Tar spots and removing them

[Malcolmr]

There are tar removers like AutoGlym Intensive Tar remover which work very well on small surfaces but for the larger areas its quicker to clay bar it to remove the spots and to also create a glass smooth finish on the paint work.

Peter - it might be me coming from an age of duco paint and "cut and polishing", or it might be that the Antipodes are still a long way from England, but I've not come across this "claying" concept until I joined this BB. My car arrived from England with lots of tiny hard spots on the paint that you cannot see, only feel, that I assume is hardened tar. I used a razor to remove them from the glass on the rear side windows (ZT-T), but haven't even tried on the paint.

Will claying do the job, and what exactly is it, please?

[black olive]

in this cold weather have 2 lumps of clay on the go- one in a pot of warm water, as it gets less pliable when it cools off- as do your hands

[Ajay]

Peter - it might be me coming from an age of duco paint and "cut and polishing", or it might be that the Antipodes are still a long way from England, but I've not come across this "claying" concept until I joined this BB. My car arrived from England with lots of tiny hard spots on the paint that you cannot see, only feel, that I assume is hardened tar. I used a razor to remove them from the glass on the rear side windows (ZT-T), but haven't even tried on the paint.

Will claying do the job, and what exactly is it, please?

Have a look here [if i've posted the link correctly ] under Auto detailing clay http://www.meguiars.com/faq/index.cf...Detailing_Clay

[pessling]

Yes tar, fall out, tree sap, general rubbish, a claying will make the paint smooth as glass to the touch of your finger tips, also try the crisp packet test, using a foil type crisp packet split in half and rub against a clean car and you'll probably find it catches on the paint, clay bar it and then try the test again

Also see

https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc26...ead.php?t=4723

[Malcolmr]

Thanks chaps - I did my usual cotton-wool and Brasso then polish trick on half the bonnet recently in an attempt to restore the surface but while it is now smooth to the touch there are too many swirl marks so I haven't tried doing this elsewhere. I'm now off to hunt out a claying kit!

[ColinE]

Try here

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MEGUIARS-MEGU...item58865c46ee

[Malcolmr]

Too easy! Thanks Colin!

[ColinE]

My pleasure!