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Jan 30, 2005 3:54:52 PM

stewart997: Newbie; Loc: England; Posts: 32, Gallery; Registered on: Jan 17, 2005

Removing Tar!

Believe it or not its taken 2 weeks since I took delivery of my car for me to find time to clean it!

I noticed there were a lot of tar specks over the rear wing and wheel arches which I managed to remove with some autoglym polish. However neither this nor T-Cut were able to shift them off of the protective covering over the front of both wheel arches. Does anyone have some advice on a product that can take these off of the plastic?

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Jan 30, 2005 4:00:57 PM

Rich C (UK): Veteran; Loc: Mortimer, UK; Posts: 1098, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 11, 2004; Reply to: stewart997

Re: Removing Tar!

I've used specif Tar Remover - easily obtainable from Halfords or the like to shift the really stubborn stuff with no damage to anything underneath

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Jan 30, 2005 7:16:14 PM

Leong: Co-Pilot; Loc: Auckland, NZ; Posts: 284, Gallery; Registered on: Dec 24, 2004; Reply to: stewart997

Re: Removing Tar!

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stewart997 said:
Believe it or not its taken 2 weeks since I took delivery of my car for me to find time to clean it!

Too busy driving it?? I thought it was winter there... so how come the tar spots? Sorry I'm not much help - always managed to get tar off with pre-wax cleaner ( Mothers ) but haven't used it on those plastic films yet! Autumn when my car arrives, so hopefully won't get tar on it!

Leong

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Jan 30, 2005 11:27:49 PM

Texsun: Newbie; Loc: City of Angels; Posts: 32, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 1, 2003; Reply to: Leong

Re: Removing Tar!

I managed to drive through some freshly laid tar once when they were resurficing our street. I used mineral spirits on the stains with good success. Key is to saturate the stains with a soaked rag and don't be afraid to scrape a bit (with a blunt and protected edge of course!).

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Jan 30, 2005 11:57:52 PM

SrfCity: Expert; Loc: Orange County, CA; Posts: 1339, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 21, 2004; Reply to: Texsun

Re: Removing Tar!

Gas/petrol on a rag will take it off quick.

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Jan 31, 2005 2:58:20 PM

69bossnine: Rennteam Pro; Loc: FL, USA , United States; Posts: 2028, Gallery; Registered on: Jan 27, 2005; Reply to: SrfCity

Re: Removing Tar!

There's a citrus-oil-based product available at Office Depot or Office Max or Walmart (etc.etc.etc....) called "Goo-be-Gone" that does the trick on tar and tree sap and other nasty drips and splatters, and it's totally safe on all surfaces. It has a slick oily constistancy, so it does not cause an abbrasive situation.

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Jan 31, 2005 8:38:01 PM

W8MM: Rennteam Master; Loc: Cincinnati, OH , United States; Posts: 3993, Gallery; Registered on: Aug 8, 2003; Reply to: 69bossnine

Re: Removing Tar!

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69bossnine said:
... a citrus-oil-based product ...

That works well.

At the beach, we use sun-tan oil to remove tar globs from our kids with much success. Maybe works on Porsches, too?

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