How do i remove tar stains from basketweaves?

[E36ShoppingTrolley 7]

Ive tryed bug and tar remover, car wheel cleaner etc and serious elbowgrease but cant get really bad tar stains off. any techniques/products out there to get them off?

[my_e36 43]

Are you sure they are tar stain? I've got some black spots on my wheels (not basketweave though) which I think is caked on brake dust.

I've tried clay bar which works but too expensive to clay bar a wheel let alone the whole set. (those clay ain't cheap you know)

Maybe cheaper to acid strip refurb?

[Apex 693]

Paint.

[Docile 64]

if its just baked on brake dust i used mothers wheel cleaner. its spray on wait for a few mins then hose off... but i did need to scrub some off with a cloth came out nice.

[Yankus 0]

If you leave brake dust on for too long it eventuly eats into the paint. Once that happens its strip and repait time.

Have you tried CRC 5.56. I know, I know its a lubricant....but its also good for taking tar off of paintwork. Says so on the side of the can.

[malus139 5]

If its brake dust, I used degreaser A LOT of it; Brush and some good old elbow grease

[cliffdunedin 8]

I have used De-solve it before which has worked really good with a bit of elbow grease and repetittions.

If they are unpainted just get an acid based spray with a water blaster.

[BreakMyWindow 1878]

simple green and one of thos 3m scotchbrite pot scrubbers will take it off, but it will also take the paint off if u scrubb too hard.

[Lucan 196]

Pictures would help this thread.

[reelGOOD 2]

Just discovered today while trying to remove 3M tape residue that De-solv-it is the business on tar stains. Had these damn stains for 6 months and hadn't been able to get them off and they came off in 2 seconds with De-solv-it and I barely had to put in any elbow grease.

[cliffdunedin 8]

Yep ^^^ it's good stuff!

[westy 614]

Turps.