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cybercoaster · 05-26-2010, 04:43 PM

Sorry if this has been asked already, did a search and not finding a clear answer. Got some nasty bug guts on the front of my car that dont come off with normal good hand washing. Are the Bug and Tar removers bad for your finish? Anything else work better

skuttduck · 05-26-2010, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cybercoaster

Sorry if this has been asked already, did a search and not finding a clear answer. Got some nasty bug guts on the front of my car that dont come off with normal good hand washing. Are the Bug and Tar removers bad for your finish? Anything else work better

They are safe for paint. I think they are basically just Kerosene.

I've also used goof off safely on paint. Not so much on touch up paint though. It will remove touchup paint.

I suspect the tar and bug remover is not safe on touch up paint.

cybercoaster · 05-26-2010, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Chief Blackhawk

Dude take a fabric softener sheet keep it nice and wet and the bugs come right off without scratching the paint.

Great tip, I will give that a try. Thanks!

PHEOX · 05-26-2010, 09:59 PM

If that doesn't work, get some clay bar, and I promise with some work that will take it right out and make your paint nice and glassy all at the same time. And, I keep wondering why bugs are so stupid as to not fly above the large moving objects that look threatening, like a 2010 Camaro. I personally wouldn't want to get hit by a 3800 lbs beast!

SSOOCH · 05-26-2010, 10:08 PM

It's safe. But you have to use it on a cool surface and make sure you rinse it off good.

If you're that worried Rain-X makes a bug and tar spray, it's like a gel that you spray the bug down with first, then you wash your car. Works great.

Pumpkin1LT · 05-27-2010, 05:55 AM

Maguiers Quick detailing works GREAT on bugs and other road FOD...

05-26-2010, 04:43 PM	#1
cybercoaster Drives: 2017 2SS 50th Anv, 1972 RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,588 View My Garage	bug and tar remover bad for paint Sorry if this has been asked already, did a search and not finding a clear answer. Got some nasty bug guts on the front of my car that dont come off with normal good hand washing. Are the Bug and Tar removers bad for your finish? Anything else work better

05-26-2010, 10:08 PM	#5
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,358 View My Garage	It's safe. But you have to use it on a cool surface and make sure you rinse it off good. If you're that worried Rain-X makes a bug and tar spray, it's like a gel that you spray the bug down with first, then you wash your car. Works great. __________________

05-27-2010, 05:55 AM	#6
Pumpkin1LT Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Altus AFB, Oklahoma Posts: 861 View My Garage	Maguiers Quick detailing works GREAT on bugs and other road FOD... __________________ A happy wife is one in the garage getting dirty under her 2010 Camaro!

05-26-2010, 09:59 PM	#4
PHEOX Drives: '06 Jeep Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 629 View My Garage	If that doesn't work, get some clay bar, and I promise with some work that will take it right out and make your paint nice and glassy all at the same time. And, I keep wondering why bugs are so stupid as to not fly above the large moving objects that look threatening, like a 2010 Camaro. I personally wouldn't want to get hit by a 3800 lbs beast!