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Removing a Tar Stain on the Hood of a Car?How do you remove a tar stain on the hood of a vehicle? I've used compound, WD-40, and also a tar and sap remover.

 

Removing an Ammonia Stain on Car Paint

Removing an Ammonia Stain on Car Paint?Does anyone have an idea of how to remove what seems to be an ammonia stain from car paint? I say it's ammonia because I found an empty ammonia bottle not to far from my car.

 

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Removing a Tire Mark on the Exterior of a Car?I was hit while traveling on the highway. My car was left with a big tire mark on the passenger side. My car insurance is not going to pay, so I would like to remove the ugly black mark.

 

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Removing Stains from a Car's Exterior?My Tata Sumo has become brown because of iron in the water. How do I remove it?

 

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Jeyes Fluid for Removing Moss on Car Stained the Paint?I have a car which has not been used much. Moss had grown on the window rubbers behind brightwork and on the inside of the door sills. Yesterday, I used Jeyes Fluid to kill the growth and to lift the growth with a soft brush or cloth. I washed the car down well afterwards.

 

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Removing Auto Paint Oxidation?Will cleaning with vinegar remove oxidation from auto paint? Will it damage the paint on a car? Does peanut butter really work?

 

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Removing Grain Dust Residue on Car?I work at a feed mill and almost every day I come out I have grain dust on my car. Now it seems like it is embedded into the glass and paint. When I wash my car either by hand or by machine it looks clean unless you look at it side ways then you can still see the film. Any suggestions on a car wash?

 

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Rust Colour Stains on Car from a Tree?I have a rust colour all over the hood of my white car. Some tree droppings fell on my car. I don't even know what it was, except it was brownish red and round in shape. I went through the car wash thinking it would go away, but it didn't. What can I use to get rid of this?

 

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Dent Remover Left Stain on Car?Does anyone here know how to remove a white stain from dent remover on the car? I removed the dent using dent remover and I put more than needed and forget to remove it after. When I try to clean it with water it keeps returning after the water gets dry.

 

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Removing Iron Stain on Car Exterior?The sprinkler for the grass has left a stain on my car, probably iron. How can I safely remove the stain without harming the paint?

 

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Removing Spray Car Wax from Windshield?How do I get spray wax off a car windshield? It is the free car wash kind

 

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Getting Diesel Fuel Off Your Headlamps?How do you get diseal fuel off your headlamps? I went to the gas station someone on the staff put diesel fuel in the washer.

 

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Removing Super Glue from Car Exterior?How do I remove Bazic super glue from exterior of my car without damaging my paintjob?

 

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Removing Black Stain on SUV?I have a black weatherstrip stain on the tailgate of a white SUV. I didn't pull the vehicle far enough into the garage and when I actuated the garage door, it hit the tailgate. Embarrassing. I've tried mineral spirits and lacquer thinner. No luck. Any ideas out there?

 

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Cleaning Headlights?What is a good, simple way to clean a car's headlights?

 

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Removing Vertical Lines on Windshield?I'm not sure what they are called, but I'll say I have windshield streaks. They are lines going straight down all across. This happened during the winter. Anyone know what this is, or how to remove them?

 

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Removing a Bumper Sticker?How do I get a bumper sticker off a car?

 

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Area Under RV Decal Different Color?I removed an old RV decal. The area under it is now white compared to rest of side. What can be done to make the area uniform in color? It shows what and where the decal was. We want to put on a new decal, but the new one is not as large as the old one and the white area will show on the edges. Can anything be done short of covering the whole area with a new larger decal?

 

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Removing Tar from a Car?How do you remove tar from a car that's been on for a long time? I've used gas, WD40, all types of removers, Varsol, peanut butter, mayo, and nail polish remover. Nothing works!

 

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Removing Tree Sap from a Car?How can I remove the sap that has fallen on top of my car?

 

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Removing Bugs from Vehicle?How do I remove bugs from the front of a vehicle? I have heard to use kerosene, but am not sure if this will damage the paint.

 

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Removing Tree Sap from Car?I have some tree sap on my car hood and would like to remove it. Any suggestions for doing so without ruining the paint?

 

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Getting Tar Off of Cars Easily?What is the easiest way to remove road tar off of cars? Elbow grease goes a long way, but there has to be an easier way. We wash our car with Dawn and this helps, but the tar stains are so stubborn. Help!

 

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Removing Dried Gasoline from a Windshield?How does someone remove dried gasoline from a car windshield?

 

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Removing Bugs from Car's Exterior?I have a 2011 Camaro, and I hate bugs on it. A friend gave me the cleaning product Fantastik Orange Action to remove bugs. It works great, but will the orange oil mess up the paint?

 

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Removing Tree Sap From a Car?How do you safely remove pine sap from cars without damaging the paint?

 

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Removing Saliva On the Outside of a Car?My son spit out the window and the saliva hit the outside surface of the door panel. I tried to rub it off with elbow grease. It didn't come off.

 

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Removing Wax Build Up from Headlights?How can you get wax build up off plastic headlights?

 

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Removing Spray Paint from Car's Finish?I spray painted my guitar in my garage and got some paint on the car. How can I safely remove it?

 

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Removing Rock Salt Residue from Auto Glass?I need a recipe for homemade auto glass cleaner to remove rock salt residue.

 

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Removing Permanent Marker from Chrome Car Bumper?How do you remove permanent marker from chrome on a classic car bumper?

 

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Hard Water Stains on Auto Glass?How do I remove hard water spots on vehicle windows, that have been driven and exposed to all sorts of elements? Besides hard water stains, there are other unknown spots. Thank you.

 

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Peanut Butter for Oxidation on Your Car?How do you use peanut butter to clean off oxidation from you car?

 

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Cleaning Road Grime Off a Windshield?How do you get that road grime off your windshield? I've tried Awsome, straight vinegar, and Windex. Are there any better suggestions?

 

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Tree Sap on My Windshield?How do you get sap off a car windshield?

 

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Removing Hard Water Spots on Car Paint?How do you remove hard water spots from a car's exterior paint?

 

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Removing Dried Berries from Car?My SUV was parked outside while we worked on our house. Apparently, some kids thought it would be cute to throw berries on it. The weather was around 100 degrees outside and it was probably several days before we noticed.

 

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Removing Decals from a Car?Can someone tell me what to use to remove old decals from a car? The previous owner had too much of a good thing.

 

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Can Scraping Ice on a Windshield Do Damage?Will scraping ice off a windshield harm it in any way?

 

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Homemade Waterless Car Wash Solution?How do I make my own waterless car wash solution to put in a spray bottle?

 

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Removing Bitumen from Car's Undercarriage?I have bitumen all over the bottom off my car. I tried paint thinners which has no effect on the really heavy parts. I asked the company that sprayed the road what to use, they said Citrus Force, but that removed the paint as well. Any suggestions?

 

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Removing Crazy Glue from a Car?How do I remove crazy glue from the exterior of my car without ruining the paint?

 

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Maintaining a New Car's Factory Paint Job?What's the best way to preserve the paint on your new car? How to keep it looking new longer without old fashion wax?

 

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Removing Spilled Paint from Truck Exterior?My husband and I have a dark purple truck. Someone lost a bucket of white paint on the road and of course we drove through it. How do I get the white paint off the truck without ruining the paint job?

 

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Getting Rid of Water Spots on Windshield?Back in the summer when it was 100+ F, while watering my lawn the water got on my car windshield and left a residue that I cannot get off. I've tried SLR, LimeAway, Crudcutter, Goo Gone, and RainX.

 

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Using Oven Cleaner on Ceramic Exhaust Pipe?I wiped my ceramic coated exhaust pipe with a micro fiber cloth. Can I use oven cleaner on the ceramic?

 

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Repairing Rust Spots on Car?Can you remove or cover up rust from a car's wheel-well? I have an older car that has begun to rust just above one of the tires on the body of the car. I would love to hear any tips.

 

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Removing Artillery Fungus Stains on a Car?I have these brown dots on my car and found out that it is Artillery fungus. I park my car near 2 flower beds that have mulch.

 

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Brown Dots on My Car?I have small brown dots on my car. I think it's from the tree I park below. I have tried pure acetone, hand sanitizer, alcohol, and WD-40 but nothing works. I try to scrape it off with a credit card but then I'm left with a white dot.

 

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Washing Your Car With Dish Soap?Is it safe to wash your car with dish soap?

 

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Wax on a Truck Bed Liner?How do I get wax/polish off of a pick-up truck's bed liner?

 

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Removing White Out from Car Paint?Our car just got tagged with White Out and sugar. I was just wondering if anyone knew what would be the easiest/ safest way to get it off? Please feedback, asap if you know. Thanks.

 

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Permanent Paint on Auto Glass?Does anyone know of any paint that can go on auto glass and is permanent?

 

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Cleaning Texture Off Car?Our car has been drawn on with texture all down one side. Can you help with this?

 

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Skunk Spray Stained Vehicle Paint?My car was sprayed by a skunk and it visibly stained the paint. Any ideas on how to remove the stain? I have tried a finish restorer and a commercial grade tar and road grime cleaner.

 

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Removing Oil and Vinegar From Windshield?How do you get vegetable oil mixed with vinegar off a car windshield?

 

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Help with Egg on Car Paint!I came out to my car the other morning and someone had egged my car.

 

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Removing Marker From The Outside of a White Van?How do you get marker off the outside of your white van?

 

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Removing Clear Coat from Automotive Paint?Does anyone know how to remove the deteriorating clear coat from the hood of my Toyota pickup? I would be happy to have just the paint job left underneath.

 

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Removing Adhesive From a Car?How do I get dried adhesive from a Christian fish off my car?

 

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Cleaning and Protecting Auto Paint from Love Bugs?I live in the New Orleans area. Across the south in the spring and fall, we are plagued with little flying insects called LOVE BUGS.

 

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Using Alcohol to Clean Car Windows?How much alcohol can be used cleaning car windows?

 

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Cleaning White Glue Off A Car?Some jerk threw a large amount of white glue (you know the Elmer's school glue) onto my car. Does anyone know how to remove dried white glue from a car without destroying the paint.

 

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Removing Nail Polish Off a Car?My car was vandalized yesterday. Someone broke into the car next to mine, found a purse and decided to pour nail polish all over my car. I want to try and use nail polish removal but I am concerned about damaging the finish.

 

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Removing Permanent Marker from a Car?How can I remove permanent marker from car paint? I had some kid write on white car with black permanent marker. I would also like to make sure there is no shadow left behind.

 

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Carpet Adhesive on Car Paint?Does anyone have any ideas how to remove carpet adhesive from the paint work of Car without ruining the colour and paint on the car? I was driving into a mall the other day when I ran over a can which turned out to be a aerosol can of carpet adhesive! It sprayed over the side of my car and now I'm wondering how to remove it!

 

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Spots on Car Windows?How can spots on car windows be removed? The windows do not look clean after cleaning.

 

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House Paint on My Car?My black car has tons of speckles of house paint on it. Unfortunately, I didn't realize this until months after the fact. I'm ashamed to say that I don't wash my car that often.

 

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Cleaning an 18 Wheeler?My husband drives an 18 wheeler and he gets tar and oil all over it. He currently uses diesel to remove it but he gets it on his clothes and shoes and it's awful. Any suggestions on how to more efficiently clean such a large truck more quickly and less toxically would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Duct Tape on Car?Does anyone know how to remove duct tape from the outside of a car? It is on the paint and around the back windshield. I am currently using Orange Blast, an auto degreaser. It is working, but very slowly. Any faster suggestions that would save the paint on my car would be great.

 

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Removing Tint Glitter From Car Windows?How do you get tint glitter off of car windows? The tint is off but left the windows with a glitter look.

 

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Highway Paint on Car?I have speckles of white highway paint all over my car. It is from when they were painting the white lines on the road I was driving on. I guess I could get it detailed for like $125, but I wanted to know if anyone knows of a home remedy or anything that will get that stuff of my Saturn car.

 

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Removing School Name from the Side of a School Bus?My wife and I purchased a bus and we want to remove the school name from the side of the bus. Does anybody have any idea how to do this without destroying the paint under it?

 

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Removing a Paint Ball Paint from a Car?How do you remove paintball goo from a car. It is on windows and finish.

 

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Removing Eggs From a Cars Finish?I have a 1998 Ford Mustang that had eggs thrown on it last night. Please tell me how to remove the eggs and restore the car back to it's original luster without runining the paint. We have washed it with soap and water and with a high pressure car wash hose.

 

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Spray Paint For Cars?What kind of spray paint can I use on my car to cover up permanant marker and also make my car shine? It is old so I don't care too much but my car was written on with a permanant marker, not just in one place either, all over it.

 

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Removing Bugs From Your Car?Tips for removing bugs that are stuck to your car's windshield or paint. Post your ideas.

 

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