sticky stuff

[2fast4usteeley]

so im making this thread for sticky stuff on your paint, and how to remove it.
*Tree Sap
*Duck tape remnants
*Bird Droppings
*Soda from those late night Pranks

Some ways to remove these things, i have found on the web.

Try rubbing the offending area with WD-40. Spray some on the sap, let it sit for a while and wipe off with a cloth
Buff lard onto the area with sap and wipe with a lint free cloth
Remove sap from your automobile by applying bacon grease and wiping clean
Make a paste of baking soda and water and use to clean your car. Wipe clean with a damp cloth
Mineral spirits mixed with denatured alcohol will remove sap without ruining your auto's paint job
It may sound funny, but polishing your car with mayonnaise will also remove sap
Use a wet fabric softener sheet and rub the area
Use any auto paint clay bar
some carranuba cleaner waxes, and work it in
Use a product called Goo Gone and rub the area
skin so soft bath oil, rub infected area with it and clean
Turtle wax Bug and Tar remover sponge

I haven't tested a lot of these products but i have has great results with clay bars, and WD-40. be aware some of these will take off your wax, so you may have to re-wax the area. Well i thought i would make a right-up on this, is there anything i am missing?

[Ty]

Not to tread all over this information -- but there are a few things I would or wouldn't do.

WD-40 is considered paint-safe on their website -- but I would use a product designed for car paint surfaces. 3M's adhesive remover is great.

I don't know if I'd buff lard onto my paint, just seems weird. Almost like using peanut butter to restore plastic. Why not use something designed for paint finishes? Same for bacon grease.

Baking Soda is fairly alkaline, not something I'd want to use on a clearcoated surface. It may seem safe, but repeated applications may cause harm in the long run.

Mineral Spirits are basically a paint thinner -- not to be used on paint at all! Even with alcohol, it's just a bad idea. You will be eating away at your clear coat.

Fabric Sheet will mar the surface.

Claybar! Seriously. These solve most issues.

Goo Gone is technically paint safe, but I prefer to use 3M adhesive remover.


As a pro, I would avoid using food products on ANY of my customer's cars. And I recommend to people to use products designed for the intended use. You wouldn't use a hammer as a tablesaw, would you?

[2fast4usteeley]

you have very good points i just was reading about it online and thought i would make a thread on it, and thanks for adding to the thread i wasn't sure about a lot of this stuff soo that's why i asked for the pros input

[gotrice93]

Mineral Spirits are basically a paint thinner -- not to be used on paint at all! Even with alcohol, it's just a bad idea. You will be eating away at your clear coat.



When it comes to the paint, I'm sure as you know your top coat (clear coat) is the protection of the paint. But you could actually use paint thinner on your paint if you have a urethane top coat, now days all cars have a urethane top coat unless it is an older vehicle. When it comes to older vehicles you are likely to come across Lacquer based top coats and these will come off with paint thinner. When I say older I mean early 80's and not all automotive makers used Lacquer based top coats that late. I have done test while in school to gain my PPG certifications, how you can test to see which type of top coat is on your vehicle you can soak a rag in paint thinner then set it on your vehicle and rub it around a little and then remove, if there is paint on the rag you have a lacquer based top coat, if no paint comes off you have a urethane top coat and are safe. I just looked through my notes and book to confirm so i wouldn't look like a retard.

[d112crzy]

what about semen

[97lsteg]

Not to tread all over this information -- but there are a few things I would or wouldn't do.

WD-40 is considered paint-safe on their website -- but I would use a product designed for car paint surfaces. 3M's adhesive remover is great.

I don't know if I'd buff lard onto my paint, just seems weird. Almost like using peanut butter to restore plastic. Why not use something designed for paint finishes? Same for bacon grease.

Baking Soda is fairly alkaline, not something I'd want to use on a clearcoated surface. It may seem safe, but repeated applications may cause harm in the long run.

Mineral Spirits are basically a paint thinner -- not to be used on paint at all! Even with alcohol, it's just a bad idea. You will be eating away at your clear coat.

Fabric Sheet will mar the surface.

Claybar! Seriously. These solve most issues.

Goo Gone is technically paint safe, but I prefer to use 3M adhesive remover.


As a pro, I would avoid using food products on ANY of my customer's cars. And I recommend to people to use products designed for the intended use. You wouldn't use a hammer as a tablesaw, would you?

We used to use WD-40 at a car wash I used to work at. It worked really well cause its water based and a penetrate and washes off very easily. Not bashing just sharing my experience with it.

[gustav129]

Wow, you are quite the salesman Ty. I'm not meaning to bash your professional experience, but I think the original point to the thread was to point out some possible less expensive "home remedies" for people who don't have the knowlege to do something themselves, or have the money to pay a professional like you to do it for them.

Honestly you sound like a doctor trying to push subscription drugs for a cold when one could drink water and take a lot of Vitamin C.

As for peanut butter filling in plastic, I can believe that. I had a jar get crushed in the back of my scout when I was off roading a couple years ago. Let's just say my trunk mat is still ruined because all of the ridges are filled in with peanut butter. I've washed it many times and used degreaser. The only thing that I've found that can get some of it out is a toothpick and time.