Any tips on removing this yellowing from Tar?

**AngelSI06** · 01-12-2015, 11:22 AM

Hello all

I don't post often but I usually come on here to read and check out what's going on and make sure to get tips from others and their experience. I have this 2014 Lexus IS 350 and I was able to remove the physical tar from the body but now I have some areas that have this yellow left behind. I decontaminated the car, tried clay, ironx , tar x and even a little 1500 sand paper to try and remove and nothing seems to work. Any advice I would surely appreciate it.

Thank you
Angel

**Tato** · 01-12-2015, 12:51 PM

Just to help visualizing the picture better.

Well, tar remover will remover tar but I can't say I've seen yellowing like you are showing, from tar.

In fact, yellowing should be corrected by polishing, but if you stated using 1500 grit and haven't removed defects you're showing, I can only expect polishing will barely do anything. Otherwise you've not sanded it properly.

Try a better tar remover like 3M citrus tar remover, and/or to rub a compound (FG400, Meguiar's D300, M100, M105) with a Microfiber towel / applicator and see what happens.

Let us updated,

Kind Regards.

**conman1395** · 01-12-2015, 12:54 PM

Why would you skip compound and go straight to sanding?????
I would try a compound like M105 on a microfiber towel/applicator.

**Dr_Pain** · 01-12-2015, 12:55 PM

The stain is in the clear. Sanding/claying will take care of the superficial stuff, but you will need a paint cleanser/compound to get a the stain (unless you sand enough of the surface to get deep in the pores)

**AngelSI06** · 01-12-2015, 01:18 PM

Thanks for making the picture bigger.

Sorry that I did not clearly put all the steps. But , my initial after the Decon did not work was to try FG400 with my Makita and Heavy Cut Meg wool pad. That did not do the trick. So I have tried the other steps as mentioned in my original post.

**Setec Astronomy** · 01-12-2015, 01:22 PM

Can you feel it in the surface?

**AngelSI06** · 01-12-2015, 01:27 PM

No it's smooth to the touch

My though is that the tar was just laid and she ran over it while hot and could have burned the clear possibly? (just thinking out loud)

**AngelSI06** · 01-15-2015, 10:15 PM

Not that it seems like much going on, but Thank you to those who tried to give advice and help.

Nothing was resolved with this Tar incident unfortunately. I even went to 800 grit and all it did was lighten it a little (not much) Customer was happy the black tar spots were gone from the doors and lower skirts, was still a little bummed a bout this, but over all happy the car looks great.

Thanks again everyone.

**theamcguy** · 01-16-2015, 11:00 AM

Tar stains on white are common and very difficult to remove. The best I have ever done is to dim it a bit to make it less noticeable. It does seem to go away after a long time (months) in the sun.