Help, Carrera white tar stain issue

[phlea]

My new Carrera white car has picked up tar stains on the textured paintwork around the sills and wheelarches, and on the 'sticky back plastic' protectors ahead of the arches. This wont polish off the paint or plastic with even the strongest product my valeters have.

Help! Any ideas or similar experiences?

P.

[nervous]

wd40.

seriously.

[rav]

A small amount of petrol?

[james s]

Autogym tar remover - very thin liquid - smells a bit like petrol and gor tree sap off mine when nothing else would touch it

[phlea]

Just tried the WD40 idea, gets most of the stain off, but does leave a slight yellowing still.

My valeter used the strongest products Autoglym have already.

Is this particular type of paint suseptible to staining? Does it happen on all cars and I'm only noticing as mine's white?

[johnnywishbone]

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[Don]

james s said:

Autogym tar remover - very thin liquid - smells a bit like petrol and gor tree sap off mine when nothing else would touch it

Yep. After the last track day of the year this is what I will be using. Its lethal stuff and will take every last bit of rubber - but also every last bit of wax! So afterwards you *will* need to wax the car thoroughly.

At the end of the season this is my regime.

1) Wash car thoroughly. Rinse. Whilst doing this inspect car for any/all rubber marks.
2) Autoglym Tar Remover on all rubber marks.
3) Wash car thoroughly to remove every last bit of Tar Remover. Rine. Inspect car. If necessary go back to (2).
4) Now wash all tricky bits again, do alloys thoroughly. Rinse.
5) Dry car off. Then leather until completely dry.
6) Apply wax to one panel. Wait a minute or so. Remove with an old towel. Repeat with all panels.
7) Apply second layer of wax to one panel...etc. Remember there is no wax on the car at all after the tar remover has had its way so you need to make sure you're really thorough. Twice.
8) Machine polish car to remove every last swirl mark in the wax and really distribute it evenly.
9) Use next old towel to "dust" car and make sure every last bit of wax residue is gone.

Then I move on to the inside! (Usually the next day!)

The car will, however, be utterly gleaming and devoid of tarry, track day crap. You will have had a seriously good workout and, having spent all day at it, will be utterly knackered. Have a beer.

[nervous]

phlea said:

Just tried the WD40 idea, gets most of the stain off, but does leave a slight yellowing still.

My valeter used the strongest products Autoglym have already.

Is this particular type of paint suseptible to staining? Does it happen on all cars and I'm only noticing as mine's white?

repeat and rinse. itll sort it i promise.

[burriana]

... and sounds a hell of a lot less tiring the the previous solution! :P

[Don]

burriana said:

... and sounds a hell of a lot less tiring the the previous solution! :P

Its good for you, boy. Its called "exercise"!

[ED965]

WD40/Petrol as mentioned before.
Or sweat your bollox off with a bit of elbow grease and soap!

[phlea]

Thanks for your help everybody.

The paintwork's fine now but the stone chip guard material seems to be permanently stained, nothing will shift it.

[HAB]

p4lny said:

It sounds stupid but try Baby wipes

Works a treat for me

Yep, also great for getting ink stains out of leather.

[BliarOut]

p4lny said:

It sounds stupid but try Baby wipes

Works a treat for me

Margarine!

Seriously. Recommended on PH and it works without marking your paintwork.

[andy ha]

before you go mad with products try a Johnsons baby wipe (not joking) it MAY work.

[PH5121]

White spirit/turps will bring tar off, just re apply polish after wiping the tar away.