Bit off more than I could chew

[ScubaStevo]

Man, today was definatly a headache. I resorted to some very un-ethical methods, that I will have nightmares of till I die.



I think the first picture says it all, but I don't know, see for yourself. The stuff was there for almost a month by my guess, and had hardened.



Customer described it as a little bit of tar. :wall



Well, I definatly won't tell you guys what I used. Well I didn't use the worst thing, I told the owner that I wouldn't do it to a car, but he volenteered and said, it will need to be repainted anyways, give it a shot. Putty knifes the name of the game on this "detail".



2000 PSI pressure washer, varsol, and even straight gas wouldn't get it off. I was shocked.



Process for paint:



SSR3

SSR 2.5

Topped with banana wax.

Now done:



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[psl car wash]

i gots one word.......power-sol.



(TARZILLA!! :grinno: LMAO!!!)

 

[ScubaStevo]

i gots one word.......power-sol.



(TARZILLA!! :grinno: LMAO!!!)

Power-sol?



And pictures are fixed. As you can see, some of it just won't come off. Even after being scraped. :angry



Oh well, he was VERY happy with it.

 

[Intercooled]

So how did the scrapping do? Do beat the crap out of the paint?

 

[ScubaStevo]

So how did the scrapping do? Do beat the crap out of the paint?

No, I didn't actually go down to the paint. It actually looked pretty good other than the discolouration from the tar sitting on it for so long.

 

[stilez]

I would've sanded it :lol. You really had nothing to lose.





Great job though. I'm sure the owner won't get it fixed after what you just did.

 

[ScubaStevo]

I would've sanded it :lol. You really had nothing to lose.





Great job though. I'm sure the owner won't get it fixed after what you just did.

Basically I DID sand it, then brought back some shine with SSR3. He'll need to have the lower portions repainted, as some parts were almost died the colour of tar.

 

[Scottwax]

You are a braver man than me, Steve. I would have passed on that car. Seriously.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Scuba, what is that, a tattoo on your wrist??

 

[pontman43]

LOL It looks like he drove through crap, literally. This thread made the immiture part of me come out.

GREAT job BTW!

 

[WX51 TXR]

And I thought you did a great job on that really dirty 4x4 last month... is there nothing you won't refuse?! :grinno:

 

[ScubaStevo]

Scuba, what is that, a tattoo on your wrist??

Customer's tatoo.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Customer's tatoo.

Ok, cuz I'd hate to see that coming out from under a doctor's lab coat sleeve...

 

[EdLancer]

Tar should come off with mineral distillates, Varsol is not oily enough to dissolve it, WD-40 or kerosene brushed on and heated with a heat gun should soften it and then use a plastic scraper you can get a pack of 5 from a Dollarama.

 

[ScubaStevo]

Tar should come off with mineral distillates, Varsol is not oily enough to dissolve it, WD-40 or kerosene brushed on and heated with a heat gun should soften it and then use a plastic scraper you can get a pack of 5 from a Dollarama.

I tried some of that stuff too. Didn't put a nick in it. This stuff was rock sollid.

 

[s2skimon]

oh man is that some serious elbow grease..



nice work dude

 

[gav'spurplez]

nice clean up stevo,



seeing these pics makes me feel better about the little amount of tar or what not on the cars i detail.



:scared:

 

[RRacer]

Great work , and even greater courage to do that :xyxthumbs