Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Removing Insects
• Method 2 of 3: Removing Plant Sap
• Method 3 of 3: Removing the resin
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Resin, as well as the remains of insects and plants that accumulate on your car while driving, tend to erode into the paintwork, leaving disgusting stains and disfiguring the exterior of the car. Fortunately, it is possible to get rid of these nasty marks without much expense. If you want to know how to remove sticky spots from the surface of your car to make it shine like new, then read on.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Removing Insects

1. 1 Don't waste your time. As it dries, the "juice" of the insects is absorbed into the paint. Therefore, if you delay washing, the task will become more difficult, and together with the bugs you will have to remove small pieces of the coating.
2. 2 Wash your car regularly and remove insect debris in a timely manner. If you have driven on the highway and collected a full hood of bugs, then within one or two days from the moment you return, wash your car thoroughly.
3. 3 Apply WD-40 to the surface. This oily substance will soften the remains of dead insects and make cleaning easier. Using a rag, apply WD-40 to the problem area or spray from a spray bottle, and then wait ten minutes until the product is absorbed.
   • Do not process car glass with WD-40. This liquid is very oily, so it will be quite difficult to wash it off later.
   • No WD-40? Use a different tar and insect remover. At your nearest car dealership you will find a wide selection of related products.
   • As a bonus, this method works to remove tar as well.
4. 4 Wipe off or scrape off the remains of the bugs. After a little time has passed and the WD-40 has absorbed, wipe off the remains of the insects with a circular motion of a rag or towel. If necessary, scrape the tricky area through the fabric - however, do not overdo it to avoid damaging the paint.
   • Do not use a hard sponge or metal bristle brush to remove insects, as this could damage your car paintwork.
   • If you catch the moment when the bugs are still wet, then in one pass you will completely get rid of them. If the insects managed to dry out to the paint, then you need to process them with WD-40, wait, rinse, apply WD-40 again, wait again and rinse again.
5. 5 Wash your car windows. To remove bugs from glass surfaces, you will need a different product. Most often, a mixture of water and liquid soap is enough, but if you think you need something stronger, then go to the store and look for a special liquid for washing car glass there.
   • Spray soapy water on the glass. Wait 10 minutes for it to be absorbed.
   • Wipe off insects.In advanced cases, use a hard (but not hard!) Sponge.
6. 6 Wash your car. After removing the remains of insects, wash the car completely to remove any traces of cleaning agents with which you treated dried bugs.

Method 2 of 3: Removing Plant Sap

1. 1 Rinse off the vegetable juice every few weeks. Accumulating and drying, the remains of plants form a dense plaque, which is more difficult to wash off. If your car is constantly getting dirty with plant sap, then try to wash it at least once a week (in summer it is possible and more often, because at this time the plants are more juicy and eat much more strongly). This will save yourself a lot of hard work with your hands.
2. 2 Dampen a cloth with rubbing alcohol and apply to the stain. Of course, you can use a specialized product bought in the store to remove plant sap, but alcohol works just as well. Let the rag sit on the spot for at least ten minutes. During this time, the alcohol will be absorbed and begin to soften the stain.
3. 3 Remove dirt by rubbing with a cloth. Start rubbing the softened stain with a microfiber cloth. If it still does not come off, then you will have to treat the stain with alcohol again and wait another 10-20 minutes. Continue to soak and wipe the stain until the dirt is completely removed from the surface of the vehicle.
   • Particularly stubborn areas can be additionally treated with WD-40 to facilitate further cleaning. Keep in mind, however, that WD-40 should not be applied to glass.
   • Do not use a hard sponge or other coarse material to remove plant sap stains, as the dirt can accidentally scrape off the paint area.
4. 4 Scrape the toughest stains off the glass. If you cannot remove dried traces of plant sap from the glass, then gently scrape them off with a sharp clerical knife. Do not use this method on other vehicle surfaces.
5. 5 Wash your car. After you've removed the plant contamination, it makes sense to thoroughly wash the car to remove any possible residue. Small spots on other parts of the body could go unnoticed, and then it will become much more difficult to remove them.

Method 3 of 3: Removing the resin

1. 1 Soften resin stains with a special agent. Of the three sticky substances that cling to the surface of the car (tar, insects, vegetable sap), tar is the most easily removable. But the matter is also facilitated by the fact that a huge variety of different chemistry is available, designed to remove such stains. Soften the resin islands with a special fluid and remove the dirt after one minute. Use the following tools:
   • WD-40 (do not use on glass)
   • Goo Gone Plastic Cleaner
   • Peanut butter
   • Purchased resin solvent
2. 2 Wipe off tar stains. Remove the softened resin stain with a soft cloth. If the dirt does not come off, treat it again and wait a few more minutes before wiping it off. Continue to soften the stain with the product and wipe it off until the dirt is completely removed from the surface of the car.
3. 3 Wash your car. After removing the tar, wash the vehicle thoroughly to remove all traces of the product you used to treat the tar stains.

Tips

• WD-40 also works well with resin.
• Work slowly. Use the least amount of effort. Be patient - this method works best.
• Use rubbing alcohol only as a last resort (it is sold at the pharmacy). Isopropyl alcohol is not suitable.
• If you are faced with a massive stain of plant sap (even dried out), then you can not look for more aggressive chemistry, but use the following method: just saturate the stain properly, wait a little longer until the substance becomes sticky and soft, like melted candy. After that, the contamination will come off without problems.
• Cover the body with wax after washing.
• Do not drive the car into the garage until you have cleaned up all the dirt, because the next day this work can take much more time from you.
• A soft terry cloth is best for removing the above stains. Before starting work, make sure that there are no excess fibers on the rag by shaking it well several times.
• Avoid rubbing rubbing alcohol on bare paint without varnish (regardless of whether paint is applied to primer or directly to metal). Otherwise, the coating in these places may begin to flake off.

Warnings

• Never work with rubbing alcohol while smoking or in the vicinity of an open flame.
• When working with rubbing alcohol, select a location with good ventilation, as the exposure to the vapors is quite strong.
• If you decide to use rubbing alcohol, first treat the inconspicuous area of ​​the coating to see if the paint will suffer. In principle, the coating rarely deteriorates from alcohol; most often this happens with very long exposures (five minutes or more).

What do you need

• WD-40
• Soft rag
• Sharp stationery knife
• Water with liquid soap
• Rubbing alcohol