Hey, today i notice when i was washin my car that ive got alot of tar down the sides and when i tryed cleaning it off i only made it worse as it went a brown blob
So i wondering what yous people use to remove it....

Also just out of interest what type of polishs do u's use thats good quality at a good price

Thanx

I have found that if your not polishing at the same time, then some basic chickenfeed bug and tar remover (made by export) works a treat. Its cheap and effective.

I think it works as a mild cutting compound and a solvent so it will leave the spot slightly more polished than the rest of your duco, but if your duco is already polished up anyway, it should'nt matter.

Also just out of interest what type of polishs do u's use thats good quality at a good price

I use a product called Diamond Finish, it comes in a black bottle, i forget who makes it :S Works really well with a buffer / polisher!!!

i only ever wax it, but when i washed the elante once in a blue moon id use that red cut n polish that u can buy anywhere, it came up an absolute treat...

I've always used Prepsol to remove tar etc. Works a treat, it's cheap and it doesn't affect your paintwork. The tin lasts forever too. You can get it at any auto parts/paint shop.
I haven't tested this but someone once told me that olive oil removes tar easily.
Could be worth a try.

I always use Maguires Gold Class wash and polish. The polish does a really nice job.

To get the real heavy tar and bugs off I have a bag and tar remover (believe it or not it's called Bug and Tar remover on the bottle) that I apply neat with a rag, wipe on, polish till it comes off - be really quick to wash the area down with pleanty of water, then wash/wax as normal. This takes ages mate. If I'm really lazy I go down to Car Lovers and use their spray on road grime thingy - that gets prolly 90% of grot of teh car then use elbow grease and a rag to remove the rest. But yeah, if you don't want to cut and polish, the tar has to be disolved in a solvent.

or similar..... :D

Wow thanks for the reply guys....
as for the tar...i remembered the other day that someone said to try eucalyptus oil so i whiped out the lil bottle of it and wow it was great i ended up using the whole lot its great for getting tar off and lil marks and old polish on the door handels also did a good job of making the chrome things shiny again :D


If I'm really lazy I go down to Car Lovers and use their spray on road grime thingy - that gets prolly 90% of grot of teh car then use elbow grease and a rag to remove the rest.
Hmm interesting thanx for that info, might come in handy


crc or wd40
or similar
Wow i never thought of something like that would work but any things worth a shot

and as for the polishes when i get time i might just pop in to a few auto stores and see if theyve got all what you's have recomended

Thanks :cool:

Or you can get a little kero on a rag and rub over the tar, leave for a minute or two then wipe off. The kerosene bleeds the tar off. Then just wash over the area. Always good to do this just prior to washing your car, and waxing or polishing after that.
Adam:flame: