C3/C4 Corvette road tar removal

[Jim T.]

What is your product preference for removing road tar from the painted body?

[KEN BUTCHER]

Re: C3/C4 Corvette road tar removal

Hi Jim,
There is a product you can get at hardware stores called "GOOF OFF" or you can go to a pharmacy and get some medical serviettes called "UNIVERSAL ADHESIVE REMOVER WIPES" which is in a 50 pc box by the company name "SMITH + NEPHEW".
The wipes are like the little restaurant towelette.

After you get the road tar off, and the area looks clean then wash it down with soap & water to get the residue off.

Hope this helps. Ken.

[Wayne P.]

Re: C3/C4 Corvette road tar removal

Plain old kerosene works really well!

[george romano]

WD-40 *NM*

[Gordon Peterson #4961]

regular old Bug/Tar Remover? Goo Gone? *NM*

[Duke W.]

Paint thinner works fine...

...won't hurt any automotive finish including lacquer.

Duke

[Verle R.]

Re: C3/C4 Corvette road tar removal

I use a product found in grocery stores in the cleaner section called Dissolve It.
It works very well and does not hurt the laquer on my 57.

Verle

[Tracy C.]

also known as mineral spirts.. *NM*

[Ralph E.]

Why not just use bug & tar remover? *NM*

[Michael H.]

Yes, I'm Sure Duke Wasn't Refering to.......

...lacquer thinner. That would certainly remove the tar, and a lot of other things that you probably didn't want to remove.

[Joseph T.]

Dupont Prep-Sol 3919S tar & grease remover *NM*

[Tracy C.]

you can get a gallon of mineral spirts for a price

of a 16 oz can of the "fancy" stuff. If you read the label, I think it's the same stuff too.

tc

[Duke W.]

Re: Yes, I'm Sure Duke Wasn't Refering to.......

Paint thinner is also referred to as mineral spirits. It's used to thin alkyl enamel paints and is a good, cheap general purpose petroleum solvent - works as good if not better than any "bug and tar" remover I have bought.

Duke

[Duke W.]

PS

If any crude appears to be road line paint, its latex based. Use denatured alcohol to remove it.

Duke

[Tom R.]

Re: WD 40

Yep another use for this stuff that doesn't work too well on rusted metal parts.