# Road construction paint!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-construction-paint/33583>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 18, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-construction-paint/33583 "2009-07-18T12:11:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![dumbcluck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@dumbcluck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dumbcluck)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-construction-paint/33583/1 "2009-07-18T12:11:33Z")

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Its the season of road construction- everywhere the new lanes are being painted  
  
  
  
 how do you remove the paint that has splattered on the side of the car from the wheels driving on it without destroying the car paint and finish? any idea what remover works safely? (

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-construction-paint/33583/2 "2009-07-18T12:36:24Z")

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I’ve used bug & tar remover successfully. It’s available almost anywhere including WalMart.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-construction-paint/33583/3 "2009-07-18T12:42:52Z")

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Turtle Wax markets two types of Bug & Tar Remover.  
One is a combination of wax and bug/tar remover, and this product comes in a spray bottle.  
The other version comes in a can with a dispenser cap, and does not contain wax.  
The latter product is far more effective, and I recommend it strongly.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-construction-paint/33583/4 "2009-07-18T13:20:30Z")

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Thanks fot the add-on. I didn’t even know they sold a spray bottle version.

I use the second version, which I suspect to be an extremely fine abrasive in a suspension. My can is so many years old I can’t remember when I originally bought it. It’s probably outlasted the company that owned the store that I bought it from.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-construction-paint/33583/5 "2009-07-18T13:24:09Z")

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Ditto.  
My can of TW Bug & Tar Remover is at least 20 years old!