One of my favourite bug removers. Old bottle on the left.
Turtle Wax Bug and Tar Remover
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I've found that WD-40, or plain Kerosene works just as well, if not better.
Can't imagine kerosene would be good for paint or wax.
Odd. My old bottle of Turtle Was B&T Remover is a slender squeeze bottle. The very effective product is creamy!
The common ingredient in the few I've used is denatured alcohol.
The common ingredient in the few I've used is denatured alcohol.
Kerosene is very mild on paint. It's basically nothing but a very light oil. It removes wax, but so does anything that can remove bugs and tar.
What about gasoline? Wouldn't even know where to get kerosene.
We used kerosene in the old days too. My dad always had some around for some unknown reason.
My dad told me the product, "Mr. Clean" was kerosene years before my time.
They even made a commercial featuring an old man saying, "I tried Mr. Clean years ago...." after the formula was modernized.
They even made a commercial featuring an old man saying, "I tried Mr. Clean years ago...." after the formula was modernized.
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I would agree with the turtle wax products as we've used them to many years. Though there was one point where a can spray entered into our mind that was called something like lemonclean or something that wasn't on the shelf at Walmart for very long. we do have the bug & tar remover as well as the wheel & tire cleaners. used the wheel/tire cleaner twice now and it makes things extremely easy.
Home Depot or Lowe's has it in the paint section. Gasoline is a lot rougher on paint. If I couldn't find any Kerosene I would just use plain old WD-40.
Just get a small bottle of "lamp oil".
Huh? I've never oiled a lamp before. Are you making that up? Like muffler bearings.
He's talking about wicked antique oil lamps and backyard "Tiki Torches" that burn kerosene. They sell different types of scented oils to burn in them. As well as Citronella oil to keep mosquitoes away.
But I have no idea how that would work as far as taking crap off the paint of your car.
The smallest bottle is usually 32oz and costs upward of $15. Bug remover is cheaper.
Nah, it's closer to blinker fluid though on the viscosity chart.
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Gasoline is not recommended for general cleaning uses due to its high flamability and breathing the vapors. Other chemicals and solvents are dangerous...but slightly less so.