More of an observation really.
I have a white coloured Sportage. Over the winter period it has had its usual wash downs, guaranteed to bring on the foulest, wettest, filthiest roads immediately after the bucket is put away :(
Twice I have noticed a good quantity of tar spots on the sides and rear which have necessitated a rub with intensive tar remover. Question is where does it come from? I thought tar spots where the result of molten tar which would clearly need a degree of much warmer weather than we are subjected to this time of year.
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Tarmac takes ages to go hard especially the cold lay stuff they use for a quick repair in potholes.
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I use WD40 or similar products to remove tar spots, also sticky labels
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I leave them on. A nice spray of tar looks good on a pale silver car. And doesn't wash off like mud and cowdung.
Patina, makes it look as if the jalopy gets used sometimes. A clean polished motor with no graunches anywhere is a beautiful thing, but it's a constant worry too and a bit silly-looking. Not the real world so to speak. It's less hassle to be a bit of a slob, within reason of course.
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Small amount of Fresh engine oil + little petrol does the job.
Mix and rub on & off with a clean piece of soft cloth
Wash off with some warm water & shampoo, let it dry and apply some wax polish - job done.
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Tesco Baby wet wipes (unfragranced). Good for cleaning mud and grime off of plastic trim inside the car too.
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>> I leave them on. A nice spray of tar looks good
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There's an old customised VW Beetle I see around, with a tuned engine and very lowered suspension. It is brush painted in matt black, looking very much like bitumastic gutter paint after it has weathered for a few years.
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I sometimes wonder why cars are finished in high gloss paint that can be damaged by the slightest scuff and which costs a fortune to repair. A rubberised matt black finish on which you can slap another coat with a two inch brush doesn't seem a bad idea!
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Rubber/plastic bumpers are a good idea. Absorb small knocks. Then they look nicer painted and absorb nowt...
Fashion...(I like cuban heels)
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>> I sometimes wonder why cars are finished in high gloss paint that can be damaged
>> by the slightest scuff and which costs a fortune to repair. A rubberised matt black
>> finish on which you can slap another coat with a two inch brush doesn't seem
>> a bad idea!
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You need some low sheen black submarine paint, I have only seen it used on one car, and it gives a good smooth finish when brush applied.
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>> You need some low sheen black submarine paint, I have only seen it used on
>> one car, and it gives a good smooth finish when brush applied.
Is is invisible to radar?
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>> Is is invisible to radar?
Heh heh... I do hope so.
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Sorry folks, it is just paint, its what it is applied to that is the clever bit. The plods use lasers these days for mobile speed traps and an up to date satnav will tell you where the fixed ones are. :)
Last edited by: Old Navy on Mon 23 Feb 15 at 19:46
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Having just got stuck up a bridle path and having to turn it round in a ditch, tar spots on my car are the least of its worries at the moment.
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I take it that the outside now matches the inside. :)
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>> I take it that the outside now matches the inside. :)
Not really, the outside gets an airing.
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>> Having just got stuck up a bridle path and having to turn it round in
>> a ditch, tar spots on my car are the least of its worries at the
>> moment.
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Out dogging again Z ?
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>> Out dogging again Z ?
Woof
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>> I use WD40 or similar products to remove tar spots, also sticky labels
I would have thought using sticky labels to try and remove tar spots wouldn't work very well ;)
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They're for covering up the spots that won't come off.
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I am sure that car coloured sticky paint repair patches were available, not seen them recently though.
The original post was not well worded, I try to give the pedants a target occasionally. :)
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My dad tried to fix a rust scab on his almost new Mk 1 Escort with one of those paint patches. Couldn't get the backing to come off properly so just left the whole thing in place. Three abiding memories of that car:
1. Getting my finger trapped under the boot lid.
2. The 1100L badges fell off the front wings, leaving neat finger sized holes.
3. Dad driving on main beam lights for what felt like hours on end.
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Tar Spots - CGNorwich
