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RJK350

posted on 17/3/13 at 09:46 PM Reply With Quote
Help!!!

Our local council has carried out a cheap road surface. Covered the road in tar and put chippings down.
Apart from the stone chips, what's the best thing to get tar off the body work?

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maccmike

posted on 17/3/13 at 09:56 PM Reply With Quote
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madteg

posted on 17/3/13 at 09:57 PM Reply With Quote
WHITE SPIRITS
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RJK350

posted on 17/3/13 at 09:58 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks guys
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umgrybab

posted on 17/3/13 at 10:07 PM Reply With Quote
acetone works very nicely.
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morcus

posted on 17/3/13 at 10:13 PM Reply With Quote
Basically, any solvent. Personally, White spirit and a roll of cleaning rag, dip the rag and rub it in little circles.





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perksy

posted on 17/3/13 at 10:21 PM Reply With Quote
White spirit or WD40
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martyn1137

posted on 17/3/13 at 10:26 PM Reply With Quote
Autoglym intensive tar remover. Spray on wash off.
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NigeEss

posted on 17/3/13 at 10:54 PM Reply With Quote
Brake cleaner.





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nick205

posted on 17/3/13 at 11:04 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by martyn1137
Autoglym intensive tar remover. Spray on wash off.


X2 works very well indeed.

Once it's off, a really good coat of wax helps stop fresh tar sticking quite so much too.

Our road was done this time 2-3 years ago, same thing, spray poo loads of tar everywhere, dump a load of chippings and bugger off. I complained enough times to the council they came round and swept the road twice then dusted it to try and deal with the excess tar. The road is still a bloody mess every summer when it bubbles and peels. There was nothing wrong with it before






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britishtrident

posted on 17/3/13 at 11:19 PM Reply With Quote
Don't use acetone it is deadly to a lot of paint finishes.

A kitchen wipe dipped White spirit, kerosene, derv, Swarfega or even butter, works well followed by wax polish. Mr Sheen or similar would also work.
If I suggested petrol somebody would point out it contains Benzine which is a nasty.





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designer

posted on 17/3/13 at 11:30 PM Reply With Quote
WD40
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Mr Whippy

posted on 18/3/13 at 12:19 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by martyn1137
Autoglym intensive tar remover. Spray on wash off.


I got their wipes that do a very good job too

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jossey

posted on 18/3/13 at 08:11 AM Reply With Quote
Taking pics of it and contacting ye council too. Bug n tar remover works but not as easy as acetone...





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