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Removing Tar from Clothing

Removing Tar from Clothing, Removing Tar from Upholstery, Removing Tar from Aluminum SidingWhether it's form woking on a roof, the roads or just by accident, if you get tar on your clothes it's very difficult to get out. Get your clothes back to looking good by getting id of the tar stain. This is a guide about removing tar form clothing.

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Getting Tar Out of Clothing

I need to know how to get road tar out of cotton jeans and 100% micropolyester.

Lucretia from Oklahoma

 

Most Recent Answer

By duncan fox (Guest Post) 01/01/2008

Suits, jackets/pants with dry clean only label should be cautious to follow instructions to avoid side affects after using home products bought at store. Especially on white or black colors. The stain may come out but you have a 85% chance of color change. A costly suit should go to the cleaners so they have to pay for damages if there are problems.

Removing a Tar Stain from Clothing

How do I remove a tar stain from white pants?

By Bozena

 

Removing Pine Tar from Clothing

How do I get pine tar off a baseball uniform that has already been washed?

By Susan from Louisville, KY

 

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By TexasLiz 05/17/2010

I used to use clear Karo Syrup for this. I've also heard WD40 works well. I would try both and see what works. Don't put the clothes in the dryer until the stain is gone.

Removing Tar from Clothing

My grandson got fresh asphalt/tar on an expensive football jersey. Any ideas on how to get it out without ruining the shirt?

By Grandma-ma from LA

 

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By dingesstasha 08/02/2010

I live next to the railroad tracks and my 2 year old likes to throw rocks in the creek next to it. We sat down on the wooden ties and one had tar all over. My son just plopped down. I tried to make him get up but he persisted to tell me NO MOM. and just scooted his little tooshie all over the place. So, now his brand new beige shorts are covered in black tar. I tried washing them but it didn't help. It actually got all over the place. I didn't know it would rub off onto other clothes. Any suggestions on how to get it off of cotton clothes and polyester?

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How can I remove tar from clothing?

Liz from Mass


RE: Removing Tar from Clothing

I used chicken fat to get a lot! Of dried tar off the seat of a pair of cotton pants and to my great suprise and wonderment it all came off! I gernerously applied defrosted fat, rubbed it into tar, used my fingernails and a butter knife to help with thicker spots, then paper-toweled off the fat, and repeated this process several times... Wow. Thanks to the woman who suggested using pure lard. She's right-- it works! (07/23/2007)

By j.m.



My boyfriend and I went to the beach and he got tar all over his brand new swim shorts. How does he get it out?


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