How to remove Bugs, Tar, and Sap from Your Car

Summer is knocking at the door. It’s the time for warm weather. Also, it's the season of bugs, tar, and sap. Bugs, sap, and tar can destroy your car paint. However, you can annihilate them. But, too much delay can completely destroy the color and paint. Even, they can damage the inner seats and covers of the car.

Though you can buy car removal from departmental stores, it's still handy to use household substances for washing the car. Here, you'll know a few ways of removing bugs, tar, and sap by using household substances. Finally, don't forget to wash the car with clean water frequently.

A bug is dangerous for both of your health and the paint of the car. You find it quite difficult to remove the car paint if you wait too long to clean the juice. Even sometimes you may have to change the car seats or fresh paint on the car.

So, how can you remove the bugs?

At first, always clean the car regularly so that bugs can’t accumulate there. When you come back from a road trip or drive on country roads, you return with zillions on bugs. So, clean them off as soon as possible.

Here, WD-40 is an effective substance for this purpose. Rub this oily substance on the body of the car. It’ll loosen the dead bugs and make them off of the car body. Also, you can spray the oily substance on the body and soak up to 10 minutes. However, never use the oily substance on the window.

After soaking in the car, use a clean and dry towel to wipe off the bugs. You may have to scrub somewhere off the bugs. However, never scrub too hard on the car. It may damage the paint of the car. Also, don't use a hard sponge or steel wool pad for scrubbing the bugs off the car. They will leave a scratch on the paint.

So, how to clean the windshield? It is completely different to scrub the bugs off the car. At first, mix water and dish soap to make a strong solution. Spray the solution on the windshield and leave it for about 10 minutes. After that, use a sponge to scrub the bugs.

Once you have completely clean the bugs off the car, you have to wash it thoroughly. So, use clean water to get rid of the residue of the bugs.

Tar is a tough and strong residue that destroys the paint of the car. But it is easier than other two substances like bugs and sap. As soon as you can make the tar smooth, you can remove it easily. You can use household substances to loosen the tar. Among the household products, WD-40, Goo-gone, peanut butter are easily available. However, you can use commercial tar remover to loosen the tar.

After loosening the tar, wipe it off the car. Usually, it is easy to remove. However, you may find it difficult to remove the tar. Then, apply more removal substances on the tar and leave it for a few minutes. Continue the process until the car is completely free from tar. 

Once again, wash the car with clean water after the tar is gone. Wipe the car off with a clean cloth and make it dry naturally.

A sap is quite different from tar and bugs. It builds up gradually if you don't clean your car regularly. It is a thick and hard layer which is stiff to remove. Also, as it is happened more in the summer, clean your car at least a week. Moreover, if you pick the car many times, you should clean the car at least three times ride. It'll keep you aloof from cleaning a hard and tough job of cleaning the sap.

So, how can you remove the sap from the car?

Alcohol is one of the best substances to remove the sap. So, get a clean cloth and soak it in the alcohol. Then, keep the cloth on the sappy are for about 10 minutes. In the meantime, the rubbing alcohol will break down the sap and make it soft. You can also use sap remover for soaking the sap. It is found in the nearby departmental store.

After keeping the cloth on the sap, use a microfiber cloth to rub off the softened sap. Hopefully, it’ll be removed easily. By the way, if the sap isn’t removed, take more time to soak in the alcohol. Then scrub the whole body of the car with a soft, clean cloth.