Effective remover of asphalt smudge?

**1D4LV** · January 26th, 2009 09:00 PM

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** · January 27th, 2009 07:15 AM

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** · January 27th, 2009 08:47 AM

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

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**oj88** · January 27th, 2009 09:31 AM

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** · January 27th, 2009 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · October 1st, 2009 01:54 PM

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** · October 1st, 2009 03:41 PM

^ 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.