Vette Overspray

[BlueRanger]

So I go away to college and look what happens, my dad gets tar all over his(my) baby. What the heck can i use to get this off? Im having doubts about the clay bar, it seems pretty baked on there. Go get some bug and tar remover with a lot of elbow grease?

[BlueRanger]

And btw, since I have been here and started looking at cars, HOLY COW, the orange peel on his vette is horendous. Its gettin the full treatment when i get home for XMAS break, DACP, Twins, with a PC, you get the idea.



QUESTION:What do you/can I use to clean out those wheelwells?

[Jesstzn]

Go to the paint dept of the local hardware store and ger Mineral Spirits ( oil based house paint solvent) and saturate a rag with it and hold it on the tar to dissolve it. May take a few minutes but its better to allow it to soak than rub it cuz 10 to 1 the tar has grit in it. Once dissolved wipe softly. Mineral Spirits doesn`t have the toluene or Xylene that some tar and bug removers do. And has a very high flash point so it doesn`t evaporate off in use.

[imported_Greg]

I`m not sure if it was implied in your post, but I wouldn`t expect to remove orange peel with a PC and some DACP.

[BlueRanger]

O no, definitly not, i just never knew what it was until i got here, i was just commenting on how bad it was, as said by other vette people. Another clarification: Its not my car, i just take care of it, he lets me drive it on the weekends sometimes. (just so you dont think im a spoiled teenager) I drive a blue ranger actually, that i pay for. That mineral stuff sounds like a good alternative to clay, definitly gonna try that

[Spilchy]

I have a had tremendous success with Stoners Tarminator. It melts the tar away before your eyes!



I follow up with clay after I have used Tarminator

[imported_Greg]

Another Tarminator user right here. Pretty strong stuff, but it works well.

[GoodnClean]

Yeah Tarminator should do a pretty good job with that. You might actually be surprised by how much comes off with just the wash.



For the wheel wells I usually just get up in there with an old beat up wash mitt and the carwash soap and scrub real good, then hit the plastic with something like Stoner`s Trim Shine or MSLT and they look great. If you want to do a more thorough job you can remove the wheels and really work in there well with a degreaser.

[adrianko43]

to make those whell wells black again, you could just spray some armor all up there.

[Jesstzn]

Curiosity question .. look at the bottle and tell me whats in the "Tarminator"

[adrianko43]

i dont know, it doesnt say.

[adrianko43]

oops sorry, you werent talking to me

[imported_killerjg]

Another vote for Stoner`s.



Wheelwells, I like EF Hi Int..

[Jesstzn]

Thats ok I asked Stoners for an MSDS doubt if they will respond .. stuff looked pretty wicked on their page.



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it is a powerful cleaner which can be harmful to some plastics, adhesives, decals, or solvent-sensitive materials.

[Gonzo]

Since you are going to do the "Full Monty" on the Vette, just go to Autozone and buy a couple of cans of Turtle Was Bug & Tar in the YELLOW AEROSOL can. I have used that stuff to remove drag slick spatter from all over tha back of my truck.