« Reply #12 on: 28 October 2019, 10:52 »
If it’s fairly fresh tar and the car metal isn’t really cold I’ve found lots of soapy shampoo and the bug net of a wash mitt works with very gentle rubbing.
A really soapy mix helps lubricate the paint well preventing the net scrubbing the lacquer and potentially slightly marring it.
Obviously with a coating this bad a spray or three of tar remover needs to be done first.
That is definitely not recommended as the reverse side of a wash mitt will scratch and marr your paint. You might get away with on a white car as might be harder to see the damage caused.
It’s a white car we are talking about!
I’d never try it on anything other than white or silver and it depends on how swirl free the paint is in the first place.
Depends on how bad the marks are too. Tar remover should get rid of most of it, possibly multiple applications.
GENTLE is the key word here! Using the mesh to hook the lumps off rather than scrubbing down on the paint. Once the lumpy bit is off the residue comes off with shampoo and lambs wool.

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