Tar and diesel marks

garv123 · 15-01-2019 5:10pm #1

Looking for a bit of advice, I've notice a lot of tar marks on my Gfs car, not so obvious until you look closely, but on the rear wheel arch/back bumper, there are a lot more marks under the diesel cap, it looks like drips of diesel and the tar mixed and made the spots bigger and more of a brown colour.

Is there any product to get to clean this?

Thanks

Lanshane · 16-01-2019 8:23am

Petrol

Edward M · 16-01-2019 8:33am

Petrol and polish with T-cut.

ianobrien · 16-01-2019 11:55am

I'm not a big fan of petrol as that can mark the clear coat (etch it). I'd try a proper tar remover. AutoGlym Tar remover may work, but you'll needs loads of it applied, with rubbing needed (not ideal for a tar remover). I find CarPro Tar-X to be one of the best for lifting tar without having to rub.

garv123 · 16-01-2019 12:04pm

Thanks for the replies,
We have g3 & g10 here at work, would they be any good?

punisher5112 · 16-01-2019 12:08pm

Tar X or similar products look up detailing section.

Petrol would be last resort to be honest and autoglym tar remover isn't great.

You want one that you spray and wash off so as no rubbing and causing more damage.

Really depends also is the car a good one or a bad one?

marklazarcovic · 16-01-2019 12:09pm

A hand held steam gun,like a grout gun,soften it up,tar remover will do the rest, polish n wax.

Vegeta · 16-01-2019 12:16pm

Hey garv, the goal is to remove the dirt without damaging the paint in anyway.

For tar, ideally you'd spray with a product specifically for tar, leave on to do it's work, then rinse with water and finally wash the areas to remove all traces of the tar remover. Repeating until happy all tar is gone. Most people into this stuff would then put some form of protection back on the paint, sealant, wax etc.

There are more aggressive steps you can take but these will usually mean increasing the probability of having to do more work, like polishing to get the paint back to a place where you are happy with it.

bazz26 · 18-01-2019 3:26pm

+1 for CarPro Tar X

garv123 · 18-01-2019 3:56pm

Thanks for the replies,

I used g10 and a very light rub and the marks came off easily and no noticeable difference (to my eye) where I was rubbing.

Car is a white 141 i40, so to me its a good one, I will look at getting some of those products mentioned and keep on top of the cleaning more often from now on.

punisher5112 · 18-01-2019 4:04pm

Any rubbing will damage the clear coat.

Best way to keep it right is snow foam, jet wash, de tar, rinse, wash with all purpose cleaner, clay, wash and washbusing the 2 bucket method across the board, then pick a polish or wax or whichever protection you think is up to what you want.

Collinite 845 is a great product and well worth the investment.

Lanshane · 18-02-2019 9:43am

Anyone know a seller in Ireland that stocks Carpro tar X? I'd like to give it a go. Tks.

ruwithme · 19-02-2019 10:47pm

Lanshane wrote: »

Anyone know a seller in Ireland that stocks Carpro tar X? I'd like to give it a go. Tks.

Google it for sale in Ireland and likely only place you will get it from is car detailing shed.at least that's where i got it last year. and yes despite some above posts i have found it does need a gentle bit of rubbing to remove tar spots with it. use cotton balls on the spots when rubbing.

have the water hose close at hand as it can stain paint work on car if left to dwell too long.

Lanshane · 19-02-2019 11:06pm

Not in stock unfortunately.

Edit: the 5L is in stock at €85 so was hoping to get the 1 ltd.

Will keep an eye out, thanks again

ruwithme · 19-02-2019 11:17pm

Lanshane wrote: »

Not in stock unfortunately.

Edit: the 5L is in stock at €85 so was hoping to get the 1 ltd.

Will keep an eye out, thanks again

i see another product on reflect auto care.ie Trix it's called. claims to be both amix of iron x and tar x.so might do the same job for you?

ianobrien · 21-02-2019 5:22pm

ruwithme wrote: »

i see another product on reflect auto care.ie Trix it's called. claims to be both amix of iron x and tar x.so might do the same job for you?

Trix isn't as strong as Tar-X and is more of a maintenance product. I'd hold off and use Tar-X. If Detailing Shed doesn't have it, I've used Cleanyourcar.co.uk successfully in the past.

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