well i just bought a 2001 civic dx coupe with a 5speed, 80k, for $5700. the person who owned it before me was a filthy animal, and the interior and exterior of the car are DIRTY!!! not damaged, but DIRTY! i want to get it up to my standards of cleanliness but need a little advice. First off is it ok to pressure wash the engine bay? i know you wouldnt want to force water into any of the internals of the engine but from a somewhat of a distance maybe? Secondly how the heck do you get dried sap spots off a car? i can only make 5 posts a day until i get approved or something so if im not really responsive thats why thanks in advance!

 

mother's claybar supposedly works...never tried it on sap, but i gurantee it for other nasty oxidation stuff as for me, the chick who sold me her car, the day i was buying it she supposedly had a kid in the back seat and threw cookie crumbs all over and i just vacuumed it up...no biggie!

 

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