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09-15-2009, 05:20 PM | #1 |
Drove in tar!
Today ,I drove down a narrow road and drove right though freshly layed tar. Does anyone know how to remove tar from the paint?
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09-15-2009, 05:28 PM | #2 |
Gas is what i've used on several different vehicles. Though there is probably a more "professional" producat.
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09-15-2009, 05:51 PM | #3 | |
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They make Bug and Tar removing liquid.
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09-15-2009, 05:52 PM | #4 |
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^ what she said. Plus, a good clay bar workout will take care of whatever's left. I'd try to avoid gas or other solvents that'll eat through your clearcoat, unless nothing else works.
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09-15-2009, 06:01 PM | #5 |
hey, the faster your scrub with gas, the better off you'll be lol
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09-15-2009, 06:10 PM | #6 |
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lol or y'all could pick it off with your fingernails! It works to an extent, I guess.
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09-15-2009, 07:03 PM | #7 | |
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Spray it on, let it sit a while, spray once more, then gently remove with soft cloth that has WD-40 sprayed on it, followed by a good soapy washing! It's always worked great for me. |
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09-18-2009, 04:48 PM | #8 |
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baby oil will do it, skin or metal
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09-19-2009, 04:15 AM | #9 |
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09-19-2009, 10:00 AM | #10 |
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there are different qualities of bug & tar remover . the good name brand stuff really does work much better than the cheap stuff...I've been known tho use the miraculous product WD-40 myself if you don't own any you should.
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09-19-2009, 07:32 PM | #11 |
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Make the city it happened in pay for it and get it professionally done. They should NOT have reopened a road that was slinging tar.
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09-19-2009, 08:25 PM | #12 | |
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just a fyi... be nice when you talk to them. dpw workers HATE people who drive through their the tar and then complain about it. sometimes it is unreasonable to keep a road closed or dry to the touch but not to a couple thousand pound car. if you're nice to them they'll take care of you and your car (i've spent literally all day one 1 suv before)
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09-22-2009, 12:01 AM | #14 |
Who do you call exactly to have something like this taken care of?
And is there someone to call if I run into a big pothole that damaged my suspension/allignment/tire? Seriously.. |
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09-22-2009, 12:50 AM | #15 |
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WD-40 it works
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09-22-2009, 01:23 AM | #16 |
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Theres a product called goo gone or goo be gone something like that. Works pretty well. Be sure when you are done to polish and wax the area. It will strip off any and all wax.
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09-22-2009, 11:16 AM | #17 |
I just called the State Highway, they said to stop by and someone will come out and wash the tar off my car, so I did, I don't know what they used but it worked pretty good and fast(probably WD-40). Don't know about pot holes and things like that, but they were nice about cleaning the tar off. I then washed it again real good and put a coat of wax on also.
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09-23-2009, 07:53 AM | #18 |
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Nice - I just did this a few days ago as well. They had a "wet" highway open.
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