almost got a stroke

GERMAN ROCKS

washed the car today for the first time since christmas. i nearly got a stroke when i saw the amount of tar in the sides down low and all around the back. i knew there was something funny when i was washing it with the old tea towel as i could feel bumps but didnt take notice until it dried

oxegen85

ive noticed this too... very annoying

peasant

you've got to look at it from the positive side ...you got some of your road tax* back



*yes, I know ...it's motor tax

xFROSTY Gx

I also noticed some "road tax" on my car aswel. Its so annoying. Keep it, I dont want it back

I Was VB

Bit of petrol on a rag takes it off with ease!

Berty

I Was VB wrote: »

Bit of petrol on a rag takes it off with ease!

Or Tar Remover.

AKA Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover making sure you use a proper tar removing sponge so you do not damage your paintwork.

It can be a tiresome job removing car but remember you can always bring it to a valeter who will normally charge €40 for wash, wax, bug & tar removal.

Voodoomelon

Its nuts, the amount of people who give out about the amount of tar on their cars and I never get any. Even people who live a few miles away from me get covered in tar and I never get a single blob of it. It must be the roads I use.

Atlantic Dawn

Strange for the time of the year, I regularly get it on the car in the summer.

Mc Love

There was a thread on here a week or two ago about removing tar. I think WD40 is quite good as someone pointed out. I used a clay bar before

Black_Knight

Ive used WD40 before, still needs some good auld elbow grease with it though. If takes the wax of the car too, if you wax your car that is.

Its teedious work, but if its bad enough youll do it

Del2005

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Strange for the time of the year, I regularly get it on the car in the summer.

Could be something to do with the roads being wrecked by all the salt on them.

_Kaiser_

Which also as a nice side effect means our cars will be prone to the same rust problems traditionally warned about when looking at UK imports

Anan1

I had my car valeted a couple of years or so back, I remember they were going crazy - told me they'd taken about 100g of tar off it!

JJJJNR

Is there anything you can put on you car to protect the paintwork, what about one of the plastic film products, would it be easier to remove the tar if it wasnt on the paintwork.

Del2005

JJJJNR wrote: »

Is there anything you can put on you car to protect the paintwork, what about one of the plastic film products, would it be easier to remove the tar if it wasnt on the paintwork.

I've seen those being applied on TV, they look good. Much better the the bra's you see on some cars in the US.

Would regular waxing not do the same job? As it's applying a protective layer over your paint.