WD40 to shine/clean car paintwork?

gercoral

just wondering, could I use WD40 to shine up the paintwork on the car?
I tried it on a small area on an old banger we have and it came up lovely, but I'm a little reluctant to use it on my new car.

any thoughts? I know I could use proper wax but this seems to be a quick fix solution..

biko

DIY -> Detailing.

WD40 merely cleans and oils it up a bit. Nice for a short term but won't last.
Detailing lads will tell you how to do it proper.

gammygils

Great for getting tar off a car.
Spray it on. Leave for a few minutes. And wipe off

Western Pomise

gammygils wrote: »

Great for getting tar off a car.
Spray it on. Leave for a few minutes. And wipe off

Does the WD 40 leave any long term marks or residue on the car where it has being used to take off tar?

Curran

WD-40 short for Water Displacement (attempt #40)

Given that its a water displacement solution, on paintwork it will look like its doing a similar job as a wax or sealant. Due to this, its also difficult to remove from the surface. Specific tar removers will wash away much easier.
WD-40, from what I seen, needs to be wiped down to remove most or all of the tar; specific tar removers, the good ones anyways, would be simply spray on, rinse off....perhaps a few spots might need a 2nd application.
Tar contains fine grit, and its not something you want to be wiping across the surface of the paintwork; it will result in the dreaded swirls.

Here you see the effort require to remove tar with WD-40.....
- having to wipe the tar into/over the paintwork
- using paper towel, which too will damage paintwork
- 10 mintues of effort (to do one side?) versus spray on, let it dwell, rinse off

blade1

^^^^^^^^^^
That's as good advice as you'll get!!;)

gercoral

cheers!

Western Pomise

Can anyone recall names of the better commercial 'tar remover' products and a rough cost for them,thanks.

PS- if you were to get a car valetted would they remove the tar as part of the service or is there an extra charge for that typically?

Thanks for any feedback.

edburg

Western Pomise wrote: »

Can anyone recall names of the better commercial 'tar remover' products and a rough cost for them,thanks.

PS- if you were to get a car valetted would they remove the tar as part of the service or is there an extra charge for that typically?

Thanks for any feedback.

Autosmart maybe and depends on valet people.

Some say they do it others make it part of a deluxe/premier service at extra cost.

Realistically a side of road place won't where a actual detailer in a yard/shop/home most likely will.