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Dab with petrol soaked cloth, very effective...... but be careful, naked flames and all that
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Lots of advice on how to remove it but if you attempt any of the methods described extreme care must be taken not to rub too hard as the tar will be mixed with grit/stone and will not be kind to the paint finish.
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Use Autoglym tar and adhesive remover - its designed to do the job gently without damaging the lacquer - white spirit can leave unsightly marks and damage the top coat if left too long - I can prsonally testify to the effect of Autoglym after 9+ years of summer road conditions here I have accumulated enough tar to re-surface the M25!
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Very many thanks to all who took the trouble to reply will be attempting to remove the tar when the monsoons finish!
Scot
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Trust me! I was an industrial Analytical Chemist. Go the White Spirit route. Don't use petrol as it is too volatile and dangerous and even worse for unprotected skin.
With White Spirit, as it is less volatile, it will have time to penetrate the worst of the tar after which you will have time to gently remove it with suitable cloths or even rolls of paper (say, a cheap brand of toilet paper!). Of course this is not to say that the tar may have stained the paintwork but I doubt it if it has not been there too long.
The WD 40 route is just a much more expensive way of employing what is essentially an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent, which White Spirit is, anyway (without those expensive additives).
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Johnson's baby oil and cotton wool balls.
Honestly, this works a treat. Also smells better than WD40.
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I've always used white spirit which works very well indeed.
Clk Sec
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I have found autoglym tar remover to be very good - although Johnsons baby oil sounds more fun.
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Another vote for Autoglym's Tar Remover. Once all the tar is removed, quick polish and a couple of coats of protective wax will make protect the area and make the task much easier next time around.
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will be attempting to remove the tar when the monsoons finish!
Being serious for a pico-second, I'd try the white spirit approach. Soak a rag with the stuff, apply it, and keep it pressed up against the tar deposit (sticks or whatever to do that) using a plastic bag over the rag to stop all the white spirit disappearing overnight. Remove softened tar, repeat as needed. WS is a good solvent for tar, if the tar hasn't tainted the colour of your paintwork, neither will the WS, but it will remove rar. It doesn't mix with water, either!
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