SharanTDICarat Posted January 15, 2006 Report Posted January 15, 2006 Any one have any good tips on removing tar spots from paint work. I seem to have quite alot on the door lowers, dispite having mudflaps.I have tried colour restore polish but it only seem to be lifting the very small stuff.Failing that I'll have to book it in for a full valet.CheersTAM Quote
Guest MATT Posted January 15, 2006 Report Posted January 15, 2006 a while ago, my wife managed to get a spaltering of paint down one side. i went in a Vuaxhall garage, and they give me some stuff <free of charge> and that removed it, and it should remove tar <i think thats what it was meant for> so if your shop stanard tar remover doesnt do it, go and ask them MATT Quote
Guest MATT Posted January 15, 2006 Report Posted January 15, 2006 i think petrol could also do the job - not sure tho MATT Quote
seatkid Posted January 15, 2006 Report Posted January 15, 2006 Use a solvent based cleaner designed for Tar spot removal or use a clay bar e.g. Meguirs clay bar - both available from Halfords. Also it requires a little bit of elbow grease and patience! Dont forget to polish and wax over areas once you've finished..... Quote
galaxychap Posted January 15, 2006 Report Posted January 15, 2006 yup tar and glue remover is what you need available from any good motor parts retailer i.e halfords Quote
galaxychap Posted January 15, 2006 Report Posted January 15, 2006 oh and i would not go for petrol as its a bit to strong rub to hard and you will have no paint left Quote
Guest MATT Posted January 15, 2006 Report Posted January 15, 2006 where are you SharanTDICarat? still got that stuff in a bottle. MATT Quote
Bandito Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 I've always used WD-40 with no problems just because i've always got a can of it in the garage Quote
SharanTDICarat Posted January 16, 2006 Author Report Posted January 16, 2006 where are you SharanTDICarat? still got that stuff in a bottle. MATT I am at the south side of Glasgow. TAM Quote
Guest MATT Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 I am at the south side of Glasgow. ah - a tad too far away lol see if you can get some from your local garage, just explain your storey, like i did, and they might give you some of the "strong stuff" lol dont leave it on the paint work to long if you still want paint work to look at! MATT :lol: Quote
SharanTDICarat Posted January 18, 2006 Author Report Posted January 18, 2006 Thanks for the offer anyhow. Got speaking to a local painter/ bodywork guy & he gave me a bit of panel wipe to try, said that it should remove most of it.Thanks to everyone for all the sugestions.TAM Quote
familyman Posted January 18, 2006 Report Posted January 18, 2006 :) Try 3 in 1 oil gently rubbed into tar spots -leave to soften up tar spots -rub off GENTLY Quote
ninjakev Posted January 21, 2006 Report Posted January 21, 2006 Autoglym used to do a tar spot remover - don't know if they still do, but I use WD40 nowadays. And as for fly splats I use baby wipes. Quote
jaf1naf1 Posted January 23, 2006 Report Posted January 23, 2006 GIVE AUTOGLYM TAR SPOT REMOVER A GO I HAVE AND I HAVE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH IT.IT CAN BE PURCHASED FROM ANY CAR SHOP. :unsure: Quote
Guest vr6galaxy Posted January 23, 2006 Report Posted January 23, 2006 GIVE AUTOGLYM TAR SPOT REMOVER A GO I HAVE AND I HAVE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH IT.IT CAN BE PURCHASED FROM ANY CAR SHOP. :oWHOAH! it's late turn down the volume, some of the older members are asleephttp://www.freedomtrailriders.org/forums/style_emoticons/default/sleeping.gif and old http://www.freedomtrailriders.org/forums/style_emoticons/default/bowdown.gifJb80 needs his rest :unsure: bless his cotton socks, he does well for his age Quote
Masked Marauder Posted January 23, 2006 Report Posted January 23, 2006 Try a 9" angle grinder, that will get the tar off! Quote
Scorpiorefugee Posted January 23, 2006 Report Posted January 23, 2006 Try White spirits. It's cheap and dissolves most petroleum based goos. It's cheap and relatively harmless. Forget the hard rubbing. Dab a bit on, have a cup of tea. dab a bit more on and rub gently. Repeat until it's all gone or the pubs open. It's also good for removing those blasted barcode labels that get stuck on everything these days. Use the same approach. Ron Quote
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