Tar On My Truck

[Tactical Lever]

I would not use Goo-Gone. I don't know what all it contains but is will strip paint (house) like crazy, dissolve foam instantly and melt plastics.

I would feel much better about using varsol on cured paint. Maybe a little harder on paint. Depends how bad it is. Gas is not great for paint either. diesel is a little oily and harder to clean, after. Pre clean it, with a pressure washer so you aren't scouring the clear coat with grit.

Maybe turpentine.

[keepingitreal]

Clay bar works, I used to wash cars that worked at this factory that spewed out this nasty black tar. We would clear it away with elbow grease and clay bars, Try it out.

You could use goo gone but not sure how it would effect the paint.

[Tactical Lever]

Forgot to mention Princess Auto degreaser and some dish soap, or car wash soap after. The stuff PA sells is water soluble so it washes clean.

And if you have a good wax coat to begin with, it'll be a bit easier. I'm trying to keep my truck a little easier to clean now that it's been muddy, so I have a pretty good coating of mower deck antistick and Crown spray lube in various spots.

[DiabeticKripple]

Any of the above.

Just wash after using chemicals and wax after as well

[TimeOff]

Originally Posted by Prairiewolf

Update:

Went with Goo-Gone. Fantastic stuff - sprayed it on, left it for 5-10 minutes and the tar spots wiped off with little/no effort.

Yes, Goo Gone can work magically sometimes.

[metalwrench]

Another vote for Goo Gone too. Always keep a bottle of it in the garage.

[Olthreelegs]

Originally Posted by Big Lou

Green FX Rhino Wash

Pretty spendy but zero wiping required. Swirl marks drive me batty. Clay bar is a fantastic item as a semi regular treatment.

x10. drove through road work last summer. truck was covered. used this stuff and took everything off no wiping required.