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goldcoaster · Senior Member

Bug & Tar remover

vk6tnc · Guru

Kero ?

justcruisin01 · Guru

WD40.

Birdy1710 · Veteran Member

not sure about the tar, but carb soda mixed to about the consistency of custard is good for bugs and won,t harm the paintwork.

Wombat 280 · Guru

That WD40 or RP 7 works well not much difference to kero but easy to apply. I squirt it onto a cloth so I can control the area under cleaning

Olley46 · Guru

Try a bit of diesel on a rag for the tar.

Lance C

hako · Guru

You can buy a 350gm pressure pack of 5star bug and tar remover from most $2 stores or Big W for less than $4. It will last a long time.

gold dandelion · Senior Member

preen is good for bugs and turps for tar.

herbie · Guru

Some scrunched up green grass is as good as any thing .

Baz421 · Guru

50/50 kero and liquid detergent,,, sponge on,, then wipe off with clean water/rag.

-- Edited by Baz421 on Friday 19th of April 2013 04:54:54 PM

littledick · Senior Member

This has been mentioned before and if tar is ingrained on the front vinyl, NOTHING will remove it.

I now use a vinyl protector on the new van and this has worked ok so far.

Dick.

Olley46 · Guru

If you want to remove TAR from vinyl I have done this several times ,I used petrol on a rag took it of easy then wash with detergent and water came up like new,only use Caltex petrol (only joking ).

Lance C

03_troopy · Guru

hako wrote:
You can buy a 350gm pressure pack of 5star bug and tar remover from most $2 stores or Big W for less than $4. It will last a long time.

Damn inflation.....

allinone · Senior Member

herbie wrote:
Some scrunched up green grass is as good as any thing .

another great natural remedy... I thought grass was for smoking? Although smoking causes cancer.

Wombat 280 · Guru

If you smoke enough you can sit back and try to count the bug and tar spots as a form of relaxation