Will AIO remove tar?

Hey All!

Will AIO remove tar?

Sure. It won`t remove it as well as tar remover will, but it works. I worked on a car once that had that sweaty stuff that comes out of cheap asphault jobs sprayed all over the side. I hit it with AIO and a PC for awhile and it didn`t really work very well. Then I tried clay. That didn`t work very well. Then I tried DACP thinking that some abrasive power might be in order. Not much help there either... Then I saw my can of bug and tar remover. I sprayed some of that on and the tar wiped right off. The lesson I learned (again) is to use the right tool for the job.

You want to disolve the tar, but not by using a agressive compound, or AIO. I use a tar remover that does it just fine, or laquer thinner, but you really have to be carefull with this. Have a look at the thread "Paint Over Spray" I posted what I did to get paint off. This method is very agressvie, but works

kayel,
AIO, not the right thing. I use goof off. Spray it on and it just wipes the tar right off. Keep goof off away from plastic though. Like headlight or tailights.

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Originally posted by Beemerboy
You want to disolve the tar, but not by using a agressive compound, or AIO. I use a tar remover that does it just fine, or laquer thinner, but you really have to be carefull with this. Have a look at the thread "Paint Over Spray" I posted what I did to get paint off. This method is very agressvie, but works

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Hi Beemer;

Don`t know whether you will like me after this - but you must be insane if you put laquer thinner on paint!!!!!

I haven`t been detailing vehicles for very long, but I do know a few things and this is one of them. "Laquer thinner is `acetone` and used to thin laquer, remove varnish (as the active ingredient in carberator (sp?) cleaner) and as paint remover".

Its not like this is fresh paint we are talking about. It isn`t going to melt off just because you got some laquer thinner on it. Used carefully and in small amounts it is a very effective way of dealing with things on your paint. I have used it in the past on cars that ran through wet road paint and it works fine. Like all things, you just have to be careful.

FREEDRE


Look at this thread I used laquer thinner on this car. Like the fuzz said you have to be carefull. Also I take no offense to what you said.

http://www.detailcity.com/forums/sho...int+over+spray

OK.

The emphasis has got to be on the word "carefully" in this case tho.

I agree with you carefull as you go, this really depends on how much tar and how long its been on the car.
I have a bug and tar remover that workd just fine for me in most all cares.

I found WD-40 to be affective on tar removal.

Thank you All!!

I will post pictures of the job very soon!