Rain-X620107 Bug and Tar Defense Pre-Wash Gel, 16 fl. oz, 1 Pack

Had a car badge that I removed and had left some residual residue left over that just would not come off. Tried several different, very reliable methods and I just could not get all of it off. Sprayed this stuff on and left it on for about 8 mins and power washed it away, residue completely gone. Will definitely be keeping this stuff around for as long as it's available.

They recently put down oil and stone on our neighborhood streets and I ended up with a big smear of it on a body panel. 4 days later I sprayed this on, waited a minute and it wiped right off! This spray was easy to use and worked great getting tar off. Super impressed and it saved me a bunch of cash because I was otherwise going to take my car to a detailer.

Unfortunately, I did spray it directly on, on my motorcycle's plastic windscreen and the front painted plastic cowling and headlight where the bug mung gathers, which the directions SAID I was supposed to do. Says it's fine for painted surfaces, yada yada yada, and to leave it sit for a minute before starting to wipe it off. BAD ADVICE.The problem? Ok, it says DO NOT get it on any rubber (because it will eat into it and destroy it). But it's actually more like fine print, not in BOLD TEXT, so that little tidbit of info is easy to miss because of this. Really REALLY stupid, since there's so much rubber and rubber coated stuff on our vehicles these days.So, first problem: my windscreen has a rubber strip along the bottom, so it's almost impossible to spray it on the windscreen but somehow not get any on that rubber, let alone let it soak for a minute without it dripping down onto it. But I was careful, only sprayed it on lightly, and kept wiping off the drips running down the screen to keep it from the rubber. USE A MICROFIBER CLOTH, by the way! Especially on plastic or paint!The far worse problem is that I sprayed it on that painted cowling. My front fender is also painted plastic and the stuff I sprayed on the cowling dripped onto that fender. Unconcerned about that because they tell us it's fine, I took my time with the cloth, got all the bug goo off the screen and cowling, and THEN I got to the drips on the fender. Which had somehow sorta burned into the paint, and it's now a bit discolored where that drip streak was sitting for 15 minutes. Furious? Yes. Yes, I am FURIOUS!So, what I discovered from all this is that it's ABSOLUTELY unnecessary to spray it on, let alone to leave it soak for a minute. Let alone that IT'S THE LAST FRIGGIN THING YOU SHOULD DO IN THE FIRST PLACE!Spray it right onto your microfiber cloth and none of this will happen to you. You don't even need to use very much, and it cleans all the crud off just fine this way, period. And I was surprised to find out that it just rinses right out of the cloth, along with the crud, so it's ready to go the next time I use it. I figured I'd have to throw the cloth out. I mean, it's RAIN-X. But I'm glad that it does wash right out.They owe me a new damned fender though. The massive incompetence that these instructions do not make these things VERY CLEAR is negligent in the extreme. 😡

I got tar all over the side of my truck while driving home from vacation.There are many tar removers out there, from $3 to $50 for the same size of bottle. I wanted something that worked and didn't break the bank doing it...this stuff did the trick. Sprayed on, let sit for a couple of minutes, then wiped off with a microfiber. Done, no hassle, no BS, no major scrubbing. It is a gel that doesn't run a lot, which is a plus.

When I took off the student driver sign, it left a gooey residue. This product worked really well.

This cleaner works on fresh deposits but if they have been on the surface for a long time it’s not so good. I had pollen and tree sap that had been on the surface for several months and this cleaner just wouldn’t touch it.

Hard to find in the stores. A bit pricey too. Use it once a year. Don't park on grass that you want to keep.

Works well on tar.

This product works great on bugs. I usually spray it on and let it almost dry and then spray another coat on top and give it a scrub with a medium soft scrub brush. I use it on my truck chrome grill and bumper as well as on my motorcycle fairing.