered cars washes, it has every kind of bodywork defect in exsistance.

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Myrna%20before/IMG_0376_zps08586a4c.jpg

This car is also my test mule for detailing products I get from AG. I decided to do a paint correction on this beater car and had to start with removing all the old tree sap. Where I live there's a lot of pine trees and a few right over my driveway and when the weather is warm they all decide to spit on my cars.
http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Myrna%20before/IMG_0359_zps0fbfb126.jpg

Believe me it's worse than the pics suggest (I gotta get better with the camera).
When I went to the car wash (before AG) I would ask the attendant what could he do to remove the tree sap and he would scrub the car with a cleaner that was meant for the tires (like I said this was Pre-AG,). Look at what it did. http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0442_zps04c7e3e8.jpg?t=1365418693

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0438_zpsff93b4ec.jpg?t=1365418693

It has worn the clearcoat and swirled and scratched the finish really bad. I started late in the day and said that I was only gonna do the roof as this was to experiment with what I read in a post about using Purell to remove tree sap (thanks Bobby G.)
http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0390_zps31a16fe9.jpg?t=1365418693

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0411_zps19a48298.jpg?t=1365418693

I know that people use alcohol for a IPA wipedown before applying wax but I don't think it's Ethyl Alcohol. If so be very careful, this stuff will soften your clearcoat.

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0397_zps05a1d433.jpg?t=1365418693

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0398_zps7f46e4dc.jpg?t=1365418693
http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0402_zps95b7b0f1.jpg?t=1365418693

After applying Purell I tried using a soft small brush to remove it, nah, it didn't remove well. Then I tried a terry cloth towel, a little better but not by much. Then I massaged it with my finger and 'BINGO', your fingerprint is some odd way acts as a mirco scrubber and you can feel the sap spots disappear.
http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0452_zps27a7063c.jpg?t=1365418693

After removing all that old tree sap (some of it quite a few years old). It time to go to work.

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0447_zpsd77f6a33.jpg?t=1365418693
http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0448_zps250db6bc.jpg?t=1365418693
http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0449_zps5078544e.jpg?t=1365418693

Now here's what happens when you don't use tape before your first pass.

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0451_zpsd8cae2cb.jpg?t=1365418693

Oh well. On to another pad.

And now the triple treat. What a lucky beater car. With DODO we're gonna trip the Light Fantastic. LOL. I use a white CCS pad for the 205 and a blue CCS pad for the DODO Juice. I ended up using a MF applicator for the wax because it was so hard to see it go on the car with the PC.

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0458_zps22c93d77.jpg?t=1365418693

Anyways, BAM

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0466_zpsbfb6399f.jpg?t=1365418692

BOOM

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0460_zpsf7ffa8e4.jpg?t=1365418692

POW

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b535/runrun411/Purell%20and%20Myrna/IMG_0461_zps4a2aaa40.jpg?t=1365418692

Sorry I couldn't get better reflection shots. Now onto the rest of the car if it doesn't kill me first.

[Sicoupe]

Nice job:)

[FUNX650]

Pretty neat product review...And paint-correction! :props:
(Purell works great on bug guts too.)


One bit of advice/caution about Purell:
-Try to avoid getting it on PPF (clear-bras, and such)...
It'll wreak havoc on the protective-film.

:)

Bob

[Setec Astronomy]

Wow, that came out great!

[vet]

Good job!

[JSou]

Nice job. Neat trick.

[Bates Detailing]

Wow - Nice job, awesome tip learned. Need to make room in the van for Purell now :props:

[runrun411]

Thanks guys.

[ihaveacamaro]

Wow, that came out great!

:iagree:

[Meghan]

Very nice job on the review, thanks for sharing with us.

[lokerola]

Pow! Love it. That came out great. You worked very hard to get those swirls out. It's looks awesome!

[RedRaider]

Great work!

[SON1C]

Pow!

[OMRebel]

Glad the Purell. If I'm polishing, I'll use a plastic razor blade with the purell as a last resort on old sap.


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[willtothewong]

I got some dried tree sap, probably a week old.

Besides Purell, is there anything else I could use? I have an order of Auto Finesse Citrus cleaner coming in soon, would that work or would I have to get something a little more powerful? Optimum Power Clean? Tarminator?