Tar Spots

I seem to remember my mother removing road tar from my skinned knees and elbows with butter!! And it worked!!

Or try WD40 or GT85 with a micro fibre cloth. Good luck...

 

AutoGlym Tar Remover works a treat

 

That’s some tarmac laying contract if they’ve relaid 1800 miles of road, can’t even repair small potholes round here...

Here is the product we use at work as prep before wrapping vans and cars, stinks mind but works quickly on those little annoying tar spots removes glue residue too.

https://www.surechemicals.co.uk/industrial-products/cleaning-degreasing-industrial/tar-remover

I would think that the Autoglym will have an odour added to it as these products generally do these days usually a Citrus odour to make it smell less chemical.

 

Still has a vaguely chemical smell, but not strong and doesn't linger.

 

Baby arse wiping wipes.

 

Take it to bits and stick it in the dishwasher?

 

that's the Barnett Formula in action!

I'd second trying WD40 or equivalent, perhaps White Spirit, T-Cut if used gently, or even Swarfega (seems to be hard to get at present - stuck in Suez Canal perhaps); I don't think the modern orange-based grainy Swarfega would be a risk, again if used gently, because the grains are only corn meal.

 

This stuff eats tar for lunch. Unbelievably powerful and fast working.

https://gyeonquartz.com/product/tar/

 

WD 40 works a treat. I know from experience after getting covered in the stuff in Morocco (bike not me). A quick squirt, leave a few seconds for it to do its stuff and gently wipe.

 

autosmart tardis is the go to product in detailing circles

 

MR Sheen works really well.

So do these

 

There's plenty of tar removers on the market, they remove glue deposits too...
Halfrauds?

 

I’m intrigued as to why you were covered in WD40, were you dipped in tar?

 

Brillo pads work well, elbow grease helps.

 

Ah yes. Gramer was never my strong point

 

Mine either to be honest. Just tickles me some or all of mine have small or huge errors.

 

Traffic film remover works amazing but can have a very detrimental effect on some coatings.

 

Ah other's have said, lots of tar and glue removers on the market. I've used Valet Pro, Gyeon and Autosmart. For a one off use I'd go for the small 500ml of the Gyeon stuff. No need for brillo pads or elbow grease or anything like that. The tar spots bond to the surface so these products literally dissolve them, you'll see them starting to run/bleed after a couple of mins (do it in the shade) and then you simply wipe off. Do this on a clean dry bike, but worth cleaning again after or a quick layer of snow foam if you have it to ensure you remove all remaining residue