ThriftyFun Logo
Home   Find   Ask   Share   Answer   Join   Index   Login  
 
 User Login:  Username:    Password:      Forgot It?  | Join ThriftyFun!

 - Beauty
 - Budget and Finance
 - Cleaning
 - Consumer Advice
 - Craft Projects
 - Craft Tips
 - Food Tips
 - Garage Sales
 - Gardening
 - Gifts
 - Green Living
 - Home Improvement
 - Organizing
 - Parenting
 - Parties
 - Pest Control
 - Pets
 - Product Reviews
 - Recipes
 - Repair
 - Weddings for Less

RSS Feed
About Us
Media
Advertising
Contact Us
Privacy Statement
Disclaimer

Removing Tar from House Siding

1x1
Date: 06/04/2007 Topics: Home Improvement > Miscellaneous | Readers Request > Home  
1x1
Post Feedback | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Print | Print (With Feedback) | Rate: Thumbs Up Thumbs Down | Bookmark and Share
How do I remove tar from aluminum siding?

Linda from Crown Point, IN
(1x1 graphic )
Previous: Contest Winners - May 21, 2007 ThriftyFun Next: Dog Odors Under Our Deck
(1x1 graphic )
1x1
1x1
 Feedback
1x1
1x1
1x1

By Steve (Guest Post)
You might try a little baking soda using a rag slightly moistened first with water then with a few drops of vegetable oil. I just cleaned up a small quantity of tar from our new (and white!) laminate floor and white refrigerator handle. It came off incredibly easily and left no stain or mark.

Posted on 09/06/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Bart (Guest Post)
Gasoline works, too, but it will melt the paint a bit if you rub too much

Posted on 06/03/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Mary Ann (Guest Post)
My husbands job is comercial roofing...tar...We always have spots here and there. I use any cleaner I can find a Dollar General that is Orange based. It works well. Or Goo Be Gone is a name barnd product.

Posted on 06/07/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

By SweetCali40 (169) Profile Blog! Contact
My grandma got tar on her car when she drove on the street that was being re-tarred. Sounds silly, but she went inside the house, got a jar of peanut butter, smeared it on her car, and wiped it clean. That was 26 years ago when cars were made of steel and not fiberglass. Should work on aluminum siding.

Posted on 06/06/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

1x1
1x1
 View Archives:
1x1
1x1

This pages has been archived 1 time. You can view older posts and feedback below.

1x1
1x1
 Post Feedback:
1x1
1x1
1x1

Login using the form on the top of the page to post feedback (if you are a registered user). If you have not yet registered, click here to do so. It's FREE!.

1x1
(1x1 graphic )

1x1
 Archives:
1x1
1x1

Request: Removing Tar from House Siding

Archived on 05/28/2007

Got tar on my new house siding: Help!

Marianne

Answers:

RE: Removing Tar from House Siding

Mineral spirits should help remove the tar. I've seen it suggested for both wood and vinyl siding. You can buy it at the hardware store. (08/27/2004)

By ThriftyFun

RE: Removing Tar from House Siding

WD-40 might work, too. (08/30/2004)

By truleelee

RE: Removing Tar from House Siding

They have tar removers at auto stores that works great. It will work on siding. (08/30/2004)

By Jill

RE: Removing Tar from House Siding

Always do a test spot. if your not careful your cleaner could melt the siding or fade the colouring of it. So test it first on a small area before you go crazy. Butter works for disolving tar as well. Is very safe on siding. Just make sure you get it all off or a dog or cat may start to lick your house. (04/27/2006)

By Surfdudeandy

Report Spam or Abuse

© 1997-2009 ThriftyFun.com - Design by Cumuli Design
Disclaimer: ThriftyFun.com cannot accept any responsibility for any injury or damage that you may cause to yourself, others, or property when following any advice given on this site. Read the full disclaimer. If you find any information on ThriftyFun.com or in our newsletters that is either erroneous and/or potentially harmful to others, please Contact Us, immediately.