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supramkivtt2jz 08-08-2013 03:53 PM
Remove road tar from wheels
 
Does anyone have any suggestions to remove road tar from wheels without ruining the finish or paint on the wheels? i drove through an area where recent development has been going on and now i have a nice glob inside my wheel.

Paul_S 08-08-2013 04:06 PM
"Trix" by CarPro or Stoners "Tarminator" available at O'Rileys. If you feel brave try old school method - kerosene.

Trap63 08-08-2013 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by supramkivtt2jz (Post 1128276)
Does anyone have any suggestions to remove road tar from wheels without ruining the finish or paint on the wheels? i drove through an area where recent development has been going on and now i have a nice glob inside my wheel.
the cheaper solvent not aggressive is diesel.... all commercial products contains diesel or naphtha in lower percentage (from 2 to 10%) and higher price.

JDM FRS 08-08-2013 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul_S (Post 1128306)
"Trix" by CarPro or Stoners "Tarminator" available at O'Rileys. If you feel brave try old school method - kerosene.
Tarminator is the best, I use it all of the time. Sometimes I get little black spots that just smear if you touch them with your finger or dont budge if you use a cloth with soapy water. One little spritz from the tarminator and immediately wipe with a cloth and boom, all gone. That stuff is like magic in a can!

Trap63 08-08-2013 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul_S (Post 1128306)
"........If you feel brave try old school method - kerosene.
:clap:

supramkivtt2jz 08-12-2013 10:04 AM
I used tarminator and it worked like a boss. thanks for the suggestions everyone!

OrbitalEllipses 08-12-2013 12:02 PM
Cleaned my wheels this weekend, just have a few left over spots of road tar...will try this Tarminator stuff.




I'll be back.

JDM FRS 08-13-2013 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses (Post 1135203)
Cleaned my wheels this weekend, just have a few left over spots of road tar...will try this Tarminator stuff.




I'll be back.

You wont be disappointed!

Mr. Sparkle 08-16-2013 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses (Post 1135203)
Cleaned my wheels this weekend, just have a few left over spots of road tar...will try this Tarminator stuff.




I'll be back.
another vote for tarminator. makes my life very easy on some days.


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