Tar spots

ThePolisher · 05-18-02, 08:02

After washing a car is when you see all the tar spots all over the exterior. Is there any way to get rid of these right away or are 2 and 3 washes necessary prior to a wax/polish. Also what is everyone using, I am using 3M tar and bug remover and a gug scrub pad. Thanks

blkZ28Conv · 05-18-02, 08:24

I use WD40 on a soft rug. This is something that is always in my tool cabinet. After removing any tar I wash the area down with car soap (Z7) and repolish area (Z5) and QD.

Intel486 · 05-18-02, 09:32

For tar I use ProWax's Pro-Sol. I just spray it on the tar and let it dwell for awhile. I practically melts the tar off. I come back a few minutes later and just wipe the tar off. There is no scrubbing involved. It will remove wax though so you'll have to rewax the area.

NY detailer · 05-18-02, 03:07

stoner makes a product called "tarminator" works pretty good.
www.detailingdirect.com

ThePolisher · 05-18-02, 05:33

But my problem is I wash the vehicle and afterwards I find specs of tar all over. Do you go back and get them off one by one or spray on the tar remover even if you can't see the tar right off. I guess what i'm saying is that it takes two washings + to get all the spots off with the remover after the initial wash.

Andre' · 05-19-02, 01:21

Well if i'm going to do a full detail i first wash the vehicle, i than look over the vehicle if i find tar i remove it with a solvent, i like 3M's General purpose adhesive cleaner. I than wash the vehicle once more, if i find a spec of tar i remove it with clay.

zey · 06-06-02, 07:29

What if I want to remove the tar on my hood? Should I just spray WD40 or some tar remover on it? I guess it will be messy right? Besides tar and black paint overspray, are there any sources which cause tiny 'blackhead' stick on the paint?

theveed · 06-07-02, 03:08

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Originally posted by ThePolisher
But my problem is I wash the vehicle and afterwards I find specs of tar all over. Do you go back and get them off one by one or spray on the tar remover even if you can't see the tar right off. I guess what i'm saying is that it takes two washings + to get all the spots off with the remover after the initial wash.

ThePolisher, why not go around the car and check for tar spots before washing the car? That's what I do (I use 3M as well), go around the car, looking for tar, remove them then wash the car... If there are any left over that I've missed, then I just spray the 3M on my cloth and wipe it off (I mean, if I've missed that tar spot, it probably is smaller than most that's why I missed it, right?)

zey: tailgating a smoke belcher does that to my car (seriously)... I'm not from the U.S. by the way, so black smoked diesel trucks and busses are common.

zey · 06-07-02, 03:36

It's the same in Malaysia where those buses and lorries produce black smoke like no body business!

theveed · 06-07-02, 04:16

that's why it's a pain to be an autopian in asia hehe