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Whats the best tar remover

Old Sep 3, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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Whats the best tar remover

Our country roads have been oil & chipped recently.
Just my luck I was driving the new Fit that day.

I'd like to give it a good cleaning this weekend, but
need something to get the tar off.
 
Old Sep 4, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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Clay magic!!!
 
Old Sep 4, 2009 | 01:11 PM
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Is this different than a clay bar?
 
Old Sep 4, 2009 | 01:31 PM
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theres many different ones on the market now, but i always stick to the good ol blue clay... clay magic
 
Old Sep 4, 2009 | 02:12 PM
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I used WD-40! & Elbow grease.
 
Old Sep 4, 2009 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by true-grit
I used WD-40! & Elbow grease.
HARSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! spare my clear coat would you pls.

j/k i like the clay because it leaves no residue i washed my car thoroughly then hit it with the clay while wet and got everything off even spots of white paint from a paint can i ALMOST hit but the tires still kicked some on my passenger side

then waxed that sucker to a finish as smooth as an asian booty
 
Old Sep 13, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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for real bad tar marks i use RC car motor spray or nitro cleaner. works amazingly well.


for light tar i just use some spray wax (Griot's SprayOn Wax).
 
Old Sep 13, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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WD-40 works great and wont harm the paint. Only problem with it though is that it will strip any wax that is on the paint so you will have to re-apply wax.
 
Old Sep 15, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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most tar removers remove wax so you're good there.

but if you use WD40 you'll need to use some alcohol or RC motor spray to remove the oil before you wax...so it's double work.

motor spray (or RC nitro cleaner) can be found at your local
hobby store that sells RC stuff. or try towerhobbies.com
 
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