Help!! Need a good wax/coating for tree sap, bird bombs, pollen and dust!

Chicago Tommy

Chicago Tommy

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Howdy strangers! I haven't been too active lately due to an auto accident, and a couple deaths in my immediate family.

I recently purchased a new 2015 Chevy SS Sedan in Phantom Black Metallic. When I'm home in Chicago, I am able to garage it, but I'm now spending 99.9% of my time at our businesses in Wisconsin which have trees that constantly sap and gravel parking lots. I get my car washed, and it's filthy within 2 minutes of being parked!!! This is driving me crazy! So, what is the best wax or coating to repel all of these nowadays as I haven't been able to keep up with the current trends? I wish I had a garage out here, but that's not an option at present. Well wishes all!
 
You bought a black car. Welcome to the club! Cleaning it is now a full time job! Now, go and add it to your resume!!

Realistically, there isn't much that I have been able to do to repel dust or anything.

I have always had good luck with 845 for protection, longevity and shine. As far as sap is concerned, it can be easily removed with isopropyl alcohol. Re-wax after.
 
Black car = dirty as soon as you finished washing.

Don't park under trees and whatever you do, do not park next to sprinklers.

That being said Isopropyl alcohol is great for removing sap and for stubborn ones a clear hand gel sanatizer works great since it is mostly alcohol as well and will not run if you need it to stay place on the tree sap for a while before removing.
 
Thanks for the replies. I know I bought a black car. I generally only buy black/dark color cars. I'm looking to minimize impact from sap/bird ####, and hopefully repel some pollen and dust. I know I'm fighting a losing battle, but unfortunately I don't have any other option currently. Heck, there isn't a hand car wash within 40 miles of me! So what's the BEST product knowing that I can't get the sap or bird bombs off immediately. At this point I'm not even certain they are birds, by the number of bombs and volume of bomb, they might be pterodactyls!
 
You'd be better off using a coating like Opt Gloss-Coat, Cquartz, or one of the many other ones now available. It may still require IPA to remove the sap but at least that won't remove the coating.
 
I'm with Rasky on the coating suggestions, but as far as this:

Chicago Tommy said:
Heck, there isn't a hand car wash within 40 miles of me! So what's the BEST product knowing that I can't get the sap or bird bombs off immediately.!
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Why don't you get yourself a bucket with a gamma-seal lid and some rinseless wash, that should help. Something like one of these:

Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine Two Bucket Wash System, Rinseless washing system, no rinse wash system
Wolfgang Uber Rinseless Wash In-A-Bucket Kit

Or something else from this page: Car Wash Bucket - How to wash a car.
 
Agreed on coatings as far as the best options for protection.

If you don't want to go that route or you enjoy waxing, I'd recommend FK1000p. I've done cars that never get maintained and I come back and can easily wash bugs/bird bombs off of them with no etching to speak of.
 
I agree a coating would be best, second choice Ultima Paint Guard Plus...
 
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