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TJones · 08-27-2013, 03:22 PM

does anyone know how to remove black tar / oil from the bottom of yak ? i picked it up my last outing at the county line . you guys down south may not encounter this stuff so much . i also got it on the yak seat and waders . highly unlikely i will be able to remove from clothing . maybe a little petroleum ? any help would be appreciated .

GregAndrew · 08-27-2013, 03:29 PM

WD40 will take it off with a lot of elbow grease.

TJones · 08-27-2013, 03:36 PM

. thanks .

jimmyjones · 08-27-2013, 03:40 PM

Baby oil always worked good on surf equipment

Carp · 08-27-2013, 03:43 PM

Goof off worked w/ elbow grease.

Redeyejedi · 08-27-2013, 03:44 PM

goof off

fine jeff, beat me to it!

GregAndrew · 08-27-2013, 04:32 PM

Anyone that has fished out of Redondo more than a few times has run into it. There is oil seeping from the canyon there which can get pretty thick when the wind is down.

tacmik · 08-27-2013, 04:44 PM

Might give Simple Green a try. I have poured it on my pants when I have gotten oil or grease on them and just threw them in the washing machine. Took it out every time.

rossman · 08-27-2013, 04:45 PM

Bug and tar remover in automotive section. Also goop hand cleaner

LawDog · 08-27-2013, 05:09 PM

i would test on some similar scrap plastic but oven cleaner would probably do a number on that tar, with aid of a lot of elbow grease. I don't think there is a way around giving the ol' guns a workout.

TJones · 08-27-2013, 05:28 PM

should do it . we used to spray that stuff on aluminum motorcycle frame to remove clear coat . rub off with brillo pad and then bring to polish with mothers . may end up melting plastic though ?

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RobFish · 08-27-2013, 06:22 PM

So a little secret...car wax.
Try to get the liquid type as it is much easier to work with.
Yeah, the green tub of Turtle Wax will work just fine too, but liquid Meguiar's or Mother's is best. You can even find it at your local grocery store usually.
Keep that knowledge in your back pocket. The stuff will remove anything from harder surfaces. Maybe 2x-3x/ year, I do the entire bottom of the kayak. Hard water stains on your car window? Gone. You get the idea. Probably half of the scratches you have on your cars/trucks will come off with car wax.
Removal from your waders is a different story. Can't help you there Tony.

TJones · 08-27-2013, 06:28 PM

thanks . i will try it . i am thinking getting it off waders is gonna be tough if not impossible . not sure how it got on them . maybe when i was seeing sand / sky , sand / sky . and the yak came around and clobbered me ? actually that last trip i managed to catch a small one and the nose was heavy . it started to dig in , but before it pearled i bailed out .

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t-$money bussard · 08-27-2013, 06:46 PM

fast orange the mechanics hand cleaner works best in my book

jorluivil · 08-27-2013, 07:09 PM

Use a heat gun

solyluna · 08-27-2013, 08:03 PM

Olive oil

MrM · 08-27-2013, 08:27 PM

Diesel fuel is the best thing to clean hydrocarbons with.

Hydrocarbons cleaning hydrocarbons, go figure...

makoslayer · 08-27-2013, 09:16 PM

Dawn soap....takes a bit of elbow grease but got it off my booties, wetsuit and kayak

GR6RR · 08-28-2013, 08:34 AM

^ I think I seen a commercial for dawn soap help with cleaning of oil spills that get stuck onto the animals of the ocean and oceans sky.

CKallday71 · 08-28-2013, 01:46 PM

I got some black tar looking funk on the nose of my Outback when I was loading it on the street in La Jolla last week. I'll try the same thing. Thanks guys!

08-27-2013, 03:22 PM	#1
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,523	hello buddys does anyone know how to remove black tar / oil from the bottom of yak ? i picked it up my last outing at the county line . you guys down south may not encounter this stuff so much . i also got it on the yak seat and waders . highly unlikely i will be able to remove from clothing . maybe a little petroleum ? any help would be appreciated .

08-27-2013, 03:36 PM	#3
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,523	you have run into this stuff before . thanks .

08-27-2013, 03:40 PM	#4
jimmyjones Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 41	baby oil Baby oil always worked good on surf equipment

08-27-2013, 03:43 PM	#5
Carp (⌐■_■)--︻╦╤─ - - - Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Sandy Eggo Posts: 166	Goof off worked w/ elbow grease. __________________ "California.. If it's not illegal it's going to cost ya" -Bob Munden

08-27-2013, 03:44 PM	#6
Redeyejedi Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Westside Posts: 141	goof off fine jeff, beat me to it! Last edited by Redeyejedi; 08-27-2013 at 03:45 PM. Reason: :)

08-27-2013, 03:29 PM	#2
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	WD40 will take it off with a lot of elbow grease.

08-27-2013, 04:32 PM	#7
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Anyone that has fished out of Redondo more than a few times has run into it. There is oil seeping from the canyon there which can get pretty thick when the wind is down.

08-27-2013, 04:44 PM	#8
tacmik Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: East County Posts: 914	Might give Simple Green a try. I have poured it on my pants when I have gotten oil or grease on them and just threw them in the washing machine. Took it out every time. __________________

08-27-2013, 04:45 PM	#9
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Bug and tar remover in automotive section. Also goop hand cleaner __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

08-27-2013, 05:09 PM	#10
LawDog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 143	i would test on some similar scrap plastic but oven cleaner would probably do a number on that tar, with aid of a lot of elbow grease. I don't think there is a way around giving the ol' guns a workout.

08-27-2013, 05:28 PM	#11
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,523	oven cleaner should do it . we used to spray that stuff on aluminum motorcycle frame to remove clear coat . rub off with brillo pad and then bring to polish with mothers . may end up melting plastic though ? .

08-27-2013, 06:22 PM	#12
RobFish Massive Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 382	So a little secret...car wax. Try to get the liquid type as it is much easier to work with. Yeah, the green tub of Turtle Wax will work just fine too, but liquid Meguiar's or Mother's is best. You can even find it at your local grocery store usually. Keep that knowledge in your back pocket. The stuff will remove anything from harder surfaces. Maybe 2x-3x/ year, I do the entire bottom of the kayak. Hard water stains on your car window? Gone. You get the idea. Probably half of the scratches you have on your cars/trucks will come off with car wax. Removal from your waders is a different story. Can't help you there Tony. __________________

08-27-2013, 06:28 PM	#13
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,523	probably have open bottles of both thanks . i will try it . i am thinking getting it off waders is gonna be tough if not impossible . not sure how it got on them . maybe when i was seeing sand / sky , sand / sky . and the yak came around and clobbered me ? actually that last trip i managed to catch a small one and the nose was heavy . it started to dig in , but before it pearled i bailed out . .

08-27-2013, 06:46 PM	#14
t-$money bussard Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: racoon city Posts: 74	fast orange the mechanics hand cleaner works best in my book

08-27-2013, 07:09 PM	#15
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,855	Use a heat gun __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

08-27-2013, 08:03 PM	#16
solyluna Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 73	Olive oil

08-27-2013, 08:27 PM	#17
MrM Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: The Matrix Posts: 643	Diesel fuel is the best thing to clean hydrocarbons with. Hydrocarbons cleaning hydrocarbons, go figure... __________________ -Kevin

08-27-2013, 09:16 PM	#18
makoslayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Coronado Posts: 234	Dawn soap....takes a bit of elbow grease but got it off my booties, wetsuit and kayak __________________ *http://www.fishyakhunt.com* Stealth 14 (Sand Camo)

08-28-2013, 08:34 AM	#19
GR6RR Lucky Fisher Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: too far inland Posts: 366	^ I think I seen a commercial for dawn soap help with cleaning of oil spills that get stuck onto the animals of the ocean and oceans sky. __________________

08-28-2013, 01:46 PM	#20
CKallday71 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: The 951 Posts: 430	I got some black tar looking funk on the nose of my Outback when I was loading it on the street in La Jolla last week. I'll try the same thing. Thanks guys! __________________ I fish therefore I am. Selling cars since 2006. If you love what you do you never WORK a day in your life.