I have a white truck that gets very small tar flecks from normal road driving. Anyway, thats what I think they are. They cannot be removed with polishes or compounds. The most effective tool I have found so far is my thumbnail. But, does that ever take a long time.

Anyone found a good remedy to remove these from clearcoat????

 

Ive always used a claybar to remove tar, bug guts, and paint overspray.

 

Clay is your answer.


After removal, a very small amount of 'residue' may remain on the paint and you may need to utilize a 'paint cleaner' in order to remove it.

RP

 

I had an issue with little tar flecks too. A relatively simple and inexpensive way to remove them is WD-40. Just do one section at a time, spray it on, leave it set for 5-10 minutes to soften the tar and then wipe off with a cloth. Some of the bigger flecks may still require the fingernail method but this worked wonders for my truck. When you're done, however, you will need to wash and re-wax as the WD-40 leaves the surface greasy (I soaped mine twice) and also removes the wax. It did not harm the paint and I used it on the plastic, chrome and my aluminum wheels as well with equally pleasing results.

 

Get some mineral spirits from the hardware store. This will help soften the tar and it should be easily removed. Be sure to wax the area after use as it will remove any wax that was on the truck. A good coat of wax will also help prevent that from happening in the future as it will be harder for the tar specs to stick.

 

Stoner Tarminator

http://www.tarminator.com

it's from the same people that make Stoner Invisible Glass

http://www.invisibleglass.com

You can find it at PepBoys and try it out and then you can buy direct from them by the case, REALLY CHEAP.

 

my buddy has a '02 white SCREW and he recently ran thru some tar and got on the bottems of the doors/fenders and he used charcoal lighter, yes it sounds weird but it worked. Id'a never thought to use that but it removed that crap very easily. Then he washed and re-waxed, looks like new.

 

Charcoal Lighter is basically mineral spirits. I used to sell it to Royal Oak Charcoal by the truck and trailer (8,000 gallons) at a time.

 

My buddy has a 02 white SCREW and he got some road tar on his paint about a week ago. He used charcoal lighter on a cotton rag to remove it and it worked very well, just a little elbow grease and its all gone. It removes wax, so youll have to rewax.

just a tip

 

I'll second the use of Mineral Spiriits to remove any tar that makes it's way onto paint, with one caveat. Make sure that the area you used the mineral spirits on is washed super well and re-waxed. It should come as no surprise that mineral spirits, being a solvent based product, will strip off all the wax.

-Mike-

 

Hey guys. I work for the highway dept. here in louisiana and what we use in our trucks is Gojo hand cleaner. Just put it on heavy let it sit in the sun for about 15 minutes and wash off. Use the cheap stuff without grit. Has always worked for us.