Getting ready to attack the road oil- highway stripping paint on the car. What's the best thing to remove it? Always used gas or deisel and rag to get it off before but someone told me WD-40 or PB Blaster works well too. Will WD-40 or Blaster leave stain? React to plastic? What do ya think? Thanks! ugly
Used to detail cars. Had a Maroon Jaguar come in with the Yellow stripe paint speckled all down one rocker. The only way to get it off (dried hard) was with fresh single edge razor blades, lots of 'em. Polishing or solvents would attack the OE paint faster than the road paint. Once the majority of the stuff was off, I was able to polish the remenants off. My fingers hurt from the distant memory.
Tried the wd- seemed no better than the gas & rag I used. Oil came off real easy- paint was another matter. Came off but took LOTS of elbowgrease. Thanks for the replys. Ugly
I once had a bird knock a can of undercoating off the workbench. It somehow exploded, spraying the undercoating all over the new paint job on my Harley. I used WD 40 (which is mostly fish oil), it took all of it off and did not damage the paint. It took a long though and lot of rubbing.
I've used WD-40 for road tar and paint overspray with good success. Once, I used WD-40 on some serious tree sap on my 91 Camaro. It did stain the paint slightly on the plastic nose, but didn't harm the paint on the metal fender.
WD 40, and for cracked dried out hands and for poison ivy. I even used it to slick my hair back once upon a time.
Kingsford charcoal lighter fluid will take tar and glue off like crazy, put it on a rag and wipe off the tar, DO NOT LIGHT IT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>lol..
Get a can of carb cleaner and a rag. Plop your **** on a creeper seat and have at it. I drove across road tar before the gravel was put down. Talk about a mess. Carb cleaner took it off with no problem or scrubbing.
I believe the charcoal lighter fluid would work. Also, any of the bug and tar removers. If you get the kind in aerosol can spray it on and let it work for a few minutes. You will see it working when the tar starts to "run". Wipe it again, let it set again. I would do fender or door size areas at a time. Didn't take all that long.
I use a product called M. E. K. It will take off road paint. Its found at a good auto paint store or hardware store
I would use the M.E.K. as it's a very strong solvent, but I would also use some protective gloves with it. It like acetone will enter your system via your skin and that's not good. DuPont used to make a tar and paint remover that you could purchase at a local auto parts store. I haven't attempted to purchase it in a long time. I remember it being in either a black or very dark green can with a screw top. Nasty job you have there.
Goo Gone....**** smells like your differential ate some bad fast food burritos but it does work well.
I detailed cars for Hertz and Tilden rentacar back in the 70's/80's. When a car would return from rental with road oil/tar on it, the customer was charged a wack of cash to have me remove the tar. I charged Hertz $35 to $50 to remove the road oil/tar and Hertz would charge the customer $75 or $100 depending on how bad the vehicle was coated. -I have literally washed hundreds of near new cars with gasoline and a water hose. Does gas harm your paint when you drip it down the side of your car while refueling? No, it never has and it will not harm paint. It will remove any wax that you have applied. Use a rag to apply the gasoline and run the garden hose on it before the gas can evaporate. All traces of the tar will be diluted and run off with the water/hose. Works great is fast and cheap compared to aerosol sprays and it Does Not Harm Paint. Be careful not to let the water/run off flood your street or you will have someone complaining. happy trails moe .
Not very bright to use it on a lacquer paint job me thinks. Paint stuffed in double quick time IMO Rod
yep... lacquer thinners is used to thin PAINT!!! Petroleum distilate thins road tar...pretty obvious WHAT YOU NEED TO USE!!!
M E K ....methyl ethyl keytone is used as a primer for welding PVC pipes together, AND SOFTENING FIBREGL*** RESIN.... just imagine what its going to do WHEN IT HITS your PLastic PAINT JOB! good luck with that!!!!
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