Best tar remover???

sellncars

sellncars

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Hello again,
Just wondering what everyone has used and liked as a tar remover? Anyone ever use plain old keroseen? I havent tried it, but alot of the old car guys talk about it as a cheap tar remover. Please everyone chime in. I need a good product.

Thanks,
Sellncars
 
sellncars said:
Hello again,
Anyone ever use plain old keroseen? I havent tried it, but alot of the old car guys talk about it as a cheap tar remover.
Thanks,
Sellncars
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I'd be curious too. I heard the same thing but I'm going to try Stoners Tarminator. Actually, Klasse AIO does a very good job of removing tar, bugs and tree sap.
 
I've used it to remove some stubborn tar. It's been a long time, but from what I can remember, it worked quite well. I think I actually followed it up with Meguiar's Cleaner Wax. Looked great and it removed some tar that the Turtle Wax Tar & Bug Remover wouldn't touch. Now that I am a little more experienced I would probably try other things such as Tarminator or clay to remove it before I went to something like that. But to answer the question, yes the kerosene worked very well with no ill effects.
 
A few comments.

1. Any tar remover I have ever tried did the job.

2. WD40 also works

3. :wait Gasoline might work, but it is a very dangerous practice. Gasoline is best used as a motor fuel. The vapors are extremely flammable and many people suffer severe burns because of using it to clean parts, start fires, etc. :hot :flamed

4. Kerosene works fine and flammability is not a problem with it.

Charles
 
Detailer's Pride has a new bug and tar remover. I've used it a couple of times and sor far I really like the product. I like it much better than Stoner's Tarminator. You can get it at autogeek.
 
All good suggestions! I usually use 3M Tar & Wax remover. However, if I only have a little tar to deal with, I use a piece of a clay bar that's been used previously on paint.
 
bigron62 said:
i use good ole 87 octane then wash area.
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Same here. Just use a little common sense and you will be fine. I get a greater amount of gasoline vapors when I am working on the carbs of my classic Chevy muscles cars with the air filter off. Never a problem.
 
My favorite tar remover is mineral spirits ... also known as paint thinner (not to be confused with lacquer thinner) that can be picked up in the paint section at wal mart, etc. It is clean safe to use and safe on the paint.
 
I once had a vehicle undercoated at a Ziebart place. Guy gave me a bottle of "stuff" to clean any of the overspray I might find. The "stuff" was diesel fuel.
 
With gas prices so high, I can't see why you would use gasoline to clean when theres plenty of cheaper alternatives...
 
truzoom said:
With gas prices so high, I can't see why you would use gasoline to clean when theres plenty of cheaper alternatives...
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Actually, if you broke it down to equal amounts, gasoline is probably cheaper than a lot of the cleaners we do use. Take the price you pay for something like Tarminator and figure a per gallon price for it. More than likely it will be more expensive (usually by a good bit) than a gallon of gasoline. Just food for thought. :) Gas is actually one of the cheaper liquids we pay for. I saw this breakdown online at some point and the results were funny. Look at what we pay for milk, sodas, and even bottled water by the gallon. It's amazing.
 
I would have to agree with you. I understand that there are people that are afraid of certain things, I dont hold this against them. I never even though of gas as a tar remover. Everyone has a gallon of gas sitting around for the lawnmower, weed wacker, blower, etc, etc. The thought of using gasoline is great as a cleaner. Use the old gasoline up and refill the container for the summer month's. Wednesday is suppose to be beautiful 56 degrees and i will try some gas and let everyone know what i think.

Now should i lite it when i put it on the car??
Just kidding!!

Thanks,
Sellncars

JaredPointer said:
Actually, if you broke it down to equal amounts, gasoline is probably cheaper than a lot of the cleaners we do use. Take the price you pay for something like Tarminator and figure a per gallon price for it. More than likely it will be more expensive (usually by a good bit) than a gallon of gasoline. Just food for thought. :) Gas is actually one of the cheaper liquids we pay for. I saw this breakdown online at some point and the results were funny. Look at what we pay for milk, sodas, and even bottled water by the gallon. It's amazing.
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sellncars said:
I would have to agree with you. I understand that there are people that are afraid of certain things, I dont hold this against them. I never even though of gas as a tar remover. Everyone has a gallon of gas sitting around for the lawnmower, weed wacker, blower, etc, etc. The thought of using gasoline is great as a cleaner.

Thanks,
Sellncars
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Um, okay I don't want to come across the wrong way but here goes:

Gasoline as a cleaner is wrong in so many ways it's hard to know where to start. The fumes evaporate and create pollution. The risk of fire is greater than you think (cel phones have started gasoline fires). The benzene content of gas is very high and it is truly something to avoid at all costs (toxic, massively carcinogenic, absorbed through skin and lungs). Of all the tar removers mentioned gas is surely the most harsh to your paint finish and very well may damage it.

Common sense doesn't figure into this, there is never a situation where gas is a good choice for anything but a fuel. Never.

It's not that people are afraid of certain things, it's that some people understand the risks.
 
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