Just taken two weeks' worth of grime from the car and noticed a number of small pieces or flecks of what I think are tar plastered on the bonnet and up the driver's door pillar and back of wing-mirror.
It's hard to see until you're close and when rubbed by a fingernail it appears to take the black layer away to leave an ugly yellow stain?? I've tried a little bit of meths in an inconspicuous part but to no avail. Any suggestions welcome, please!
Cheers
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WD40 or similar - works a treat.
Don't forget to wax the area afterwards
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Or white spirit.
But whatever,don't take too long over it!
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white spirit.then when dry a little bit of polish,as the white spirit will remove any existing wax polish.
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Polycell paint brush creaner.
Used it for years.
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Autoglym tar remover has worked well for me in the past although it is possibly mainly made up of some chemical that you can get on the High St for a lot cheaper!
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A little petrol mixed with clean engine oil
Works ever time
Rinse and polish area again
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A bit of kitchen roll wraped around a pencil and dipped in zylene. One quick wipe and job done.
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"dipped in zylene"
Hmm - don't seem to have any of that handy. What else do you use it for?
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zylene is used amongst other thing as the thinner and deegreaser for hamerite
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zylene is used amongst other thing as the thinner and deegreaser for hamerite
Your smart git online chemist is here!
Zylene (sic) may exist as a commercial product name, but the correct spelling of this aromatic solvent is Xylene and is a mixture of Dimethyl Benzenes the predominant isomer being a mixture of m p Xylenes (If I remember correctly.
As an aromatic solvent, it is rather too 'powerful' for paint finishes and I'd rather use White Spirit/s for removing tar from my car's paintwork.
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"[xylene] is rather too 'powerful' for paint finishes and I'd rather use White Spirit"
Oldgit - I thought white spirit was mostly xylene(s)?
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"Polycell paint brush cleaner"
Hmmm - that is wicked stuff, containing things like methylene chloride and ammonia, unless they have softened it up recently. It's terrible on the hands, so I would prefer to keep it off my paintwork too. Almost any of the alternatives suggested here would be less damaging.
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Thanks, fossynat. Your WD40 suggestion worked like a charm. Sprayed a little on a piece of kitchen roll and the tar slipped effortlessly away. Added a liberal dose of Turtle Wax to the area, buffed and it now looks like new!
Cheers
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"Your WD40 suggestion worked like a charm"
It's a surprisingly good solvent and I often use it for removing sticky label residue. The WD40 itself can then be removed with soapy water or meths, if necessary.
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"Added a liberal dose of Turtle Wax to the area, buffed and it now looks like new!"
Turtle Wax also do "Bug and Tar Remover" which works very well -also adds wax. Costs about £4ish and I've used my sprayer for several years - only needs a little bit each time, spray on, wait 1 minute and wipe off.
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Phil
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If they are just "flecks" of tar then a couple of heavy coatings & a firm polish off with your favourite car polish will probably get them off.
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No idea if it works, but neighbour reckons brasso does the trick!
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i just dab some t/cut on them let it soak and then rub them off.
If its a banger then i carefully use neat thinners on a rag.
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\"a little man in a big world/\"
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I use www.lakelandlimited.co.uk/product.aspx/solutions/c...6
"Sticky Stuff Remover" - Brand name De-Solv-It.
Not only cleans anything but is pleasant to smell (oranges, cheap and almost harmless (it used to say you could clean gunk from your hair with it!)
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