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hi,



i have some help to ask about tips! to remove road tar normally your guy used mineral sprits but i don't have this kind of this solvent in Thailand. what i can fine is turpentine,kerosene and thinner:cry: which one to these i should used or any suggust:think2
 
well none of those are really good options. However desiel fuel will work in a pinch and kerosene is really close. But be very careful with it you can really mess up your finish if you use it carelessly.
 
sly said:
hi,



i have some help to ask about tips! to remove road tar normally your guy used mineral sprits but i don't have this kind of this solvent in Thailand. what i can fine is turpentine,kerosene and thinner:cry: which one to these i should used or any suggust:think2
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All of those will remove clear coat if you rub them in really hard or let them sit on the panel for a while...not recommended...looks for a bug and tar remover first, then try WD40 if all else fails...
 
Read the label on what you're calling "thinner". It may be mineral spirits, then you're OK using that. If it's lacquer thinner it will be a mixture of many ingredients, don't use that it's way too strong. Your safest bet will be a bug & tar remover.
 
I have used WD40 in the past when nothing else was available. It works but it's pretty tough to remove from glass, let me tell you.
 
Sawadee!



Can you get Stoner's Products in Thailand?



Their Tarminator is very effective on road tar.
 
sly said:
hi,



i have some help to ask about tips! to remove road tar normally your guy used mineral sprits but i don't have this kind of this solvent in Thailand. what i can fine is turpentine,kerosene and thinner:cry: which one to these i should used or any suggust:think2
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Kerosene will work since your working on the lower panels only. Just wash with soap and water after using and you should be fine. I had a roofing business for years and got tar on my trucks constantly and kerosene did not harm the finish.
 
Either mineral spirits or kerosene will work great. Kerosene drys very slow , so if you have a lot of tar you will get more dwell time. Spirits dry much faster. Years ago Zeibart would give people a small bottle of Zeibart solvent to remove any rustprofing that driped a few days later. I watch them fill the bottles from a 55 gallon drum of deoderized mineral spirits. If you buy spirits get the deorderized kind, it cost a little more money , but it smells better.
 
I have posted this before. Many years ago (1950's) my uncle used to wash his car in winter, Northern Ohio, and I would help. He used a mixture of Kerosene and water which would not freeze and as I recall really cleaned the car. In the spring he would wax the car and claimed the Kerosene got all the salt/chemicals/tar off the car. As I recall all his cars looked great.
 
beabout said:
I have posted this before. Many years ago (1950's) my uncle used to wash his car in winter, Northern Ohio, and I would help. He used a mixture of Kerosene and water which would not freeze and as I recall really cleaned the car. In the spring he would wax the car and claimed the Kerosene got all the salt/chemicals/tar off the car. As I recall all his cars looked great.
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We did the same thing many years ago. The kerosene would mix with water,it would keep the road film off the car , it would shine, it was a rinseless wash , and it would help prevent rust from forming around mouldings, which were put on with metal clips. You used 1 cup of kerosene to a bucket of water.
 
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