Our community lot was just repaved and my gf managed to get tar along the entire passenger side of her car (A week old car). I bought some bug and tar remover and removed the black chunks that were stuck to the paint but now there are yellow spots left over where the tar was. The yellow spots seem to be into the clear coat. I've tried applying the bug and tar remover several times and also using clay bar the yellow spots stay the exact same. Any help from here is her paint ruined?

 

If you properly follow the directions Cleaner waxes chemically clean below surface contaminants and some do a much better job than others.
Usually you get what you pay for. Same goes for Bug & Tar Removers.

 

WD-40 is a great tar remover.

 

Brought it to a shop and they took the paint off trying to remove the tar. Looks like it will have to be repainted.

 

Next time you might try Meguiars "Body Solvent" : http://www.autogeek.net/mg13001.html

It only comes in gallon size as it is geared toward the professional detailer, but not too expensive and you'll have some for future needs.

 

WD-40 for me... Got caught on a Texas two lane blacktop on our bikes between Dallas and Austin in the heat of the summer while the road was being resurfaced... Everyone one in my ride group took a bath in TAR... We stopped at a little roadside store and bought every can of WD-40 they had. Spent a hour washing fenders, rims, gas tanks, helmets, windshields, boots etc. Everything cleaned up nice with ease. Its also a great degreaser and hand cleaner...

WD-40 is really the way to go...

 

You can get a 32oz. bottle of it from ADS

 

Preface: I'm normally a big time Meg's fanboy

I have this and have tried it on several occations on several vehicles and on several different contaminants. It smells good, but that's about all it had going for it. It hasn't removed squat for me.

I normally take the bulk off with a plastic razorblade, and then clay it till it's gone. Hasn't failed me yet.

If you really want to try it though, the body solvent comes in a 32oz spray bottle "sampler" thing from ADS.
http://www.autodetailingsolutions.net/d13032.html


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X2 I operate loader at an asphalt plant and we use WD-40 on all our personal cars to remove the stringers that come off the plant and there is a can in all the trucks.

 

I just found this out too...
I took the majority of the sap off with a plastic razor blade, sprayed it down with Body Solvent, and it didn't do anything.

 

Years ago, we used to use kerosene.

 

If the body shop removed the paint when something like WD-40 would have done the job...then I think the body shop was negligent. I've seen body shops remove that hardcore paint from the highway lines when they are sprayed and with no adverse effects to the vehicle's paintjob.

 

i have used lighter fluid and it got the tar off.

 

Wow! Sounds like they tried to use paint thinner to remove the tar !

WD-40 has always worked for me. Just remember that you must wax after using it.

The body shop should pay to re-paint the area they damaged. Tar removal is not a reason to damage paint.