Tar on hood

I've got some tar on the inside of my hood that used to hold that insulation up there. I need it off without makin' a total mess over my motor. Anybody got any ideas? Mineral Spirits (with the motor covered) ?

 

toss a blanket over the motor/fenders and go to town with a wood chisel and finish with a wire wheel?

 

WD-40 works good on road tar...

 

Laquer Thinner. Cleans everything.

 

Take the hood off so you don't have to make a mess and work upside down. I usually start with a razor s****er and follow with whatever solvent it takes to finish it up.

 

Been around asphalt paving most of my life. DIESEL. Cover motor, Spray on through spray bottle, let soak, wipe. Repeat if needed. Pulled tar off nice paint jobs more times than I can count. Be patient. take your time.

 

Napa stores used to carry a product that is actually called "Tar Remover" it's made to take off tar from blacktop roads. It works pretty good but so does diesel and kerosene and they aren't as likely to harm paint and cause fires/explosions as lacquer thinner and gasoline.

 

It's not road tar that he wants to remove. Re-read the original post. He asked for help removing the "tar" that held his insulation up. I would try 3M adhesive remover.

 

Be careful with any solvents, like lacquer thinner, test on painted surface first it will probably remove paint too. Commercial tar removers and kerosene/diesel are safest. Also be careful with a wire wheel it will generate heat and effect the paint on the top of your hood. The FOGGER

 

the 3m adhesive remover or lacquer thinner...but as always check in an incon****uous spot first. Or lighter fluid seems to work good too.

 

I use lamp oil mixed in water, it removes road tar with no problem.

 

If it is thick, use a s****per that doesn't damage the paint; like someone else mentioned. Then use one of these to remove what's left; wax and grease remover, gasoline and all of the items that were mentioned.

 

I use kerosene

 

try a heat gun and a s****er. not exactly sure what it is you are removing, but I'd try that before I broke out the chemicals. easier to clean up the mess with a vacuum rather than a bunch of rags

 

Thanks gang. I think one of these will work. Don't want to do the heat gun thing though. The heat gun I've got would take the paint on the outside off in a heart beat. I've got a diesel truck, so have diesel. I have mineral spirits and WD40. Also have pine tar remover (which doesn't remove pine tar). I just need to cover my motor and fenders up. Thanks again ..



Those black spots on the hood ...

 

Have you thought about using cold? I had an inner fender that was covered in tar and it was easier to chip off the tar when it was cold than when it was warm and gummy. Maybe use some ice then carefully chip it away.Just a thought.

 

If the glue is not flaking off, why not get the reproduction insulation and glue it up there just like the factory did? If the glue is flaking and falling off then you may have no choice but usually the glue is tight but the insulation deteriorates and falls apart. Wire brush it to get any loose stuff and then glue the new insulation on. It may take another 40 years for the new insulation to go bad.

 

wax and grease remover works fine pick it up the auto parts store

 

Had a similar problem with my flatbottom and WD-40 worked great.

 

I use this stuff called Acrysol from Kent automotive. We used it at the Mercedes dealer I used to work for. Works great for getting rid of sticky stuff and won't mess up your paint. Comes in a green spray can.

 

the bug and tar remover you can buy has kerosene in it, just smells lemon-e. works though.

 

Take the hood off, and soak in with diesel fuel. Then s****e it off. just be careful and perhaps round the corners off, of your s****er, so you don't dent the hood.

 

heat gun from harbor freight works great. Try to work it off it sheets. Dont s****e it, get it to seperate from the metal...heat it up and you will see what I am talking about. It the crevices and tight places, use heat and a wire brush. Then clean metal with thinner and all will be good.

 

i was thinking of cold, too; cold as in dry ice. you have to wear welder's gloves handling it, but put directly on the goo, it ought to make it so brittle it will flake righ off. can't say what it'll do to the paint on the outside, though. i'd do it on old rusty stuff i think.

 

I'm spooky of that heat gun idea. Mine is from Harbor Freight and it would screw up the paint in a heartbeat if one wasn't really careful and if it did there's no goin' back .. I think the kerosene, diesel, mineral spirits thing will work. Thanks again ..