I've got asphalt/tar all over the undercarriage of my truck, all in the fender wells and all on the inside of my Frontier gear bumper replacement. I managed to get all of it off on the body with some stuff from O'reilly's but it doesn't work too well in thick coated areas in the wheel wells. It's really bothering me because I take a lot of pride in the way my truck looks, even though most people probably don't notice it I can't help but notice it. Looking for something good I can use to get all this crap off. Thanks in advance.

 

Try using "Easy Off Oven Cleaner" in an inconspicuous place.
This worked for me 20+ years ago but heaven knows now a days.

 

If you know where if came from call the road dept and
make a claim. Let them pay for the cleanup.

Sean

 

"Goo Gone" worked in the past for me. Kerosene (sp?) and WD-40 are also great at removing that crap. WD-40 is paint safe!

 

Think I may try some wd40. The city is re doing alot of roads around here, probably done 5-6 different roads in town within the past couple months. Maybe I could use that.

 

I used to use kerosene and a rag and it worked pretty well. It does take a lot of elbow grease though. Not tried WD-40, but it'd probably work too. You'll use a lot of it, so buy the big liquid gallon metal can of it.

I would NOT use any oven cleaners, they will take the paint off. I used to use "Mr. Muscle" (I believe? Green Can?) oven cleaner to strip the paint off of my engines before I repainted them.

 

but many years ago the same thing happened to my daughters white Toyota. I didn't use gasoline and it worked very well! It also removed the fake chrome on her aftermarket hubcaps.

Don't you use this either.

 

Free rustproofing..?

 

Just curious if anyone would know, if I did happen to call the city and they offered to fix it, would that be something that I'd have to go through insurance with, or would they just maybe take it in and clean it up real good? Insurance is like a 1k deductable so if they went through insurance it probably wouldn't be worth it.

 

It would not be something that you'd have to deal with your insurance company. Strickly theirs. You would have to get it repaired/removed on your own, then submit a bill to them.

I had to go thru something similar here a few years back when the wife's Explorer hit a pothole and damaged the wheel and tire. It took the state 4 weeks, but they paid.

 

WD40 is definately what you need. Just spray on the affected area and watch it literally melt away. Then run it through a car wash and you're done. Been there, done that - got the T-shirt.

 

I tried some WD40 and I'm honestly impressed, works so much better than the stuff that's like 7 bucks a can at O'reillys. I didn't get all of it, but I got quite a bit off then got tired haha so ill continue tomorrow. It also seemed to put some shine back into my bumper replacements that washing with water doesn't ever do.. Who knows probably just temporary but it definitely worked well for the tar.