Best way to remove tar from hood..

richeyb · 09-10-2009

Looking for the best way to get small specks of tar off the hood of my 93 mustang. Will clay remove tar?

hotshot · 09-10-2009

i use Simple Green. Let it sit on there for a minute or two and rub it off with a towel then spray the rest of the simple green off the car's paint with water

jimmy11990 · 09-10-2009

yes i would get the mothers clay bar, it worked pretty good for mine

Vert04GT · 09-10-2009

coca cola works great too

GTVapor · 09-13-2009

I have been using turtle wax bug and tar remover for years with success. That stuff will safely remove just about anything! It is in a blue and white can.

pyro1730 · 09-13-2009

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Originally Posted by GTVapor

I have been using turtle wax bug and tar remover for years with success. That stuff will safely remove just about anything! It is in a blue and white can.

Yeah I'd go with the bug and tar remover, the turtle wax bug and tar remover I have is in a black spray bottle.

cacwyo · 09-16-2009

first take 36 grit sand paper....NO NO NO j/k. I would use any clay bar kit available. Mothers is always a good product. I use that myself. Should take it right off.

Vert04gt, i hope you where kidding about the coke product man. seriously not good for paint. humorous, but not good for paint

Vert04GT · 09-17-2009

yeah I was kidding. I guess inside jokes dont really work if im the only one that knows what im talking about,

richeyb · 10-11-2009

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Originally Posted by GTVapor

I have been using turtle wax bug and tar remover for years with success. That stuff will safely remove just about anything! It is in a blue and white can.

Thanks I gave the Turtle Wax Bug and Tar Remover a try and it worked great. I did have do a little extra scrubbing with my finger nail but all the specks came loose and the hood polished up great. After that I ended up finding little tar specks all over the car and just went ahead and cleaned the entire car with the Turtle....

**jim293** · 10-12-2009

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Originally Posted by richeyb

Thanks I gave the Turtle Wax Bug and Tar Remover a try and it worked great. I did have do a little extra scrubbing with my finger nail but all the specks came loose and the hood polished up great. After that I ended up finding little tar specks all over the car and just went ahead and cleaned the entire car with the Turtle....

I have used that a time or two myself and it does work good.

Blueovalfanatic · 3 Weeks Ago

I know this thread is a couple weeks old, but I just seen it. I worked at a detail shop for awhile, and they used paint thinner in a spray bottle. You would have to rub on it for an hour for it to hurt anything. Only thing is, get the rag nice and wet, and do not "scrub" at it.

**JudisStang** · 3 Weeks Ago

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser did a nice job on my husbands car removing tar! Read directions, wet and rotate it!

**jim293** · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by JudisStang

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser did a nice job on my husbands car removing tar! Read directions, wet and rotate it!

That Mr clean eraser seems to work on just about anything.