Effective remover of asphalt smudge?

[nOnOize]

Medyo naparami-rami na yung smudge ng asphalt sa kotse ko, ano ba yung magandang pang tanggal nun?

I tried gasoline once before and natanggal nga. Pero baka masisira pa yung paint in further use of gasoline or kerosene.

[Picard]

Sa Genki Car Spa sa banawe they use kerosene. Oks lang siguro basta wax mo agad after.

[XTO]

no to gasoline cloth with kerosene to soften up the asphalt, then shampoo, rinse and dry then finish off with favorite wax.

[nOnOize]

no to gasoline cloth with kerosene to soften up the asphalt, then shampoo, rinse and dry then finish off with favorite wax.

Thanks sa info. I thought kerosene can be a harmful agent. Anyway, thanks!

[1D4LV]

kerosene will be ok, as long as you wash and wax it afterwards.
meron ding 3M asphalt remover na nabibili, kaya lang, mas mura pa din talaga ang kerosene.

[v6dreamer]

The big killer on paint is brake fluid, alcohol is bad but it usually evaporates before any harm is done.

Have you tried mineral spirits? I found that the best thing to use and it doesn't damage the paint finish. I used to use this on my old car to remove tar and it didnt damage the paint, but wash it right away just for safe.

Again, this is done by me on over 12 years old car not a brand new car. So if your car is relatively new I cannot give you a guarantee that it wont harm the paint. Try it in a very small spot, if nothing happen...it works.

[j_avonni]

Kerosene lang ang katapat nyan. Mas mura pa. Hugasan lang pagkatapos.


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[oj88]

WD40 will work as well, only when kerosene is not readily available. Just spray some on the spot and see the asphalt melting in just a couple of seconds. Leave it on for about 30secs and wipe it off. Spray some more if necessary.

After that, wash and shampoo the car and reapply wax.

[jonjon_u]

WD40 will work as well, only when kerosene is not readily available. Just spray some on the spot and see the asphalt melting in just a couple of seconds. Leave it on for about 30secs and wipe it off. Spray some more if necessary.

After that, wash and shampoo the car and reapply wax.

I agree.

In addition to the above, some other things you could use are your regular bug and tar removers and your clay bar.

Also, I've noticed that a cleaner wax could remove tar spots on painted wheels.

But as always, test any product you choose on an inconspicuous spot first.

Hope this helps.

[madkatz]

gasoline and diesel can both eat away your paint, even if you just leave it for a couple of seconds

i had my Revo filled up with diesel in petron sometime ago and the gas boy accidentally spilled diesel, he just went and looked for a clean rag to wipe it dry and after sometime trying to find a clean one, he got back and wiped it and viola!! its like acid on my paint, it ate through the base coat, and considering i had my Revo freshly (around 5 months ago ) painted with PPG (the paint used on BMW and Merc ) paint and its already supposed to be slightly chemical resistant since alcohol doesn't even discolor it.

Same thing happened to my camry with petron blaze, but man blaze is really strong, my paint literally felt like it was dropped with stripsol.

Kerosene is the safest way to go as long as you clean it with a stronger dilution of car shampoo and make sure its squeaky clean after and then wax it immediately right after. i would advise putting a sealant also before your top it with carnauba wax, Based on my experience asphalts are easier to remove on cars with properly protected bottom parts compared to those without sealants

Hope this helps, i got nervous when you mentioned gasoline, made me remember all those unfortunate events

[oj88]

^ I know gasoline or diesel will dissolve paint... but definitely not within seconds. It appears like your paint has almost no clear coat. Typically, when fuel is left to dry on a painted surface, all that'll usually leave is a nasty stain that can easily be buffed off with polishing or rubbing compound. It shouldn't even reach the base coat.

[madkatz]

the revo with ppg ceramiclear paint was left on for about a good 3 to 5 minutes since the gas boy took some time looking for a rag, and im sure it still has clear coat since i had it 2x coated, when he did wiped it, it was already nearly dry and when he did, some of the clear coat went with the rag exposing the base coat, the weird thing is when he wiped it dry it was still smooth to the touch, but when i got home its like blisters formed on the clear coat and base coat making it really rough

as for the camry, what happened was the gas boy dropped a few drops in the paint, i managed to dig out some used fastfood napkins about 30 seconds in my car and wipe it down, when i got back home i saw the dropped spot whiten since my car was black so its definitely noticeable, i was hoping to buff it out that weekend with a polish and a wax, so i started to wash my car, and went on with claying until i noticed its like a part of the dropped area peeled off, thats when i noticed the dropped part was already bulging with water inside like a huge blister

oj88: you mentioned it should be easily buffed off with polishing or rubbing compound, although i know the diesel definitely ate through the base and with me being very upset with ppg ceramiclear, im planning to try to smoothen out the areas around the damaged base coat since it has some really rough spots around it (more like blistered clearcoat) at least to make it a little bit more presentable and at least try to hide the defects. im assuming you have encountered this before, could you recommend some products that are good for polishing and removing these rough spots? and do you think wet sanding the area's around the damaged basecoat (not the damaged basecoat-wouldn't want to add more damage) would be a great idea? its been months now and im a bit scared of touching the area or even polishing out the rough spots

[Walter]

^ I know gasoline or diesel will dissolve paint... but definitely not within seconds. It appears like your paint has almost no clear coat. Typically, when fuel is left to dry on a painted surface, all that'll usually leave is a nasty stain that can easily be buffed off with polishing or rubbing compound. It shouldn't even reach the base coat.

Agree on this one. The same incident happened to Gen1 CR-V, did not affect the original paint.

[oj88]

^ Sorry if I seem to appear an expert on the subject, but I'm really not. These has all been from previous experiences (ie. gas boy took out the nozzle too early while it was still dripping, the auto-stop failed to work, etc.) All of which never left any permanent marks on any of the cars I've owned. If there were any visible residue, it was easily removed by washing or for the more stubborn ones, some localized buffing.

For tips on how to restore the surface, try this site: http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/auto/...from-vehicles/

[madkatz]

hmmm i wonder what ever made things worse in my case then, i hope you guys don't think i'm exaggerating, i'll try to get some pics tomorrow, i already had the lower part of the gas tank spot paint repaired but im still saving for the spot paint repair for the lower fiber glass part.

would it have something to do with the PPG ceramiclear paint? both cars have it-just a thought, i had it put on both cars simply because i got tired of our cat always scratching the hoods and the local carwash boys swirling it when we have it washed

oj88: thanks for the link, this will be very helpfull at least now i know its gonna be ok to wax and polish the paint, i'll try this and give it a shot once typhoon "pepeng" clears out, i hope this could at least smoothen out the rough parts. if i still can't get it off i'll try wet sanding then, and if i still can't smoothen it up i guess i have no choice but to have it done outside

[Starex_Gold]

buy MarkV citrasolv. citrus based solvent for asphalt removal.

sa mother's HQ san juan meron. around 600 pesos

[TholitzReloaded]

Just kerosene will do, works for me.. I just put it in a spraying bottle and spray it in the affected area... you will see the asphalt drifting together with the kerosene.

[dretch88]

Just kerosene will do, works for me.. I just put it in a spraying bottle and spray it in the affected area... you will see the asphalt drifting together with the kerosene.

i agree. kerosone in a spray bottle. i even spray my entire car before washing it then i'll apply wax. kso lng you need to do it by sections para ndi matagal nakababad yng kerosone sa body ng auto. it is a very effective dirt stripper pa.

[Mschumacher]

Yup, Kerosene nga ang pinakacheapest and isa sa pinakaok na pang tanggal ng asphalt. nadidisolve kasi nito ang asphalt. Ito din and hinahalo sa rubbing compund dati pag nagpopolished sa painted area.

[goldrat]

light spray with WD40 let it soak for a few minutes then wipe off. paint looks like its been waxed and repels crud for a few days.