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Cutie Pie #2 · 09-15-2009, 05:20 PM

Today ,I drove down a narrow road and drove right though freshly layed tar. Does anyone know how to remove tar from the paint?

Slick · 09-15-2009, 05:28 PM

Gas is what i've used on several different vehicles. Though there is probably a more "professional" producat.

YAR1S · 09-15-2009, 05:51 PM

They make Bug and Tar removing liquid.

mrbond · 09-15-2009, 05:52 PM

^ what she said. Plus, a good clay bar workout will take care of whatever's left. I'd try to avoid gas or other solvents that'll eat through your clearcoat, unless nothing else works.

Slick · 09-15-2009, 06:01 PM

hey, the faster your scrub with gas, the better off you'll be lol

mrbond · 09-15-2009, 06:10 PM

lol or y'all could pick it off with your fingernails! It works to an extent, I guess.

andaconda · 09-15-2009, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cutie Pie #2

Today ,I drove down a narrow road and drove right though freshly layed tar. Does anyone know how to remove tar from the paint?

WD-40 works awesome!
Spray it on, let it sit a while, spray once more, then gently remove with soft cloth that has WD-40 sprayed on it, followed by a good soapy washing!
It's always worked great for me.

2bad4u · 09-18-2009, 04:48 PM

baby oil will do it, skin or metal

Kaotic Lazagna · 09-19-2009, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by YAR1S

They make Bug and Tar removing liquid.

Doesn't work if the tar has dried already. We tried using it on my friend's Cougar.

Bob Dog · 09-19-2009, 10:00 AM

there are different qualities of bug & tar remover . the good name brand stuff really does work much better than the cheap stuff...I've been known tho use the miraculous product WD-40 myself if you don't own any you should.

supmet · 09-19-2009, 07:32 PM

Make the city it happened in pay for it and get it professionally done. They should NOT have reopened a road that was slinging tar.

ryota · 09-19-2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by supmet

Make the city it happened in pay for it and get it professionally done. They should NOT have reopened a road that was slinging tar.

unfortunately this is correct. i work for a town dpw and we have cars in every once in a while with tar on it. we used to send them to a car was to get it off but we have since bought a cleaner, although i suck because i don't know the name of it (even though i am the one who ordered and picked up the case).

just a fyi... be nice when you talk to them. dpw workers HATE people who drive through their the tar and then complain about it. sometimes it is unreasonable to keep a road closed or dry to the touch but not to a couple thousand pound car. if you're nice to them they'll take care of you and your car (i've spent literally all day one 1 suv before)

Cutie Pie #2 · 09-21-2009, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ryota

unfortunately this is correct. i work for a town dpw and we have cars in every once in a while with tar on it. we used to send them to a car was to get it off but we have since bought a cleaner, although i suck because i don't know the name of it (even though i am the one who ordered and picked up the case).

just a fyi... be nice when you talk to them. dpw workers HATE people who drive through their the tar and then complain about it. sometimes it is unreasonable to keep a road closed or dry to the touch but not to a couple thousand pound car. if you're nice to them they'll take care of you and your car (i've spent literally all day one 1 suv before)

I called them and got them to get the tar off, they used some kinda of cleaner that they use on their vehicles.

They were very nice about it also.

Lafiro · 09-22-2009, 12:01 AM

Who do you call exactly to have something like this taken care of?

And is there someone to call if I run into a big pothole that damaged my suspension/allignment/tire? Seriously..

bigbang · 09-22-2009, 12:50 AM

WD-40 it works

YarisSedan · 09-22-2009, 01:23 AM

Theres a product called goo gone or goo be gone something like that. Works pretty well. Be sure when you are done to polish and wax the area. It will strip off any and all wax.

Cutie Pie #2 · 09-22-2009, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Lafiro

Who do you call exactly to have something like this taken care of?

And is there someone to call if I run into a big pothole that damaged my suspension/allignment/tire? Seriously..

I just called the State Highway, they said to stop by and someone will come out and wash the tar off my car, so I did, I don't know what they used but it worked pretty good and fast(probably WD-40). Don't know about pot holes and things like that, but they were nice about cleaning the tar off. I then washed it again real good and put a coat of wax on also.

33OH · 09-23-2009, 07:53 AM

Nice - I just did this a few days ago as well. They had a "wet" highway open.

Cheers.

09-15-2009, 05:20 PM	#1
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09-15-2009, 05:52 PM	#4
mrbond View User's Garage Drives: 2008 meteorite hatchback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 960	^ what she said. Plus, a good clay bar workout will take care of whatever's left. I'd try to avoid gas or other solvents that'll eat through your clearcoat, unless nothing else works. __________________ - HOOOEY! That's one tahny little cawr! What the heck kinda toy is that? - A Toyota Yaris - A whut Yaris?

09-15-2009, 06:01 PM	#5
Slick View User's Garage Drives: '09 3-Dr Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 616	hey, the faster your scrub with gas, the better off you'll be lol __________________ In a world... where things squeak, wont fit,start to bleed, or are just plain hard to do.... ArmorAll will fix that Last edited by Slick; 09-15-2009 at 10:29 PM.

09-15-2009, 06:10 PM	#6
mrbond View User's Garage Drives: 2008 meteorite hatchback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 960	lol or y'all could pick it off with your fingernails! It works to an extent, I guess. __________________ - HOOOEY! That's one tahny little cawr! What the heck kinda toy is that? - A Toyota Yaris - A whut Yaris?

09-22-2009, 01:23 AM	#16
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	Theres a product called goo gone or goo be gone something like that. Works pretty well. Be sure when you are done to polish and wax the area. It will strip off any and all wax. __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3210549

09-15-2009, 05:28 PM	#2
Slick View User's Garage Drives: '09 3-Dr Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 616	Gas is what i've used on several different vehicles. Though there is probably a more "professional" producat. __________________ In a world... where things squeak, wont fit,start to bleed, or are just plain hard to do.... ArmorAll will fix that

09-18-2009, 04:48 PM	#8
2bad4u View User's Garage Drives: 06 Toyota Vitz RS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Kingston, Jamaica W.I. Posts: 78	baby oil will do it, skin or metal

09-19-2009, 10:00 AM	#10
Bob Dog DARK PHASE OF THE MOON Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: the Boondocks, NC Posts: 993	there are different qualities of bug & tar remover . the good name brand stuff really does work much better than the cheap stuff...I've been known tho use the miraculous product WD-40 myself if you don't own any you should.

09-19-2009, 07:32 PM	#11
supmet Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2007 4 Door Yaris Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,357	Make the city it happened in pay for it and get it professionally done. They should NOT have reopened a road that was slinging tar.

09-22-2009, 12:01 AM	#14
Lafiro Drives: 06 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 694	Who do you call exactly to have something like this taken care of? And is there someone to call if I run into a big pothole that damaged my suspension/allignment/tire? Seriously..

09-22-2009, 12:50 AM	#15
bigbang Drives: Yaris sedan 2009 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: beTHESDA Posts: 25	WD-40 it works

09-23-2009, 07:53 AM	#18
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	Nice - I just did this a few days ago as well. They had a "wet" highway open. Cheers.

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