Tar On My Alloys

[MissAnnaMac]

What's the best way to get tar of my alloys

I noticed quite a bit of tar when I was giving my car a wash yesterday

Any suggestions ???

[petayV8]

tbh the best way i find is to use your nail, its tedious but i wouldnt risk using anything rough so not to scratch them, even a good scrub wont get it off. After picking, then wipe any tar residue off.

Ive seen products for tar but havent used them sorry

[petayV8]

double posted

Edited April 14, 2013 by IanS200

[bandit110]

White Spirit is th best for this and its a cheap fix too. Gonna be getting some OEM mudflaps this week cos theres so much grime getting flicked up the side of my IS. £60 though but he-ho, if you love you don't count and all that

[petayV8]

Ive got the mud flaps, i still get plenty of tar coming up :megaangry:

[panya]

Autogylm tar remove should do the job

[jomo]

What he said ^^^^^^^^^^^^ then a wash down with car shampoo, dry then a coat of polish to make them shine and a coat of good wax to seat it all in, plus it will make cleaning them half the work next time!!!

[petayV8]

Ill give it a whirl. Have to say im new to all this car care stuff. first car ive cared about :)

[bandit110]

Did you have a go at your seat Petay?

[petayV8]

Did you have a go at your seat Petay?

No havent got around to it yet. Been really busy at work recently and havent had much spare time! and before i do anything i need to get it serviced and cambelt etc changed, ive been putting it off for ages now! lol

anyway im going to go over to my brothers and we'll look at it together this week sometime, hes all clued up when it comes to anything electrical

anyway i really appreciate your help, ive been trying ever since i got the car to try and find out the problem without much luck, your the first to actually to have a fix after trawling thru all the LOC threads on the matter, so thanks, im really hoping its as simple as yours was, if not i will prolly get a used seat, i want a leccy one anyway

It may also be as simple as replacing the switch because its faulty, the backlight and on/off LED flickers like theres a loose connection somewhere, there about a tenner on eBay....