Removing tar from Mufflers

[Smilerider]

I am having a really hard time cleaning off the tar from a set of HD mufflers I have purchased to put on my RSV. I have used the following products with little to no effect.

 

WD-40

Chrome Polish (Mothers and Turtle Wax)

Never Dull

Tar and Bug Remover

and even GAS....

 

What am I missing here?? There has to be a way to do this and get the results....

 

[Snarley Bill]

try, easyoff oven cleaner. don't use steel wool.

[Smilerider]

Thanks. I will try that next. I was using the tip of my fingernail but noticed even that was leaving marks in the chrome..

[starman]

Goof Off, no not you goof off remover if this dont get it off forgetaboutit..Think I got it from wally world.

[Celt]

Try nail polish remover. this works great ,just make sure your pipes are cold if you try it.

[buddy]

Diesel fuel,

Guys over in the street dept. use diesel fuel on their shovels - truck flatbeds and even in dump truck beds when hauling asphalt. They do a good job of keeping their stuff clean...

Buddy

[Monty]

I don't know. WD-40 has always just melted it right off.....hmmmm.

[Guest BluesLover]

Use a copper penny. Yes, it does work - the copper in the penny is actually softer than the chrome and will take the tar off without scratching the chrome.

 

I know ... I didn't believe it at first either, but went ahead and tried it to find out for myself.

 

Cheers,

Lou

[1BigDog]

If easy off dont work, try Goo Gone......that should do it.

[Smilerider]

Thank you everyone from your responses.. I will be trying these sugguestion very shortly... I still can't get over the copper penny one, but I can't wait to try...

 

Thansk again

JM

[dave_wells]

Goof off

http://www.goof-off.com

 

Cleans just about anything

I have been using 20 years now

 

There is always some in the tool box.....

Edited July 20, 2009 by dave_wells

[SilvrT]

don't use steel wool.

 

I disagree ... I've used double-0 steel wool and a good chrome cleaner a zillion times and never had any ill effects. The double 0 is not abraisive enuf to scratch or dull chrome. But it will remove such things as tar and rust with a good helping of elbow grease.

 

The suggestion to use deisel fuel is good ... if nothing else, it will soften the tar so that it will be easier for the steel wool to take it off without so much elbow grease.

 

Another product to try is varsol.

 

IMHO

[Guest curtismiller]

Put a 6 in. cloth buffing wheel on your 3400rpm bench grinder and use a fine compound.

[davecb]

If you try the Easy Off, make sure it is the kind where you do not have to heat the oven for it to work....

[mashley]

When I worked for a detail shop we used lacquer thinner to remove tar and bugs from chrome bumpers. I have been using it on my exhaust pipes to remove tar and burned on boots for years.

 

Most poeple think I'm nuts, but just do it on a set slightly warm pipes.

[Guest seuadr]

simple green removes tar pretty good. we use it to remove tar from siding. doesn't bleach or scratch, and smells pretty good!

[Sailor]

I have used easy off oven cleaner to clean the glass on my wood fire heater. It takes the tar right off. I have also used waterless hand cleaner with some success but it takes longer.

[Sailor]

I have a lot of fir trees here and there is no room to park anywhere but under them. In the summer the pitch runs and drips on to the truck and sometimes the bike. Does anyone know what will remove pitch ( besides a blowtorch ) without harming the paint?

[SilvrT]

I have a lot of fir trees here and there is no room to park anywhere but under them. In the summer the pitch runs and drips on to the truck and sometimes the bike. Does anyone know what will remove pitch ( besides a blowtorch ) without harming the paint?

 

have you tried gas or diesel fuel?

 

When I was a kid we used to carve a small piece of wood in the shape of a boat.. then we'd smear pine pitch on the back and stick it in the water... it would actually propel the wood.

 

We got a lot of that pitch onto ourselves ... can't recall how we got it off ( I was about 8 at the time )

[Renne]

Go to http://www.Schaefferoil.com look for the rep in your area, call or 'e'mail and ask for #266 Citrol,,,comes in a tall spray can, cost ya under $9 bucks...spray in on, watch it bubble up,,,wipe it off,,,,done! (smells nice too,,like oranges)

 

RENNE

 

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