How do you attack a car full of tar~

**rauljimenez** · 07-24-2010, 01:44 PM

How do you attack a car full of tar... other than claying hardcore??? is there anything that basically melts all the little tar dotss that u can see when u get close to the paint???

if I do a good claying, do I risk marring the paint if I compound with some tar spots or will compounding remove the tar in the process??

Thanks

**Finemess** · 07-24-2010, 01:51 PM

Kerosene will take it off.

**ScottB** · 07-24-2010, 01:54 PM

Stoners Tarminator .... perhaps P21S Total Wash as a presoak too ???

**rauljimenez** · 07-24-2010, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by Finemess

Kerosene will take it off.

Can I apply it to the whole car , let it sit for 2-3 minutes remove it then wax it without any damage to the paint??

**Old Tiger** · 07-24-2010, 02:18 PM

Megs Body Solvent works too.

**Finemess** · 07-24-2010, 02:33 PM

I've done small areas then washed and waxed. Dont know about a whole car.

Mike Phillips · 07-24-2010, 05:28 PM

What are you working on?

How bad is the tar? That is how much of the car does it cover?

Is this your car or a customer's car?

**Flash Gordon** · 07-24-2010, 06:11 PM

I would take a trip to your local DIY wash during non-peak hours. At that point I would saturate the infected areas with a product such as tarminator and let it dwell. I would then come back and saturate another time or two and then blast it down the drain. Try to avoid letting a product such as tarminator dwell on your rubber seals if at all possile

Hope this made sense to you and good luck

Regards,

Been down that road before

**Rsurfer** · 07-24-2010, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by rauljimenez

Can I apply it to the whole car , let it sit for 2-3 minutes remove it then wax it without any damage to the paint??

Had a roofing co. for 23 yrs. and did that all the time. No it will not damage the paint, but it will leave a film, so you will need to wash.

**jlb85** · 07-24-2010, 09:27 PM

Meguiar's Body Solvent, while works wonders, similarly leaves some stuff you will want to wash off.

Basically most any solvent will help break it down and release it from the surface. Gasoline, Kerosene, Solvent based cleaners such as, well, Body Solvent or FK1 #1119 will work to chemically weaken the tar and make it much easier to remove. Just using clay could cause more marring and scratches than you bargain for if rubbing intensively trying to remove so much contamination. I would definitely start with a solvent before claying. Then, use the clay and a post clay wash to remove the solvents.