Any good tips on tar removal

[turk1]

Went through some road works last week and thought nothing of it,then washed my car yesterday and the drivers side (arches) (side skirt) and the edge of the rear bumper is covered with tar,and i dont just mean spots, its like someone has painted it on. Any tips on what to use?

[X-UFO]

Halfords Bug and Tar remover. I've used this a few times and it works a treat. quite surprising how good it is.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...

[nsm3]

I find that when washing the car, apply some MER on a soaked cloth - this shifts it pretty well for me?

I did the same with my Ducati in the Pyrenees last Sept - the magnesium engine covers etc were plastered in tar, but the MER (plus some elbow grease unfortunately!) did the trick.

The good thing I find with MER is that as a polish rather than a remover, it doesn't leave you with a "flat spot" that need re-polishing after?

[BliarOut]

Margarine

[goldblum]

WD40.Seriously.

[Maersk]

Tardis.................. spray on, wash off. Autosmart product.

[PJI]

Autoglym tar remover

[Crease]

carb cleaner/brake cleaner.

spray on, watch it run down the bodywork, wipe off

followed by a claybar

done this to pretty much all my cars, with no problems

[turk1]

goldblum said:

WD40.Seriously.

I have read somewhere about WD40 and people do swear by it,I just did'nt fancy spaying it all over my painwork.

[nickfrog]

Tardis is the standard for tar removal.

[tracydeedance]

I use Valet Pro Citrus tar remover as a car valeter & detailer.

Hope this helps

Cliff.

[Steve Baker]

nickfrog said:

Tardis is the standard for tar removal.

+1

[Magic919]

Tardis for me too. Works a treat.

[goldblum]

turk1 said:

goldblum said:

WD40.Seriously.

I have read somewhere about WD40 and people do swear by it,I just did'nt fancy spaying it all over my painwork.

As ever,small area first.Spray it on,wipe off with soft kitchen roll 2 secs later.Repeat if necessary,then wash as normal.

I've used it on my windscreen to lift motorway crap off it..spilt diesel etc..works a charm.

[cayman-black]

White Spirit.

[turk1]

cayman-black said:

White Spirit.

Is that not bad for the paintwork?

[g7jhp]

PJI said:

Autoglym tar remover

+1

[Pugley]

+ 1 White spirit for sure.

Its the solvent in many car polishes and is also the solvent for tar.

It comes from same refinery process that produces, petrol, paraffin, diesel, oil, tar and apart from water is the most commonly used solvent on the planet (which is no coincidence as all of the solvents listed above, apart from water, will dissolve tar) Why dont they teach anyone this at school anymore?

Until the EU got its hands on the paint industry it was used in almost all household paints and varnishes. It seems low VOC's are going to save the planet, halt global warming and stop our winters being so hot!

[odyssey2200]

white spirit or petrol.
Small amount on a cloth and work on the tar until gone.
Then just wash the are off as normal.

[cayman-black]

Turk1 see other are now saying the same. I have two white cars and one in a light grey ,all show the slightest bit of tar, plus iam very fussy. White spirit on a soft clean cloth takes the tar off with no effort and no damage to paint what so ever.