Need Advice on Removing Tar from Self Serve Bay Walls and Concrete

[toddmullens]

Does anybody know any tricks to removing tar from the walls and concrete floor of a self serve bay? Not sure what material the bay walls have on them as far as the covering. Its some type of textured plastic...

 

[Waxman]

there are many solvents that remove tar. Mineral spirits work and is what our detail shop uses. the paving companies use diesel fuel to remove it from their tools.

 

[pgrzes]

is it actually tar? Or is it sealcoat? Is it oil or water based? we are getting into the end of sealcoating season, so we will begin to see sealcoat rigs getting cleaned out, if its water based sealer and it had time to dry, "GOOD LUCK" oil based is actually easier to clean. Besides owning a 7 bay, also have a sealcoat co. diesel or kero, for oil base, wire brush and pressure for water based sealer.

 

[Tom Thumb]

WD-40 works for me.

 

[sparkey]

Someone got tar all over my frp walls and concrete floor. I found gasoline to work better than anything.

 

[Earl Weiss]

WD 40 works but is much more expensive than Diesel. Gasoline works but it evaporates quicker and is more flammable than Diesel.

Out of the 3 I would use Diesel. Just had to use it to remove some tar / undercoating on the FRP SS walls.

 

[MEP001]

I second the diesel. If it's just a little, WD-40 (which is mostly kerosene) works well. It certainly won't hurt the plastic.

 

[Jeff_L]

Something petroleum based should work. You could also try, don't laugh, Skin So Soft from Avon. I used to use it to pull tar off my grandmother's car.