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VChula · 11-24-2013, 11:29 AM

How would you tackle removing the tar and gravel from the suspension and wheels?
(Scroll down the thread a bit. The damage was sustained on the way to Camaro5 Fest IV)

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...=312533&page=2

DARK AGE 53 · 11-24-2013, 12:02 PM

Man that's one messed up undercarriage, best suggestion I can give is an outdoor lift and hire someone with a Hotsy Hot Water Pressure Washer. Good luck.

nyrfan · 11-24-2013, 12:03 PM

Holy SHIT, what a disaster.

Andymon · 11-24-2013, 12:25 PM

A lift and lots of WD40 spray.

SVThis · 11-24-2013, 02:20 PM

A lift would be nice, but a least get it as high as you can on jack stands. Cover your garage floor with a plastic drop of some kind because you're going to have a mess. Remove your wheels.To get the majority off I would probably fill a bucket with mineral spirits , then use a paint brush to saturate the tar. It's going to probably take quite a few applications. I don't envy you as you're going to have one big mess on you hands. I'd probably work sections at a time until that section was clean then move on to another section

I'd of probably shot myself by now if this was my car.

charlietuna · 11-24-2013, 04:29 PM

Wow that's f'd up. Take your time and get some apc and a lot of brushes and get to work.

SSTG · 11-24-2013, 05:19 PM

There is a product called Tardis. Buy a gallon of it and it will make easy work of it.
As others have said, get it up op a rack so you clean it properly.

11-24-2013, 11:29 AM	#1
VChula SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 1996 Z28 SS & 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Santee, CA Posts: 800	Okay Detail Experts..... How would you tackle removing the tar and gravel from the suspension and wheels? (Scroll down the thread a bit. The damage was sustained on the way to Camaro5 Fest IV) http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...=312533&page=2 __________________ Vance Chula - 1996 Camaro Z28 SS #1688 2014 Camaro ZL1 Coupe #1956 Last edited by VChula; 11-24-2013 at 11:49 AM.

11-24-2013, 12:02 PM	#2
DARK AGE 53 Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mi./Al. Posts: 829	Man that's one messed up undercarriage, best suggestion I can give is an outdoor lift and hire someone with a Hotsy Hot Water Pressure Washer. Good luck. __________________ POW/MIA - YOU ARE LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

11-24-2013, 12:03 PM	#3
nyrfan Let's go Rangers! Drives: 13' AGM 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,742 View My Garage	Holy SHIT, what a disaster. __________________ Soprano 4/1/00-6/14/11, Gone but NEVER forgotten! FSP tuned: 377/389

11-24-2013, 02:20 PM	#5
SVThis Drives: 2013 1LE 1SS Victory Red 1 of 76 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 425 View My Garage	A lift would be nice, but a least get it as high as you can on jack stands. Cover your garage floor with a plastic drop of some kind because you're going to have a mess. Remove your wheels.To get the majority off I would probably fill a bucket with mineral spirits , then use a paint brush to saturate the tar. It's going to probably take quite a few applications. I don't envy you as you're going to have one big mess on you hands. I'd probably work sections at a time until that section was clean then move on to another section I'd of probably shot myself by now if this was my car. __________________ 2013 1SS 1LE Victory Red. 187 CAM-C

11-24-2013, 04:29 PM	#6
charlietuna Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,342 View My Garage	Wow that's f'd up. Take your time and get some apc and a lot of brushes and get to work. __________________ Laus Deo

11-24-2013, 12:25 PM	#4
Andymon Drives: TwinTurbo 2012 IOM Camaro 2SS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: OH Posts: 140	A lift and lots of WD40 spray.

11-24-2013, 05:19 PM	#7
SSTG Drives: 2014 Z51 Corvette Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ofallon, Mo. Posts: 5,822	There is a product called Tardis. Buy a gallon of it and it will make easy work of it. As others have said, get it up op a rack so you clean it properly.