Tar on car

[Riley P]

Anyone have experience removing tar from their paint? I have ten or so 4" spots of tar in front of the rear tires. The city was filling cracks in the road with tar and covering the lines with sand without any wet tar signs or signs that work was going on! All I can say to them is good job! Way to keep up on the sub-par work of informing the public of what is going on!

I heard WD-40 works, but have never used it. Bug and tar removers mostly just smear it.

 

[dbakke]

Just grab a can of spray paint which is close to the same colour.....yea thats it give it a try.....

 

[Riley P]

Do you have any black paint? That would match my car good enough. Hopefully the tar wouldn't bleed through. That would look like crap.

 

[HLN A55]

Diesel fuel works...

 

[taylorsk8]

If you remind me I have some Bio-Degreaser that highways tested on cleaning emulsion (basically oil) off of equipment. I use it to clean grease off my hands after working in the shop. I'd bet it would work beautifully.

T

 

[Rowarrior]

If you remind me I have some Bio-Degreaser that highways tested on cleaning emulsion (basically oil) off of equipment. I use it to clean grease off my hands after working in the shop. I'd bet it would work beautifully.

T

Can I have some too??

 

[Riley P]

If you remind me I have some Bio-Degreaser that highways tested on cleaning emulsion (basically oil) off of equipment. I use it to clean grease off my hands after working in the shop. I'd bet it would work beautifully.

T

As long as it doesn't clean the tar, clear coat, paint, off the car.

 

[vt65]

Varsol or Turpentine will work fine, won't hurt the paint but will soften up and remove the tar no problem.... just give a good wash with warm soapy water after to remove the residue left from the Varsol

 

[OBSESHON Mark]

I had the same thing happen with my 09 Malibu.
What a mess.
I went to my friends detail shop for some advise on how to remove the tar and he did it for me.

He poured gasoline on a cloth and wiped it off.
It took about a minute each side.

 

[Semis57]

I have used WD 40 with good effect. I spray it on the problem area and wipe off the offending tar.

Any petroleum based solvent will likely work as indicated in the previous posts, but have a pail of soapy water nearby to wash off the residue quickly.

 

[Riley P]

Awesome. Thanks everyone. I'll get that tar off as soon as the weather cooperates.

 

[wantboost]

Stoners Tarminator

 

[Riley P]

HA! I'll have to give that a try the next time I get tarred.

 

[Woodstock Car Guy]

HA! I'll have to give that a try the next time I get tarred.

... or perhaps the next you get stoned ...

 

[Riley P]

Keeps the tar off the car and out of the lungs?

 

[Masondood]

I know a guy takes the tree sap and tar off his car with methyl hydrate. I've seen him use it and it seems to really work. I use it if someone leaves a ring from a wet glass on furniture. It removes the ring and won't harm the finish.

 

[Riley P]

Methyl hydrate? Is there a common name for it? Where would we find it? Does it harm a waxed finish?

 

[FordPrefect]

You can buy it at bad old Canadian Tire.

Methyl Hydrate | Canadian Tire

 

[Riley P]

Ah! Haha! That is it's common name.. Reading up on the link, I would be concerned about it taking off the wax as it's an alcohol/solvent. I should test it on my friends car first.

I used WD-40 on my Jimmy to get rid of a whole bunch of tar on the side. It worked really well and left a nice shine!...that got immediately washed off.

 

[ve2yzb]

Diesel fuel works...

:agree: Yup this works great and it won't hurt your paint....