nail polish remover on car paint....
 

ok let me get straight to the point how bad is it to use nail polish remover to remove tree sap and what not....will it eat thru the clear since it contains acetone. long story short i used some on my rear bumper today doesnt look like it did damange but what should i expect i did was it off and wax the area a couple time wit polish and paste wax...any ideas?:(

As long as you see no damage and you washed it off and polished it, it should be fine.

Where did you come up with this idea!?

They make stuff to remove tree sap that might make you worry a little less.

What stuff do they make to get ride of tree sap, my car is loaded with it.

google. is your friend

goo gone

I would just use dish soap, or goo gone. I had a hell of a time getting egg off my paint because it was sitting at a guys house getting worked on and got egged to hell on Halloween and i only knew about it like 2 days after he got home from vacation so the damage was already done.

rarely ever would I use google to search something like that

your right google sucks, I don't even know why i suggested it

I went out an used goof off that my girl friend had.

Than while I was using it I reallized that I had some wax and grease remover still, and its almost the same thing.

Anywho, all the sap is gone now, thanks, Ive been driving around for months with it all over the car, and it looked like birds were always ****ting on my car.

I kept thinking I need a clay bar, but to busy to go out and spend 20 bucks on it.

once you get you vehicles free of sap, tar or what ever else you come across look into fire glaze, **** protects from that and other things like bologna, eggs bird **** and other paint damaging ****.

wax and grease remover, plastic razor blade...rubbing compound BOOM!!! done

as long as a little nail polish remove isn't damaging I'm good :)

Nail polish remover and steel wool are your friend. I occasionally use aircraft remover for the really tough stuff like bird droppings. Having a good, sharp knife or flathead screw driver handy can be helpful as well

^^ there is always one ****head.

I would try wd40. It is mostly fish oil and great for removing stuff like that.

like dissolves like. figure it out and you're golden.

you can use nearly any OTC solvent, paint thinner, wd-40, etc. Just have to make sure not to leave it on long, or leave residue. Goo Gone etc is solvent based. same with tar/bug remover.