Tar Remover
Submitted: Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:24
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DavidT
Just wondering if anybody had any homeremedies to clean tar of the paint without taking the shine of the car, also need to take glue from the tape of the duco that i had on to keep the rear bleep tered window in.
Dave T
Reply By: Kiwi Kia - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:35
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:35
Kerosene is a 'gentle' tar remover, just give it time and don't rub to hard.
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Follow Up By: DavidT - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:37
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:37
Ta I will try on the weekend
Dave T
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Follow Up By: Gerhardp1 - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:47
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:47
second that, we used to use kero to clean the bitumen off our workboots back when I was sealing roads & driveways.
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Follow Up By: DavidT - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:52
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:52
Sorry Kerro wont take the shine of the car???
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Follow Up By: Member - Ian W (NSW) - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:56
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:56
Kero certainly works
well, I've found WD40 to be just as effective.
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Follow Up By: Gerhardp1 - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:58
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:58
Kero shouldn't take off the shine, but as always
test on an inconspicuous part first.
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Follow Up By: Member - Axle - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 20:40
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 20:40
I've always used kero, but theres something better according to the wife!!.,
Smooth peanut butter, she read that in the womans day!!! ( Ha HA HA HA), better not laugh to much could be right??.
Axle.
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Follow Up By: Bware (Tweed Valley) - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 23:05
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 23:05
What's wrong with 'crunchy'; that's 'politically incorrect' LOL
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Reply By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 17:24
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 17:24
ecuplyptus oil works for me.
Not as hard on the paint work as kero.
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Follow Up By: Member - Ric K (WA) - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 17:31
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 17:31
i 2nd that
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Reply By: Member - Shane D (QLD) - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 17:59
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 17:59
kero's the go
what I do is pour some into a clean rag and wipe gently over whole area thats got tar and let soak for 10-15 mins,you will see the bigger bits of tar start to 'run'.do the same process agian it will all come off.trick is to let the kero do the work, DONT rub hard, just smear and also the kero will leave a shine
cheers PS dont light a smoike will you wait
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Reply By: Member - Uncle (NSW) - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 18:44
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 18:44
Kero is the best and cheapest way, it wont hurt the paint, I' wash my cars once a month with it, and it helps the paint shine. The car yards normally put it in their
water when the detailers are washing the new "frontline" cars etc, thats why they are always shiny..unc.
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Reply By: Redback - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 18:52
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 18:52
Having worked on a Flocon truck ( tar truck)and have come
home covered in the crap i can say the best stuff is "baby oil"
Ask anyone who has worked on or around bituman.
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Follow Up By: Alloy c/t - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 19:00
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 19:00
And cleaned the shovels and rakes with ??
diesel. ,, less of a fire
hazard than kero.
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Follow Up By: Gerhardp1 - Thursday, Nov 09, 2006 at 08:22
Thursday, Nov 09, 2006 at 08:22
When I was working on the bitumen, we couldn't afford baby oil by the 44. Kero was affordable and didn't stink as bad as diesel.
As baby oil does the trick, I guess it explains why few mothers have bitumen on their hands :)
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Follow Up By: Redback - Thursday, Nov 09, 2006 at 14:53
Thursday, Nov 09, 2006 at 14:53
Yep i agree with Alloy, diesel is best aspecially if you soak the
tools in it on the back of the truck in the diesel bin, baby oil may not be cheap but he did ask the " BEST" stuff to get tar off.
Diesel was much better than Kero in getting the emulsion off too, but baby oil was better aspecially getting off your clothes and smelled better too.
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Reply By: Mr Fawlty - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 19:40
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 19:40
Ok similar problem, what about Diesel exhaust of White caravan aluminium????Short of polishing it off I have tried most things with little sucess....
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Follow Up By: Muzzgit [WA] - Thursday, Nov 09, 2006 at 01:16
Thursday, Nov 09, 2006 at 01:16
Probably easier in the long run to have the tail pipe turned down or away from the caravan.
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Reply By: cruiserman1961 - Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 22:46
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2006 at 22:46
Butter works
well too. Less smelly than diesel and a lot gentler on your paint work...
Cheers, Udo
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Reply By: Member -Dodger - Thursday, Nov 09, 2006 at 08:25
Thursday, Nov 09, 2006 at 08:25
I use unleaded petrol. The tar comes of easy as. The shine is still there.
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Reply By: Member -Signman - Thursday, Nov 09, 2006 at 09:23
Thursday, Nov 09, 2006 at 09:23
In the sign business...
I use Fly Spray to remove tar spots...
And Citrus Base stuff to get sticky stuff off..
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