how do I get tar out?

[donalddarneille]

ORIGINAL: Oldtimer

WD-40 will disolve tar and asphalt.


I've found that a mixture of WD-40 and gasoline works best, just make sure you have a good grip when you start shaking it!

 

[wedigforyou]

I've had some success with carburator cleaner -- must be the ether. Works on sap too.

Ann

 

[mr.fred]

I have used PB--Blaster[8D]-----always gets the job done------------------Fred.

 

[RedGinger]

How about turpentine? When I was little, we would sometimes go to the beach in Delaware for the day. I remember I always got tar on my feet at that beach and I hated it for some reason. I wish I could remember what my Mom used to get it off.

WD-40 is great for pretty much everything! Just google it. Fred, I have heard that PB Blaster is great too. Let us know what works, and as someone else above said, that WD-40 is slippery, so be careful.

 

[luckiest]

I have had wd-40 in the bottle for a while with no results, andwater didn't disolve the tar, just softened it when it was warm. Turpintine didn't work but I have yet to try gas, thats what my money is on. Being a non-driver gas is never around the house...

 

[T]

crc brakeclean in the green can is what i use, if that dont get it out you got trouble, but be careful if you use it, very flameable, thanks glenn

 

[GuntherHess]

I use carburator cleaner. Put some in and leave over night.
Be sure to cork it because the stuff evapoarates pretty quick.

 

[suzanne]

So;
Did you get the tar out?

 

[pa digger]

Lacqor thinner works real good for me, just put it it the bottle then put a cork in it and let it do it's thing. sometimes it takes up to 6 hrs but it has always worked for me.

PA DIGGER

 

[Digswithstick]

Good question Suzanne .