Remove road tar from wheels - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

supramkivtt2jz · 08-08-2013, 03:53 PM

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

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

"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

"........If you feel brave try old school method - kerosene.

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

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

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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Paul_S Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: red Location: USA Posts: 127 Thanks: 29 Thanked 43 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	"Trix" by CarPro or Stoners "Tarminator" available at O'Rileys. If you feel brave try old school method - kerosene.

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OrbitalEllipses Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Attitude Location: MD Posts: 10,046 Thanks: 884 Thanked 4,890 Times in 2,903 Posts Mentioned: 123 Post(s)	Cleaned my wheels this weekend, just have a few left over spots of road tar...will try this Tarminator stuff. I'll be back.

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