mineral spirits

**sly** · 01-17-2008, 06:04 AM

hi,

i have some help to ask about tips! to remove road tar normally your guy used mineral sprits but i don`t have this kind of this solvent in Thailand. what i can fine is turpentine,kerosene and thinner

which one to these i should used or any suggust:think2

**imported_Jakerooni** · 01-17-2008, 08:37 AM

well none of those are really good options. However desiel fuel will work in a pinch and kerosene is really close. But be very careful with it you can really mess up your finish if you use it carelessly.

**Twista616** · 01-17-2008, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by sly

hi,

i have some help to ask about tips! to remove road tar normally your guy used mineral sprits but i don`t have this kind of this solvent in Thailand. what i can fine is turpentine,kerosene and thinner

which one to these i should used or any suggust:think2

All of those will remove clear coat if you rub them in really hard or let them sit on the panel for a while...not recommended...looks for a bug and tar remover first, then try WD40 if all else fails...

**sly** · 01-17-2008, 10:01 AM

Thanks Jakerooni and twista616!! Mineral sprits, is it safe for clear coat?

**itb76** · 01-17-2008, 12:40 PM

Read the label on what you`re calling "thinner". It may be mineral spirits, then you`re OK using that. If it`s lacquer thinner it will be a mixture of many ingredients, don`t use that it`s way too strong. Your safest bet will be a bug & tar remover.

**Holden_C04** · 01-20-2008, 10:05 PM

I have used WD40 in the past when nothing else was available. It works but it`s pretty tough to remove from glass, let me tell you.

**DaGonz** · 01-21-2008, 03:27 PM

Sawadee!

Can you get Stoner`s Products in Thailand?

Their Tarminator is very effective on road tar.

**Legacy** · 01-21-2008, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by sly

hi,

i have some help to ask about tips! to remove road tar normally your guy used mineral sprits but i don`t have this kind of this solvent in Thailand. what i can fine is turpentine,kerosene and thinner

which one to these i should used or any suggust:think2

Kerosene will work since your working on the lower panels only. Just wash with soap and water after using and you should be fine. I had a roofing business for years and got tar on my trucks constantly and kerosene did not harm the finish.

**imported_Larry A** · 01-21-2008, 05:38 PM

Either mineral spirits or kerosene will work great. Kerosene drys very slow , so if you have a lot of tar you will get more dwell time. Spirits dry much faster. Years ago Zeibart would give people a small bottle of Zeibart solvent to remove any rustprofing that driped a few days later. I watch them fill the bottles from a 55 gallon drum of deoderized mineral spirits. If you buy spirits get the deorderized kind, it cost a little more money , but it smells better.

**beabout** · 01-21-2008, 07:07 PM

I have posted this before. Many years ago (1950`s) my uncle used to wash his car in winter, Northern Ohio, and I would help. He used a mixture of Kerosene and water which would not freeze and as I recall really cleaned the car. In the spring he would wax the car and claimed the Kerosene got all the salt/chemicals/tar off the car. As I recall all his cars looked great.

**imported_Larry A** · 01-22-2008, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by beabout

I have posted this before. Many years ago (1950`s) my uncle used to wash his car in winter, Northern Ohio, and I would help. He used a mixture of Kerosene and water which would not freeze and as I recall really cleaned the car. In the spring he would wax the car and claimed the Kerosene got all the salt/chemicals/tar off the car. As I recall all his cars looked great.

We did the same thing many years ago. The kerosene would mix with water,it would keep the road film off the car , it would shine, it was a rinseless wash , and it would help prevent rust from forming around mouldings, which were put on with metal clips. You used 1 cup of kerosene to a bucket of water.