John Howe Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Can anyone suggest a product that removes road tar from plastic trims on wheel arches etc. Our lane has recently been re-surfaced. Just the sort of brainless plan that irritates Seven owners. They pour tar all over the road, then throw an excess of chippings over the top. In the following two week period, umpteen windscreen get chipped and the paint work gets tar splattered, ditto the trim. Mer seems to cope well enough with the paint work but I wondered it there was a product more suitable for cleaning black plastic trims. JH Deliveries by Saffron, the yellow 230bhp Sausage delivery machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_C Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Petrol on a rag will shift it, then wash off quickly afterwards. BTW please give generously to Bundle's Big Charity Walk for Asthma research here Ta. Cheers Tom FH54WLX see here - UPDATED again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 WD40 is pretty good at softening and removing tar from paintwork or plastic ****************** And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking... And racing around to come up behind you again. photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 That's because WD is essentially a mixture of light oil and paraffin. Both will dissolve tar. Its advantage is it's easy to apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclefester Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 I've found 'Tar Remover' spray works surprisingly well....not sure what it contains. I found some lying in the barn and after ignoring it for years, tested it......spray on, leave for a minute, and the tar spots are already sliding off and running down the paintwork, read to be wiped once with paper and lo and behold, there they aren't anymore! 😬 I think it's available at Halfrauds. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds..ooooh hooo hooo!!... 😬 😬Abbey Road Time-Machine *eek* Edited by - Unclefester on 6 Jul 2007 17:25:08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz23 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Our lane has recently been re-surfaced That wouldn't be High Beach Lane/College Road for the second time this month ❗. Thankfully I didn't get any tar stuck to my legs this time, still got hit by flying stones though - think I needed my mountain bike to get home tonight - grr - so should have complained to them the over day when they were marking that road for defects. It was in a better condition before the attempted to resurface it. Back to the subject - what about removing tar from the leather seats (yes the other week I found stones stuck to the passenger seat!) 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade_runner Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Autoglym Intensive tar and adheasive remover try it on area out of the way first to make sure it doesnt lighten the colour of the plastic but it should be fine 'Pinky Pics' here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Agree with blade_runner: the auotglym product is the dogs...... I use it on all my cars & it works well,albeit sometimes with some elbow greese Phil. Edited by - Cookie Monster on 6 Jul 2007 22:34:25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 I would use a bit of WD40 sprayed on to a paper towel to wipe the seat after you pick the stone off. Can always treat leather with a bit of leather feed afterwards. ****************** And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking... And racing around to come up behind you again. photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Howe Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 Thanks folks for your comments... No Chaz, we are Highbrook (Hammingden Lane), rather than Ardingly "central". JH Deliveries by Saffron, the yellow 230bhp Sausage delivery machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Smith Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Hi John, even as you type the buggers are laying down another layer of tar. Obviously not sticky enough first time. Roob and I had to wade through it on our way to work. Good concert?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JampJ Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 White spirits works a treat! Cheers J&J JFDI (Just F*****g Do It) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Howe Posted July 8, 2007 Author Share Posted July 8, 2007 Foxy, thanks for asking, the concert was brilliant! If I'm 65, Joan Biaz must be around 67and still amazing... the part of her performance where she used a backing group was spoilt by their excessive volume,, but her unaccompanied solos or where she accompanied herself was pure nectar. No prizes for guessing what I was playing, on the iPod, as I cut the lawn yesterday. Fancy an early lunch time Blat to the Cat today? JH Deliveries by Saffron, the yellow 230bhp Sausage delivery machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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