So my city decided that on the only road in and out of my place they needed to put a brand new layer of oil down on the road. Not a big deal except someone removed all the warnings about it (this was in the dark this morning). So I hit this fresh oil doing about 35mph quickly notice it but damage was already done. When I get to work it had already dried on the paint. Tried taking a pressure washer to it but no avail. How can I get this stuff of my paint and fender wells without incident/hurting the paint?

 

Wow, I'm very sorry to hear this happen to you. I would get a Meguiar's Aggressive Clay Bar from us and some clay lube and try to remove it using this product first. If you still has some left there you can use Stoner Tarminator Tar Remover with our safe scrub Bug & Tar sponge just be careful on plastic's when using this product. Any more information drop me a line at PAC.

 

The easiest way to remove this, is to dissolve it so it lessens its grip on your paint and the fender wells.

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...dhesive/Detail

Just spray on to the affected area a little bit at a time. It takes time to work its magic, and sometimes you have to apply multiple times, but after a few applications it should have weakened the tar so you can simply wipe it off with a MF towel.

Clay will work as well, but you have to be careful, you don't want it dragging against the paint. It is best to try and remove as much of it as possible first, and then clay afterwards to make sure that you got it all.

 

easy cheap method is...this is what most detail shops use..laquar tinner. and no its not gonna damage your paint but don't rub the same spot for hours either. If its dark color you can wax over the spots if you want to.

 

Laquer thinner will "Dull" the clearcoat. Even after you re-wax it. eventually when the wax wears off it will reappear as a "dull" or "cloudy" spot in the paint. If you are like me and you wax your car every other week it doesnt matter, but if you arent, you might want to keep this in mind only as a last resort.

Instead, below are a few tricks of the trade:

-Goo-Gone. Believe it or not, the stuff is amazing. BUT, its even better if you put some in a turkey baster and heat it up in the Mircowave for 30 seconds or so.

-Aggressive claybar. Someone has already mentioned this and it is a fantastic approach that will do the job right, without damage. Doesnt matter what you do, it will take ALOT of elbow grease. Use HOT water mixed with Dawn Degreasing Dish soap for lube on tough jobs like this. Not only will the clay pick up the tar and oil, but if you have a light colored car, the Dawn will help scrub the stains away. I ONLY reccomend the use of Dawn water as a clay lubricant under the most extreme conditions. This is one of them. Add HOT water to a spray bottle, then, add 2 tbsp of PLAIN Dawn (no bleach or additives) to the water and do not shake the bottle too much (or at all if you can avoid it) then use it like a reg. clay lube, using the clay to "scrub" at the spots you feel need it. This method will remove oil and tar stains from even the whitest of white cars. But it will more than likely take hours.

Unfortunately there is no way around something like this being fixed quickly. Be sure to re-wax the area after you clay it, as the clay will remove any layers of protection leaving the clearcoat exposed to the elements.

 

is road tar the stuff that clings to the inner barrels of wheels and exhaust in black blotches?

cause i just used some wd-40 and it loosened the stuff pretty well.