Will Bologna Peel The Paint Off Your Car? 

That story probably comes from the days before modern clear coat. Cars used to just be paint and wax, and now they have a hard clearcoat on them to help protect the paint.

I can only imagine the excitement Tyler had all day waiting till night to throw bologna on his car

I worked in tire shops for years. A car once came in that had been bologna'd. It did not strip the paint, but it did fade it some in the spots where the slices had been.

As the owner of a white Honda, I can tell you they've made a paint that can withstand virtually anything including bug guts, egg, tree sap, and coffee, but flakes off in the wind because they couldn't get it to bond to the primer correctly. Fortunately they issued a TSB and covered my roof repaint so I wasn't out $1700

I've always heard it's bologna with mustard not just bologna. Supposedly the acids in the mustard ate the paint and the bologna kept the mustard in place. Never mad enough at a car to try it though.

Tyler is so happy all the time, even when he's been lied to about baloney...

I had a 1973 Nova and learned the hard way about DOT 3 brake fluid: I set the container on the fender for under a minute. It left a wet ring, and when I wiped it off, the paint came with it. Good to see how much better today’s paint jobs are.

Tyler: *buying shaving cream* Cashier: don't do it! Tyler: don't worry it's not for my face

If you're serious about messing up the paint on a car, spray EZ Off oven cleaner on the car. It don't take long to eat the paint off.

Our high school rumor was condiments like ranch dressing, mustard or ketchup would work, as long as it was sunny enough and the condiment was acidic. I never knew anyone who actually tried this, but the idea was you could draw on a teacher's car in the morning, and it would sit in the sun all day, then when they finally made it to a car wash, it would take the paint off. Try some other substances and put the car in the sun!

Tyler essentially made bologna jerky!! 🤣

Might do damage to old single stage enamel paint.

We all know what Tyler was going to draw

I heard this when I was younger also (in the ''70s). Older cars were often painted with laquear, which isn't as durable as modern clear coats. From what I remember, you also needed to use mustard. It's likely the bologna and mustard had different chemicals in them back then too.

Maybe these work better on single-stage paint? Like what they used on older cars pre 1980

Missed the perfect opportunity. *peels the slice off the car* "That didn't do anything! This myth is just bologna"

This is the science we need!

I remember someone telling me that if you peeled apart oreos and put the creme side onto a car it would ruin the paint over time. I also heard that pouring a bowl of cheerios and milk onto a car's finish and leaving it there for several days would destroy it. These are probably both falsehoods.

dude I literally cried laughing when you slapped the bologna onto the car. sooooo satisfying and exactly what I would have done

More proof that you really do love those car lol I was walking a few months ago and noticed what I thought was an advertisement on everyone’s cars (windshield) but it ended up being a piece of cheese 🤷‍♂️ at least would go well with some bologna. For real though I’ve only heard of egg being best for paint destruction

The new clear coat is the winner in this one:) I had a 57 Ford and brake fluid 100% would take the paint off, left fender did not look good after that spill. Thank you Tyler, just love the weird vids you make;)

Eggs also “so I have heard” will damage the paint. This needs testing! 😊

I’m from MN and I remember something nasty to do (no I never did it) was to “egg” someone’s car. The idea was to do this during winter. I guess supposedly the raw egg would damage the paint

Next up, “is it safe to piss in your gas tank”?

Cut letters out of the Bologne and the put on the back windshield. The theory is that when the meat heats up the oil seeps in between the multilayered safety glass and stain the plastic layers. As to the paint, maybe MEK? another great vid, dude

Me: "This might be his weirdest video idea yet" Also me: *clicks rapidly*

If I remember right you are suppose to put mustard on the bologna. Then mustard side down in the sun. The chemical reaction between the two should hurt the pant

Brake fluid does strip paint but it does take alot of time. Works really well on enamel and lacquer paints.

The thing with the Bologna is it is put on a car that has been sitting in the sun and is hot and it leaves faded circles on the paint where it was placed. It may not have the same affect on a newer car as it does on older cars because of the differences in the chemical makeup of the newer paint jobs on cars.

If you look at around the 4:39 mark you can see the Bologna did do something. You see it again at the 7:16 mark & pretty much through the end. Every time he steps out of the way of the light hitting it you can see circles...lol. So it did something.

When you have a paint job it’s usually multiple layers sealed with multiple layers of clear coat . There is also paint jobs that are single stage meaning no clear coat after the paint. That was common when this happened

The bologna thing was meant to be put on old cars that were made from steel, not on a fiberglass or plastic whatever todays cars are made of.

Brake fluid will strip paint if left on long enough. Just a few days will do it. I bought a car without realizing it had a brake fluid leak at the master cylinder that kept the frame wet. It not only removed the paint, the frame rusted from exposure to the elements unpainted. I have used it to remove paint from some plastics before repainting, like motorcycle fairings.

I've seen it as a kid. The combo of the way bologna was made in the 70s and 80s and the paint wasn't like it is now.. and my ex used brake fluid to remove Testers paint from his models

Considering this rumor is at least 50 years old, it was fun to watch on what may be a newer car/paint/clear protectant,sealer. I remember hearing this but do not know anyone who ever admitted doing it.

A lot of these myths came from the days of single stage paint, but as far as I know, the only ones that actually etch the paint are brake fluid and eggs.

When they say they ruin the paint i think it just causes a bit of discoloration like the fluid did, i've heard this also happens with bird poop if you leave it for days on your car

Maybe try this again next year during the summer in the scorching heat and leave it on there during peak sun hours. I would like to see what the difference is!

Bologna peeling paint off a car is just that, Bologna!!!

I think myth-busting is this channel's future.

He was so going to draw a PP😂

@1:00 - I predict something *will* happen, because I know bologna can have preservatives in there such as nitrates. Maybe that has something to do with it. I'm not familiar with car paint or how it's made but I know nitrates can react with a lot of things, especially in the presence of heat.

When I was a kid I remember having this toy gun that would shoot random stuff and I for some reason decided to put a flour and water mix in it. The next day I noticed that I had got some on my sisters car and when I removed it the paint came off.

Idk why. But Tyler sends like he would own a grey Taco. The sedan was surprising.

I guess you could say that myth... Was a load of bologna....

Hey tyler i think it would be a cool idea to covered your ehole car roof in break fluid to see how that color really changes. It looks brighter and cleaner like it cleaner a spot.

Tyler shaving cream is actually good for defogging your windshield I used it a lot in my old s10, works wonders

When I lived in Las Vegas my apartment neighbors got in a huge, outrageous fight. The next morning I came down to leave for work and there was ketchup all over my neighbors car, who’s parking spot was also next to mine. They wrote “cheater”, etc. and just splattered it everywhere and some got on my car via collateral damage. It was 109 degrees. It took me YEARS to get the splatters off my car. I scrubbed and scrubbed and assumed it was in the paint. What ended up taking it off was salt from the road from moving to the northeast. Ketchup is no joke.

I've heard that raw egg will eat the finish off a car but not the paint

What in this world is this video! Love you tyler! Your awesome man!

Genuinely amazed no birds, squirrels, raccoons, opossums or ANYHING ate that bologna while it sat all night and day...

Old enamel paint had not clear coat so maybe that's why. And the brake fluid I remember being bad for paint is the thick red colored brake fluid

If the brake fluid is spilled onto a scratched surface it will eat under the paint and lift it. If just left on the top of the paint it will take a long time to eat through it.

I've heard this before too. Turns out it's all bologna.

I got my caliper replaced a while back and they got break fluid on the rim, my rims are chrome and the break fluid destroyed the clear coat on them. That stuff is nasty

I remembered hearing that if you suck on the end of a jolly rancher and stick it to the window or windshield of a car and let it set awhile, when they try to pull it off it'll crack/break the glass...

A little more difficult thing to test, i heard bird poop should not be left on a car too long in the sun because of acids in it and heat. also brake fluid does ruin paint and plastics, it might have changed slightly to reduce/minimize damage but i've had it eat paint and badly discolor plastics.

I was convinced that Tyler would pronounce bologna wrong

DOT4 will eat up paint for sure. In a day I don’t think so but prolonged periods of exposure I know it does for sure. Had to repaint my master cylinder on my Harley because of it leaking slowly. DOT4 just stripped it.

My dad was a huge stickler about using and playing with silly string. Especially around his car he would always express that I would peel off the paint if we would have sprayed it

I love how taking the bologna casing off was a variable 😂😂

Heard this too also supposedly eggs if you don't wash it out for a couple days only thing I know tree sap also does that discoloration if it's on the paint for awhile

This reminded me of that one Invader Zim episode where bologna burned his skin.

Had a bottle of brake fluid leak in the bed of my truck and I can assure you it WILL bubble up paint.

Have seen that happen with Blood, years ago. Car needed total respray.

DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL TAKE THE THE PAINT OFF THE TOP OF A CAR, BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHAT WILL DENT IT.

Technically you're checking if it will damage clearcoat.

Brake fluid works best on dark coloured cars

I once put a piece of bologna on my friends car and the next day only his wheels remained.

So close, Tyler!! The bologna and the freeze dryer are in the same frame, but now we need to put them together. Please. 🙏🏻 All I'm asking for is freeze dried deli meats and hot dogs. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Wet jolly ranchers on the windows causes the widows to break if you let them dry on there

I've always been told this too! Lol. I'm so excited and curious to see what happens. Lol ❤

Back in the day cars didnt have clearcoat or if so only a layer or 2 max so the oils in the bolgna would pull the paint up or bubble it

When I was in high school I drove an 03 f150 and had the brilliant idea of seeing if I could fry and egg on the top. That shit ate right through the paint. I remember my old man telling me what a dumbass I was as if it was common knowledge that egg whites will strip paint.

Dress shirt = shop towel in Tyler's world.😂

We always thought it would just leave a messed up white mark that would require a new wax job. Halloween tricks

The rumor was mustard under the bologna in my day at the start of a hot day...

As a kid, I always heard if you put pineapple juice on the windshield and left it out in the sun, it would shatter the glass. Never tried it. Always thought it was BS.

I always heard that yogurt pealed paint. I think we need a part 2 with yogurt and condiments

Bologna DOES eat the clearcoat and leave a faint whitish circle. U did everything right EXCEPT using thick bologna. Ive seen it done before and regular bologna was used. The car ive seen it used on was sitting in the sun all day so the cars body was warm to start, then peeled off the next day

I wanna see you test the jolly rancher and glass theory.

Back in the 60s and 70s it was eggs. Throw eggs at a car at night and the paint was ruined by morning when the egg dried. That's what we were told.

Well I learned something today, so there’s that 😂😂😂

Most ppl would grab a hood from junk yard. Tyler tries on his own car😂

0:22 I was always told if you put down hairspray then the baloney it would peel off the paint

The real prank you do with shaving cream is you put the can in the freezer for a week. Really freeze it up. Then, you open it with a can opener and place it in someone's car. It will fill the car when it thaws if you put several in there, and if it stays there for a day or so, it'll be impossible to clean up.

Hey Tyler do the same test but with oven cleaner and pb blaster and acetone

I heard eggs do that, but I've never heard Bologna did that

It's an old Choctaw myth.. dates way back. True story. Same for silly string as well haha.

Give that paint a month. The bologna will have a strange dirt-gathering quality, and the hydraulic fluid area will bubble and rust underneath. The shaving cream is just an easy way to clean up the bologna oils. We used to use a couple of globs of vaseline with a piece of rolled up tp and a raisin to emulate bird poo on the windshield, and Coca-Cola in a bottomless styrofoam cup glued to the bumper to corrode the chrome. It works, just don't expect immediate results from the bologna.

Good luck tyler

good ol paint thinner always does the trick🤙

I know if you put it on white lacquer paint you'll have purple polka dots in the morning but like others have said that's before clear coat

I heard that common paint remover will work if you use it on a freezing night while eating a bologna sandwich.

I remember hearing about doing during mid day during the heat of summer

I've never heard of any of these myths lol. I have however heard of eggs messing up paint.

I've heard that eggs can mess up your paint, but as other have said, this probably a myth from before clear coat.

You should do a 2.0 with tooth paste and eggs. I know for a fact eggs pull paint off because my truck got egged in the middle of the night and by mid afternoon the next day when i realized it they had already dried and chipped the paint off when we tried to clean it

This is some good bologna

Try doing it during the summer and see if anything changes.