How can I remove the liquid cleaner off of my car?
1499338
I'm going to guess that the paint was more than a little oxidized when you used the pre-cleaner, and now you have a gooey concoction/mess of dried, oxided paint and remnants of the cleaner. You CAN use "clay" as a clean-up tool, but it's going to be a protracted process. My recommendation is to purchase a gallon can (only qty. available) of either Dupont Prep-Sol or Acryli-Clean DX330. These are automotive paint shop grade degreasers. They will remove all traces of the mess you have, and you can use them for all degreasing/wax/road tar-removal tasks. Both work equally well, so I suggest you purchase by PRICE and AVAILABILITY. Typically, you will need to visit an automotive paint retail outlet/shop. It's worth the effort. You can expect prices to be in the $30-$40/gallon range. Wear nitrile or vinyl (not latex) gloves or your fingers/hands will be de-greased, as well! Good luck.
1625329
I think you can, but I won't clean as well as the headlight cleaner. It's just glass cleaner with rain repellant.
1850078
Bugs cannot be wiped off dry, some moisture needs to be involved. For light bug accumulations I sometimes use a wet cloth but for the usual heavy mess of splats it's about as fast and probably less messy to just wash the car.
481281
I am thinking you need to scrape it off the glass with a razor. Then soak and wash the window with an ammonia based liquid. Good Luck. It should all come off. You should wear a mask while scraping and vacuuming up the paint off the window.
1528199
Like you I found it useless to peel this terrible product off. I tried everything I knew that would not damage the paint. None of it worked. The only thing I found that worked was to take my car to the carwash and pressure-wash it off. Even then it was a long process, because I had to do it a number of times. If your car has any stripes or decals in the area near where you have to use the water be very careful because you can peel those decals off when doing this.
1187260
you have to use something like tweezers to open it and then pull it out. That's why I broke the little arms trying to get it out when cleaning my car
2064520
Wash car and get dirt and junk off, let dry and then Yes, use polish to remove before applying opticoat, I have done 3 cars previously but take time.
649035
BMW dealer removes it every time they wash my car. I was advised to remove it. Haven't done it yet
651144
Theraputty is silicon-based. Try using WD-40 for removal. Materials- Dull knife or metal spoon- WD-40® (car part lubricant)- Liquid dishwashing detergent- Cotton balls- Rubbing alcohol- Soft cloth or sponge Procedure"Scrape off excess putty with a dull-edged knife or metal spoon. Spray with WD-40 and let stand a few minutes. Scrape excess putty with dull-edge knife or metal spoon. Respray with WD-40 and wipe off stain with cotton balls. If any stain remains, saturate a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol, blot the stain and rinse. Wipe any remaining residue or remaining stain with a damp sponge or cloth moistened with liquid dishwashing detergent." Theraputty is silicon-based. Try using WD-40 for removal. Materials- Dull knife or metal spoon- WD-40® (car part lubricant)- Liquid dishwashing detergent- Cotton balls- Rubbing alcohol- Soft cloth or sponge Procedure"Scrape off excess putty with a dull-edged knife or metal spoon. Spray with WD-40 and let stand a few minutes. Scrape excess putty with dull-edge knife or metal spoon. Respray with WD-40 and wipe off stain with cotton balls. If any stain remains, saturate a cotton ball with... » Read More Theraputty is silicon-based. Try using WD-40 for removal. Materials- Dull knife or metal spoon- WD-40® (car part lubricant)- Liquid dishwashing detergent- Cotton balls- Rubbing alcohol- Soft cloth or sponge Procedure"Scrape off excess putty with a dull-edged knife or metal spoon. Spray with WD-40 and let stand a few minutes. Scrape excess putty with dull-edge knife or metal spoon. Respray with WD-40 and wipe off stain with cotton balls. If any stain remains, saturate a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol, blot the stain and rinse. Wipe any remaining residue or remaining stain with a damp sponge or cloth moistened with liquid dishwashing detergent." « Show Less
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I am thinking you need to scrape it off the glass with a razor. Then soak and wash the window with an ammonia based liquid.Good Luck. It should all come off. You should wear a mask while scraping and vacuuming up the paint off the window.
1500130
Try using a gas powered lawn and garden leaf blower to remove the water from the surface of your car. I use this every time I wash my car and it is spotless and show room perfect. A high powered leaf blower works perfectly. Try it. It is the fastest way to dry your car. I have no fine scratches from towels.
427798
It can be removed simply by pulling if off. But the hard part is cleaning off the material that holds it in place. You can buy a cleaner that is used to clean bug & tar remover. It takes awhile to get it off but it can be done. I had to remove some of this material from a vehicle but take your time and it will come off. Hope this helps in this task.
226340
You just bought the best bug off spray, before you wash your car shake bottle several minutes to mix any settled mixture, spray area covered in bugs, front bumper, hood, and backs of mirrors and even windshields let set for about five minutes wash car with a soapy sponge and rinse, do windshield first as to not let spray stand to long on glass, could cause hazing, you will be surprised how easy the bugs and bug guts comes off doesn't remove wax and will not harm clear coat I use it on my Corvettes, and caddies, and work cars just bought 2 more bottles for summer
2041339
Use dish soap, that sort of soap is formulated to break up fats/oils/grease/waxes and can be used to strip waxes from cars; should be effective doing the same on your carpet!
2115182
Get a can of 3M Adhesive Remover, it is the only thing safe to use to remove adhesive from automotive paint and plastics. It comes in a quart can as a liquid or in an aerosol spray can.
690308
Unplug it. Turn up side down. Lightly tap corners against hard surface. Spray it with "Electronic compressed-gas". I do this all the time to clean it. If that still doesn't work. You can pop off the key(s) that are blocking the particles, carefully. It will pop back in place.... I hope this helps. Mahalo
950351
I have used this product for several years. Follow instructions to the letter. I used a good quality car wash liquid soap you can obtain at any car store or Walmart. Though it may not have gotten all the original wax off the car, I can say that wS all I used and the shine and feel of the paint on my 2008 car still passes as factory new.