View Full Version : What`s your favorite bug & tar product?
OK, which one do you like best?
BigAl3
11-13-2009, 05:46 PM
http://www.tarminator.com/media/Photo-Can-Slice-03.jpg
Street5927
11-13-2009, 07:50 PM
I agree that Tarminator is my go to product for Tar and bug removal. Another good product for tar removal is 3M Adhesive Remover
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Tarminator. Clearly the winner in the tar category. Bug are easy, road tar is not. It excels in both.
ta240
11-13-2009, 10:27 PM
how`s einszett Anti-Insekt Pre-Cleaner? Claims it won`t remove wax.
I guess I should have asked before I ordered it....
FastEddysDetail
11-13-2009, 10:38 PM
1) Megs Body Solvent
2) Stoners Tarminator
Accumulator
11-14-2009, 12:12 PM
Other- I usually use Sonus green clay so I don`t have to re-LSP.
IF it`s so bad that I have to re-LSP anyhow, I usually just use some solvent like CleanSolve/3M Adhesive Remover/New Car Prep, but that hardly ever happens.
how`s einszett Anti-Insekt Pre-Cleaner? Claims it won`t remove wax.
heh heh, I bought some too, but I never got around to trying it out and now that it`s Autumn I don`t have any bug problems :nixweiss
Bobby@Autogeek
11-14-2009, 02:33 PM
The 1Z Einszett Anti-Insekt Pre-Cleaner works great for removing Bugs. I get alot of Bugs on the front of my truck and the Anti-Insekt is great to use because it will not remove the wax on the paint. I barely ever get any Tar on my truck but when I do The Stoner Tarminator works great for removing the Tar.
cptzippy
11-14-2009, 03:03 PM
Great thread. I`ve always been up in the air about using one of these because I thought they were to strong chemically.
BTW, anybody tried OPT`s glass towel to remove bugs - they say it will work to do that on their website?
imported_smprince1
11-14-2009, 03:21 PM
My vote goes to Tarminator .... it`s widely available, cost effective, and works well on both bugs and tar.
PB`s Bug Squash is OK for bugs, but not as good as Tarminator for tar or other grime.
Accumulator
11-15-2009, 11:03 AM
I`m always :eek: that so many people use a solvent to remove tar...after everthing I go through to get my LSPs just right I sure don`t want to have to redo them unless it`s absolutely necessary. Redoing six/more layers of a sealant would mean pulling the vehicle off the road for roughly a week, can`t see doing that over some tar :nixweiss
The 1Z Einszett Anti-Insekt Pre-Cleaner works great for removing Bugs... because it will not remove the wax on the paint...
Heh heh, that`s why I bought mine. Hope it does work out that way :nervous:
anybody tried OPT`s glass towel to remove bugs?
That sounds like "scrubbing" the paint with a no/low nap material, I`d worry about it grinding the bug guts into the paint and causing marring.
imported_smprince1
11-15-2009, 11:19 AM
I`m always :eek: that so many people use a solvent to remove tar...after everthing I go through to get my LSPs just right I sure don`t want to have to redo them unless it`s absolutely necessary. Redoing six/more layers of a sealant would mean pulling the vehicle off the road for roughly a week, can`t see doing that over some tar :nixweiss]
In my case and I suspect many others, the context is usually as part of a complete client detail These vehicles typically need to be de"grunged", polished, and then have LSP applied.
I agree...for my personal vehicle that wasn`t going through a complete detail I would probably take a different approach.
Accumulator
11-15-2009, 11:30 AM
In my case and I suspect many others, the context is usually as part of a complete client detail...
Ah, yeah...I tend to lose sight of that :o
PSU 98
11-16-2009, 05:41 PM
I just picked up a bottle of PB`s Bug Squash to try as an alternative to Tarminator. Tarminator is hands down the best product I`ve used, but I use so much of it that it gets a little expensive.
Hey, Moe!
11-16-2009, 06:08 PM
Sonus green clay for me, too, unless I know I`m going to redo the LSP, then I will break the Tarminator out.
Hmmm, gotta try the 1Z stuff.....