Hello, my car often gets tar and similar stuff around the bottom and i find it difficult to get it off. anyone got any good tricks to get it off?
thanks

Get a clean cloth and put a small amount of petrol on it. Rub this onto the tar and it should come off with a bit of work. I honestly didn't believe this until I tried on mine. It doesn't hurt the paintwork at all.

brilliant, i wouldn't have imagined that as a remedy but oh well! thanks mate.
I'm farely new to the site although i've had my ST since February lol

Your welcome mate. Hopefully see you at some meets!

As Stuart says petrol works a treat for removing tar from bodywork. In fact the tar remover you buy in aerosols is pretty much petrol in a can... Don't bother buying it like I did...

what can i say eh, haha thanks lads.... yeh hopefully i'll manage to get to some meets

I use bug & tar removal wipes. I've also found that they work well on my alloys (especialy on the bits of brake dust right in the corners).

yeh brake dust likes to hold on tight when you try to wash it off i find lol

...just out of curiosity, would diesel do it? or would that damage paintwork do you think?

Diesel is alot less refined than petrol, i wouldent bother.

lol fare enough...petrol it is then haha

One thing though, make sure you wash and wax the area after, as the petrol will also remove any preserve you have on.

just washed cleaned polished etc etc the car think i got all the stuff off thanks for the advice

Just wondering if this would work for paint aswell?? Got some red paint miraculously appear on the passenger side of my car and didn't shift when I washed and waxed her yesterday!!

thats a thought, i wouldn't know personally but im sure that theres something that'll do it