Gasoline and clear coat

well got my turpentine. the gasoline seems to work better on the tree sap.
bumpy

just checked my old can of tar/bug remover. xylene and mineral spirits.
bumpy

Repeated contact with gasoline over time does harm the clearcoat.

On my 2003, in the thousands of fuel-ups I performed, I inevitably had a couple of spill-overs where the automatic nozzle failed to function properly, and/or where the idiot who fueled up before me "bo-ob-y-trapped" the nozzle by leaving it filled with gasoline so when I tipped the nozzle down to insert it in the filler neck, a cupful of gasoline "blurped" out on to the paint.

Each time I would immediately do my best to clean it off and apply new wax, but many times it was in the dead of winter and water froze immediately.

Anyway by the end of 12-1/2 years, the area under the fuel door was noticeably dulled and discolored compared to the rest of the truck.

Use drier sheets that have are wet after you wash the vehicle. Rinse often and rinse where you used the sheet. Do the same w/ fronts of RV's. Not sure if the sheets will scratch glass or not.

Simple Green. I use it full strength.

lemon pledge works great and leaves a wax finish

nofoolin wrote:


Thought I would mention that turpentine which is a distillate of tree resin, usually pine, will likely be more effective for removing tree sap.

just added that to my shopping list.
thanks
bumpy

WD 40 for tar. Bugs come off easily with a used dryer sheet.

Scrubbing Bubbles

There's a product called Bugslide that I have used for many years on my Harley and it works very, very well. No issues on the paint. Never used on my truck, because it's a truck and it gets bugs on it ;)

For tar removal, I've used 3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner. I washed and waxed thoroughly after using.