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J J - 10 Jan 2007 13:57 GMT

I have tried different chemicals to get dried tar off car or floors.
Tried the bug and tar removers, and gasoline.
Then I tried the hand cleaner: Goop orange with pumice. It worked better
without the hazardous fumes of the others. I think Permatex also makes
a orange hand cleaner.

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sdlomi2 - 14 Jan 2007 10:34 GMT

>I have tried different chemicals to get dried tar off car or floors.
> Tried the bug and tar removers, and gasoline.
> Then I tried the hand cleaner: Goop orange with pumice. It worked better
> without the hazardous fumes of the others. I think Permatex also makes
> a orange hand cleaner.

JJ, it's been awhile, but gasoline used to work as well as anything, but
I had to keep it wet. Tried kerosene, but still gasoline did better. Of
course, follow up with a thorough wash, and then wax. I surely agree about
the fumes, so you already know that solution would be to do it outside--even
then, the stink on one's self and clothes can be horrible. HTH, s

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stauffer@usfamily.net - 15 Jan 2007 15:07 GMT

> >I have tried different chemicals to get dried tar off car or floors.
> > Tried the bug and tar removers, and gasoline.
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> the fumes, so you already know that solution would be to do it outside--even
> then, the stink on one's self and clothes can be horrible. HTH, s

I've had the opposite results- kerosene worked better than gasoline.
Also, kerosene doesn't have color additives that can stain paint the
way some gasolines do. Also, kerosene less dangerous as far as fumes
are concerned.

We got a can of tar remover one time with a care kit that came with a
new car. The stuff sure smelled like kerosene (the ingredients list
merely said "petroleum distillates" which covers quite a few similar
products.

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