tar

[cdh1125]

I got into some tar last night on my ride home from work. I got most of it off before heading to work this afternoon. Will get the rest tomorrow. I'm thinking the bug and tar remover will strip the wax from this area. Am I thinking correctly? What are the recommendations of the clean car nuts? Any will be appreciated

 

[2003KJ]

The bug and tar removers are designed to NOT take the wax off, however i've found that most of them don't work worth a crap.

If you've got the time to put a GOOD coat of wax on, you can't go too wrong with 87 octane. I used it recently on a buddy's truck to get tar off that had been sitting on for about 8 months. Some 87 octane on a paper towel (in a well ventilated area and away from open flame of course) and it came right off. Did a thorough wash and wax afterwards and it still looks great to this day (about 6 months later).

 

[jeepkj02]

The bug and tar removers are designed to NOT take the wax off, however i've found that most of them don't work worth a crap.

If you've got the time to put a GOOD coat of wax on, you can't go too wrong with 87 octane. I used it recently on a buddy's truck to get tar off that had been sitting on for about 8 months. Some 87 octane on a paper towel (in a well ventilated area and away from open flame of course) and it came right off. Did a thorough wash and wax afterwards and it still looks great to this day (about 6 months later).

I got some really bad tar spots on my Jeep also. Got a weird question...does that 87 octane have to be fresh. Drained some gas out of the snowblower from last season (about 1/4 gal), can I use that.

 

[BNJ-KJ]

wd-40 then a coat of wax works wonders to. That's what I use for the tough stuff. usually I just use the bug and tar spray and let it set for about 5 mins then wipe off.

 

[cdh1125]

Ok thanks guys. The bug and tar left some, I'm trying not to have to resort to gasoline or something of that nature. I guess will see how far the bug and tar and alot of elbow grease gets me tomorrow. I suppose I could put a quick coat of wax on the area affected just to be safe after I get it off.

Been trying to wait til spring to check out the clay bar everyone hears raves about and put a nice coat of wax on it.

 

[2003KJ]

One other thing I forgot to mention, which really seems to work wonders if you dont want to resort to gasoline......try armorall wipes. I dont mean the kind in the yellow container for the dash, i'm talking about the kind in the purple container that are used for cleaning the dash. Doesn't harm the paint/wax/clearcoat one bit and will take most of the tar and road guts right off.

 

[2003KJ]

I got some really bad tar spots on my Jeep also. Got a weird question...does that 87 octane have to be fresh. Drained some gas out of the snowblower from last season (about 1/4 gal), can I use that.

I used some that had been sitting in my gas container for about a year and it worked very well.......can get a nice buzz while you're at it...LOL (just kiddinig of course).

 

[67Customs]

I would use Crown Low Odor Mineral Spirits instead of gas or WD-40. Probably cheaper than gas now.lol Wax afterwards.