How To Remove Tar From Paint

[Danube]

Nick,

So the MF towel that you used now has a bunch of melted tar. Does that ruin the MF towel or does it come out clean after washing it?

I doubt it can be saved and used in the future ..

[CEE DOG]

Excellent work Nick

I doubt it can be saved and used in the future ..

I have a mf chenille wash mitt I use to wash when washing the Tar X off.
Like this: Review: CarPro Tar X

[Danube]

Nick,

So the MF towel that you used now has a bunch of melted tar. Does that ruin the MF towel or does it come out clean after washing it?

Excellent work Nick



I have a mf chenille wash mitt I use to wash when washing the Tar X off.
Like this: Review: CarPro Tar X

Thanks, I meant the MF used for tar removal is not to be used for wax/polish removal afterwards...

[Nick McKees37]

Nick,

Will DP Cleanse-All remove tar?

DP Cleanse-All isn't solvent-based, so it won't be as effective at removing tar. Cleanse-All, however, makes an excellent bug remover.

If you use a microfiber towel to wipe the tar, is it still reusable after? Can the tar even be cleaned off the towel?

The microfiber towel used for this demonstration has now been demoted to my tar removal towel.

The tar appears real fresh. My concern is how would this product work on tar that has been sitting on a vehicle for a while? Most degreasers will work well on fresh tar (within a week or two). For tar which has been resident for weeks or months, I found 3M General Purpose Adhesive to work well. Even Tarminator has a tough time with tar which has been neglected on a vehicle. Just my observations.

If the tar has been sitting on the vehicle for an extended period of time (ie: months) you might have to resort to something much stronger, like 3M Adhesive Remover and/or an aggressive clay bar. In a perfect world, you would remove the tar immediately, as I did, and Tar X makes it effortless to do so without restoring to multiple steps or harsh cleaners.

[WRAPT C5Z06]

DP Cleanse-All isn't solvent-based, so it won't be as effective at removing tar. Cleanse-All, however, makes an excellent bug remover.

Thanks, bud.

[mario23_15]

My girlfriend's Fiesta has a bit of tar on it so I'm going to have to get some for this and iron x on the next order.

[FlawlessJ]

The tar appears real fresh. My concern is how would this product work on tar that has been sitting on a vehicle for a while? Most degreasers will work well on fresh tar (within a week or two). For tar which has been resident for weeks or months, I found 3M General Purpose Adhesive to work well. Even Tarminator has a tough time with tar which has been neglected on a vehicle. Just my observations.

I have used it on my car where I had tar that nothing would remove since I had it and tar x although didn't remove all of it it helped out a ton!

[matryx]

Is there any other products I can pick up at the store to remove some tar that hasn't been clean for months here in Canada?

[CWallace]

Is there any other products I can pick up at the store to remove some tar that hasn't been clean for months here in Canada?

adhesive remover works.... not goo gone or anything off the shelf, but actual adhesive remover from the auto parts or paint store..