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Originally Posted by God77
Hi I want to know whether I can use "Diesel Oil" for cleaning hard-to-remove road grimes and tar. Today, I use Diesel to clean these dirts on one of my cars and it seems OK and the road grimes and tar were very easy to remove. The way I applied is put a very small amount of diesel to a cotton towel and then wipe down the dirty areas with that diesel-wet part of the towel and then when the dirts were dissolved and spread apart, I wipe them down with a wet towel. Sometimes, I use this method to clean the whole door panel as they were very dirty. After all, I use car shampoo to clean the whole car again.
Till now, the car seems OK and clean. I don't know whether it's right or wrong to use this method. In my country, there are also some car servicing centers which use diesel oil guns to spray diesel to car body to remove these grimes and tars. Please advise!!
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You *can* use diesel oil, but no, it's not the best way to go about cleaning your car. Using products in the wrong application can eventually result in some pretty "unwanted" results. For example, diesel is not going to provide the lubrication a dedicated bug & tar or paint cleaner will provide. What you should be doing is washing the whole car, then go over the stubborn areas with a dedicated all-purpose cleaner (DP Cleanse-All,
Meguiar's APC+). Keep in mind when you use these harsh products, wax/sealant will usually need to be re-applied afterwards.