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Whats best for removing TAR!!!
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:21 pm
by craigieeb
Just been out washing the car as it was dirty as fek,
came to wash the sideskirts and door pods, and there caked in soft tar, which will just not budge, not evan with the megs i was using,
so anyone got any good tips/know any good product for removing it without causing any damage to the paint or the plastic?
fekin roadworks!!!
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:24 pm
by StuBeeDoo
Tar & glue remover. IIRC, Autoglym do one.
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:26 pm
by craigieeb
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:29 pm
by fuzzy
nitromors and a brillo pad.
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:39 pm
by StuBeeDoo
craigieeb wrote:that sort of stuff?
Aye, that'll do it. 
fuzzy wrote:nitromors and a brillo pad.
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:40 pm
by craigieeb
fuzzy wrote:nitromors and a brillo pad.
wonder if that would work on the bird shit on the carbon bonnet
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:39 pm
by e30den
fuzzy wrote:nitromors and a brillo pad.
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:19 pm
by BadDave
fuzzy wrote:nitromors and a brillo pad.
Just an off the wall thought
BTTTTTTTTTTTT
Have you ever seen what happens to tar when you spill diesel on it.
It goes rather soft very quickly
HMMMM
I wonder if that would work?
Tar removers normally contain petrol, so the logic is reasonably sound
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:37 am
by grantfk10
Petrol works pretty well.
I used it to remove wood-stain that had been accidentally over-sprayed on the cabby.
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:40 pm
by bilal-ali
try some turtlewax tar remover. does the job but make sure u polish the car after..as it leaves the paint kinda dull
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:15 pm
by paulmitchell1984
claybars work wonders on this, depending how thick it os depends on the harshness of clay needed, but petrol and elbow grease works just fine
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:21 pm
by Speedtouch
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:34 pm
by craigieeb
Managed to remove it with some megs and a shit load of elbow grease
this is how it looked after a good wash and before i removed the fekin tar..
http://s670.photobucket.com/albums/vv62 ... t=Tar2.jpg
http://s670.photobucket.com/albums/vv62 ... nt=Tar.jpg
forgot to get some of aftershots, but it just looks like it should
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:36 pm
by TheRu
I use the AutoGlym Tar Remover - Works a treat!
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:56 pm
by kevin316i
Be careful using petrol or strong solvents when removing tar. They will remove the tar a treat but may damage the paintwork. I use Autoglym tar remover and it works fine. Give the car a good wash and polish afterwards.
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:00 pm
by fuzzy
petrol or diesel will work fine and as it doesnt damage the paintwork at the filler cap it wont damage the paintwork anywhere else. unless you rub it to hard using something abrasive.
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:43 pm
by Frenchguy
WD40 works fine.
