dibble9012

Hey, sorry if I am posting something that is already on yt, I just need really quick help. The stores next to my school replaced the roofs today, one of the windiest days of the year, lol. Well the tar they used blew all over the cars parked across the street, where I park. I have silver paint, and on one side of my truck there are all these little strings of tar. Lets just say I'm extremely p.o. How do I get this stuff off of my paint? I'm washing my car now to try get it off because its nice weather. I'm not leaving it on the whole winter, hahaha. Well,. Please let me know how to get it off soon. Thanks

lee

did youc omplain to the roofers?? they should compensate you.

eric-the-red

You might try some 'Bug and Tar Remover'. You should be able to get it at any parts store. Give it a good wax afterwords as it removes wax too.

And like lee said send the roofers a bill for anything you use, and add $60 per hour for labour.

WT

Another use for WD-40 really

2001Millrunner

amen to that, WD40 works wonderfully on tars

Rick F.

Ditto. You can also use a rag soaked in kerosene. Messy, but it'll desolve the tar rather quickly. Be sure to re-dip the rag often. The kerosene can be rinsed rinse off of the vehicle easily.

MudMonkey

Just about any citrus degreaser will be able to remove the tar.

jordanirvin

I was going to suggest gasoline. Your paint should be resistant to gas--in case you splash at the pump. However, be careful using a rag and rubbing hard on the paint with any sort of solvent....try to test it in an out of the way area. Gasoline or kerosene will thin the dissolve the tar, but will also thin it first. Work on a small area and work back towards the center or you'll soon have an oil slick on your hands.

Bassinfool

Contractors carry insurance for that kind of stupid crap. Get the company's name & give them a call. Get anyone else in your parking lot that got tarred to complain, too. Should get them to compensate you.

dibble9012

hey, thanks for all your replies. My dad said that they should compensate too. It wasnt that much tar all over the truck, but some big strings and globs. I managed to chip most of it off. The places where the tar smeared now are black and resist water. Ill ask some of my friends that park next to me and see if they would complain. Sucks that im the only person with a silver truck, all the rest have darker colors, doesnt show as much. I have to say though, if i had a darker color it would bug me more, even though i cant see it, i know it is there. well thanks, ill try to get to walmart or a gas station tomorrow.

Chapman88SR5

try some claybar

NathanBERG

I would not use Gas or kerosene!! no way! WD-40 will do the job and leave your clearcoat in place. Just use a small amount of it and then wash it off after the tar is gone. Damn Roofers!!

dibble9012

ok, wouldn't want to hurt my finish, thanks, yes damn roofers, idiots, it was the windiest day we've had in weeks, seriously, we had wind advisories, and flood warnings.

Fink

Get the company to compensate or use a claybar or Meguiar's Scratch-X, that stuff got 8 year old overspray off my rig in about 30 minutes.

Fink

dibble9012

yea i will talk to my friends that park in the same area tomorrow, to see if they will complain too, then we will go talk to the owner of the complex and see what they can do, im sure it got on their customer's cars too.

dibble9012

well i just wanted to update this in case other people have the same problem. I just soaked a paper towel in gas, and it took it right off, didnt hurt the paint at all, although i do have a light color, so any damage to the clearcoat may be less noticable. It takes no pressure at all to take it off, all I had to do was drag the paper towel over the tar, dont use pressure or it may harm your finish. Its great to have all that tar off now!!!

Fahrenheit 451

GOJO handcleaner will take it right off too without harming paint. 15 summers of roofing lernt dis stupid rofer that much
If you think getting a few strands on your paint is a hassle, imagine what it is like being one of the roofers doing it and getting it on your face and arms when it is still a couple hundred degrees. Everybody b*tches when the roof leaks and even more when somebody works to fix it.
My personal favorite was when I was packing two 5gal buckets of "hot" and saw the guy mopping raise the mop when the wind gusted. I got to watch as the gobs and strands headed for my face. All I could really do was turn my head a little and sort of duck. Spazzing out while you have 10gals of 400+degree asphalt in your hands while walking at the edge of the roof isn't a good idea. Luckily the only real ouch was getting a nice gob right on my lip. I didn't cry or anything, but I might have gotten a bit misty-eyed

FORANA

CLAYBAR. That will take ANY impurities off your paint. It is awesome. i'm surprised more people don't know/use it. Got paint overspray off, tar is nothing to the clay bar. Its awesome.

tomrunner

Clay bar also gave me the best shine/clean look after I used it for the first time a few weeks ago. Anyone who hasn't tried this and has mild paint contamination might want to consider using. As far as removing tar I guess it could but mostly dirt imbeded in the clear coat will come out...

Tomrunner

dibble9012

i have heard so many good things about clay bars, im gonna try it my next wash/wax see what its all about