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Emile

(43,288 posts) Sun Jul 13, 2025, 09:19 AM Jul 2025

Mayonnaise for bug and tar removal.

Has anyone ever tried it, I heard it works?

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Mayonnaise for bug and tar removal. (Original Post) Emile Jul 2025 OP

I saw and I forget which one...................... Lovie777 Jul 2025 #1

Way back over 50 years ago I worked at an interstate gas station rurallib Jul 2025 #2

I've used mayo to remove price stickers Marthe48 Jul 2025 #3

WD 40. Save the mayo for a sammich! Ziggysmom Jul 2025 #4

Works on gum too... Totally Tunsie Jul 2025 #5

Lovie777

(23,752 posts)

1. I saw and I forget which one......................

Reply to Emile (Original post)

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 09:28 AM

Jul 2025

Trauma: Life in the ER or Untold Stories of the E.R.............

where a construction worker somehow hand got encase in tar and they took him to a small medical emergency facility where the doctor(s) figured out that mayonnaise really does work.

As to bugs????????? I don't know.

rurallib

(64,836 posts)

2. Way back over 50 years ago I worked at an interstate gas station

Reply to Emile (Original post)

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 12:09 PM

Jul 2025

That was in the days of pump jockeys.

We used to use a mix of glycerin and dish soap to remove bugs from windshields. We didn't have time to screw around scraping them off so the glycerin really helped.

Marthe48

(23,458 posts)

3. I've used mayo to remove price stickers

Reply to Emile (Original post)

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 12:15 PM

Jul 2025

and water marks on finished wood.

I've switched to olive oil for the stickers. If I use mayo on wood, it is more effective if the stains are fresh.

If you try it on your car, do a test in a hidden area. People used to egg cars as a prank and ruin the finish.

Ziggysmom

(4,158 posts)

4. WD 40. Save the mayo for a sammich!

Reply to Emile (Original post)

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 10:41 PM

Jul 2025

Totally Tunsie

(12,028 posts)

5. Works on gum too...

Reply to Emile (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 11:30 PM

Jul 2025

especially in hair!

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