- Brand: Chemical Guys
- Item Form: Spray
- Specific Uses For Product: Vinyl, Plastic, Rubber
- Material Feature: Spray
- Item Volume: 473 Milliliters
- WHY THIS IS GREAT – Bare Bones is a premium undercarriage spray dressing specifically formulated to protect and enhance hard to reach areas like the wheel wells, subframes, springs, and fender liners.
- HIGH PERFORMANCE SHINE – Your vehicle’s undercarriage can become faded and discolored from road grime, dirt, road salt and more. The oil-based formula sticks to any surface for improved durability. Weather resistant coating protects against road salt while helping prevent undercarriage rust.
- OIL-BASED FORMULA STICKS HARD – The oil-based dressing restores faded undercarriage and trim surfaces back to like-new condition. The sprayable dressing is designed for undercarriages, wheel wells, subframes, springs, suspension components, fender liners, and bumper covers.
- DRY-TO-THE-TOUCH FORMULA: Premium sprayable Barebones finishes dry-to-the-touch and will not attract dirt or dust. Easy to use premium spray keeps exterior rubber and plastic looking great in all weather conditions.
- THE #1 BRAND IN CAR CARE – Beginners and professionals alike choose Chemical Guys, not only for the finest car care products, but the world class customer support and vast detailing knowledge; Chemical Guys is more than a brand – it’s a lifestyle with a worldwide following



















Nyshon –
I am a professional detailer and in my early days I used to be a CG everything guy but after a while I got tired of trying to figure out which product to use for 15 specific uses, only to figure out they are mostly the same with a different smell. I was using CG tire shine, then VRT, then a satin VRT, then I got tired of not getting the finish and longevity I was looking for. I saw barebones and read the label for a while. Seems like if it is design for undercarriage protection, safe for rubber, plastic, and trim, then it should be fine on tires. Well, this is probably the best tire dressing you will find. Same goes for Adams undercarriage Protectant. Same stuff I think.First it is very oily so if you dont want any lasting stains or slippery spots in your driveway, cover the area or try to clean any spots with a degreaser and pressure washer.Second, you can apply it with a MF towel, tire sponge, or just spray it on. I tend to just spray it on to the tire AND the wheel wells. It’s cheap enough to be liberal with. With just spraying it on, it applies a thick layer on there, let it dry. At first it looks a little streaky as it runs but it dries to a nice even matte finish. You can apply 2 coats about 30 minutes apart if you want more gloss and longevity.Third, the gloss. I dont like super shinny tires. This gives more of a rich deep finish rather than a shine. The way it works is the product seems to react with the oils in plastics and rubbers to recharge it and coat it. It brings out the original natural color plus the spray itself is dark.Forth, longevity. It lasts forever in terms of tire dressings. As long as you properly clean the tires and get them to as “degreased” as possible, the product just clings to tires and plastic wheel wells. Like I mentioned, its like it not only coats but rejuvenated those materials that dry out. On my personal car (BMW M4), I spray the tires and wheel wells with a strong degreaser like LA’s totally awesome or Wolf Degreaser. Sometimes I use a brush to agitate but most times I just spray it of with the pressure washer, let them fully dry, spray this stuff on, wipe any overspray away, let it dry and I’m done. Tires stay rich and dark though about 6 washes if I dont repeat this process and just wash the car. On my client’s cars, the tires and wheel wells stay perfect for about a month of every day driving before you can start to see dirt again. About 3 months before its completely gone.Fifth, is the versatility. I use this for long lasting finish and protection on tires and wheel wells but it also restores and/or protects plastic trim like black plastic Jeep fenders, bumpers, black plastic mirror caps, and various plastic trim. Obviously, its great for all other underbody parts but works magic for keeping road grime from building up on suspension and drivetrain parts. Just be smart where you spray. Out of curiosity, I cleaned and used a MF cloth to apply some to my KW coilovers on my M4 to see if it would keep them clean and debris free. Nothing worse than going to adjust ride height and having your collars seized up because of dirt, rocks, or rust. After 3 months, they looked almost untouched. I just wouldn’t go crazy with the stuff in those areas. Same thing with the engine bay. Need to add some rich finishing details to all that plastic they stick under there now. No problem. I thought the heat might mess with it a little but it was absolutely fine. I also thought that maybe since it was kind of thick and oily that dust would stick. Nope. After it dries, you get real protective qualities and it lasts for about 2-3 months under the hood before dust will start to gather. Can get a little streaky on metal pieces under the hood if you accidentally get some on there.ONE NEGATIVE. You can just keep spraying it on the tires and other rubber without cleaning and it works just fine but over about 6 months, I noticed that my tire sidewalls started to become slightly hard. They weren’t dried out and performance wasn’t impacted. No cracking, splits, or tears but I could feel the product buildup in to something similar to a shell or the hard crystaling of ceramic if left out. hard to describe. Nothing major but on my next set of tires I just made sure to degrease and scrub the tires every 2-3 months and then add barebones and its fine.
Customer –
Best product I’ve used yet for black trim and undercarriage. But the smell is a little ridiculous, you can’t walk buy my truck without smelling a fake grape smell. Don’t really understand why the scent is necessary. Also sprayer doesn’t work, I had to replace it with an extra I had laying around.
Dale A Mccall Jr. –
This stuff works really well making the underbody/fender wells of your vehicle look new.
Michael Clogher –
The sprayer is total crap! Literally broke as soon as I started to use it. Tried and old windex sprayer and the fluid was too thick. Used a Tire Wet sprayer off an old bottle, and it worked perfectly.This stuff is LEGIT! I lightly sprayed an area, let it sit for about 5 minutes and gently wiped it with a microfiber cloth. To save on product, after a little use, the cloth had plenty enough juice to just start wiping anything you wanted to clean up.
Jag –
Like: The product itself is great, easy to use and leaves a great finish.Dislike: The spray it is not made for this product. It breaks by the time you’ve used half of the product in the bottle. I have purchased this product several times still same issue with the spray gun.
Keri –
This product is a great investment for the price. You really only need small amount to cover your whole vehicle. I received the bottles but the sprayer on them didn’t work. I ended up applying it by a cloth and only would soak about a dime/quarter size on the clothe for each part and it did justice for the entire vehicle trims. I ended up taking a spray top from another unknown bottle I had to get into my tire finders. The sprayer used more product than intended. I highly suggest just applying a small amount into a cloth. Probably why the sprayers didn’t work overall. The chemical guys know what they’re doing and I’m loving it.
mark berentson –
I’m a professional detailer and I DO NOT like slimy armor all types of products. This goes on slimy and doesn’t even well. Hard pass. Use meguires natural shine.
Sam Kaiser –
Product went on as expected. I will be curious how long it lasts. Dissapointing part was that the spray bottle broke immedietedly and was not repairable so I had to buy another spray bottle to apply.