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tar

PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:58 am
by johnnyfixit
whats the best solution people have come up with to get this off ya gel coat or is it just a case of that old favourite elbow grease?? :D :lol: :lol:

Re: tar

PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:30 am
by manifold
white spirit or petrol seems to work for me.

Re: tar

PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:59 am
by johnnyfixit
What about when it looks like this
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quite thicked up but is gradually coming off but covering everything underneath

Re: tar

PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:39 am
by Stuart
But that's underseal :?

Re: tar

PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:40 pm
by johnnyfixit
Yes I want to take this off as I've aquired some thin rubber matting which will tidy up the inner arches nice

Re: tar

PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:40 pm
by Stuart
I thought this thread was about tar :?

cellulose thinners will get both tar and underseal off no bother.

Re: tar

PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:08 pm
by manifold
and paint !

Re: tar

PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:58 pm
by Rich
not to mention nail varnish........... err, though obviously only at the weekends mind.....