Than to wash away tar?

There is no doubt that almost every builder, the worker of the road-laying service encountered such a problem as the contamination of clothing with tar, fuel oil, bitumen, tar. The first thing that needs to be done in this situation is to ask, what is the best way to wash the tar? In this article we will help you in solving this problem.

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Universal methods

There are preparations specially created for tar removal, such as the Belgian "Tar Remover", the English "Super DeGreaser", the Russian "Eltrans" - the cleaner of bituminous stains.

Having carefully read the instructions for any of these drugs, if you find them on sale, you can very quickly wash the tar, without excessive expenditure of energy and time.

Important! In case you do not have such means, you can try to wipe the tar with diesel fuel, and then wash the thing with car shampoo. But this method often helps only on metal surfaces.

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Removing tar from clothes

There are two unexpected methods to wash tar from clothes at home.

The first method:

1. Take a piece of butter.
2. Apply some of it to the stain.
3. Rub oil into the stain and wait for a while.
4. Oil should turn black, and the stain grow lighter and lighter.
5. Then add more oil, continue the procedure.
6. So do until the stain is erased.
7. Finally, wash your clothes with your usual detergent.

The second method of

This method consists in the fact that contaminated clothing should be washed in water, which contains a standard amount of cleaning agent( your usual powder) and 1 can of Coca-Cola.

It is very easy to wash tar from clothes at home with this method.

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Bitumen removal from the surface of clothing

Bitumen is a product of tar oxidation, so many do not find a difference between them. Nevertheless, between them there is a difference in properties.

Therefore, if you need to remove bitumen, you can use the means for cleaning the tar. But there is one tool that cleans quite enough bituminous stains - it's a solvent WD-40.

Its application will not cause any difficulties:

1. This liquid must be poured on the stain.
2. Allow the time specified in the instruction to operate.
3. Wipe the stain by hand.
4. Wash the product in the usual way.

Important! WD-40 is a fairly aggressive solvent, so when using it, wear protective gloves, perform all cleaning procedures in them.

In case the bitumen has got on your shoes, then wipe it off the leather material with wet wipes or with vegetable oil. The same methods can be used and if you need to clean the tar from the shoes.

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Cleaning of clothes from fuel oil

If there are a lot of spots, it is inappropriate to treat each of them separately. Therefore, to solve the problem of soiled things, proceed as follows:

1. Soak clothes in refined gasoline for 2.5-3 hours.
2. Squeeze it.
3. Wash with powder by hand and only after that in the washing machine, do not forget to set the water temperature no higher than 40 ° С.

If the clothes have a small amount of stains, you can treat them with gasoline, acetone, white spirit or the same solvent:

1. Dampen a sponge or rag in one of these tools.
2. Thoroughly rub the stains and leave for about 1 hour.
3. After - carry out a manual wash and wash in the washing machine.

Important! Also, fuel oil is removed using a gruel consisting of turpentine and ammonia, soda and starch. The composition is applied to the fuel oil with a sponge, and leave for 3 hours, wash the product by hand, and then - in the washing machine.

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Cleaning of tar clothes

Tar though it is not a derivative of oil, but is a product of distillation of birch wood, also presents a certain danger for clothing as a pollutant.

How does he appear on the construction site?

If in a roofing material impregnation of a cardboard is a bitumen, then impregnation in toli is tar. To wash such a construction mixture, stain the tar with impregnate with oil and remove it as fatty stains. And to clean clothes from fat ways a few.

Here are some of them:

• gasoline, acetone, turpentine or else mix everything in equal proportions and this mixture wipe the stains;
• light linen or cotton fabrics wipe with ammonia, and then wash them in warm water;
• woolen and silk fabrics, if you can wash them, clean with a mixture of soap, ammonia, methanol, and glycerin, then wash them with detergent.

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Removing the resin from the sole of the shoe

Removing the resin from the sole of the shoe can be at least a problem. Fortunately, tar or asphalt can be removed, but it will take a lot of time and effort.

For this you will need:

• Plastic knife;
• Dishwashing liquid;
• Toothbrush, old;
• Solvent WD-40.

Procedure for cleaning tar from the shoe:

1. Use a plastic knife to scrape off as much black as possible. Do not forget to be careful not to break the bottom of the boot.
2. For the remaining resin, mix a small amount of dishwashing liquid together with warm water.
3. Dip an old toothbrush into the resulting solution and use it to gently push the scrub into the remaining resin as far as possible and then rub it. Be prepared for the fact that it can take a certain amount of time and effort.
4. In case the water and detergent do not remove the tar or the asphalt, lubricate the surface of the sole of the WD-40.Spray the spray on the contaminated area and allow it to soak for several minutes.
5. Continue cleaning with an old toothbrush - just like before.
6. When all resin has removed, rinse the entire area of ​​the sole with detergent and water to eliminate all traces of WD-40 use.

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Ideas and additional tips:

1. Baby oil also works effectively as a lubricant for better removal of such contaminants.
2. If the tar layer or the asphalt on the soles of the shoe is thick, be prepared to sweat properly to safely and gently remove it from the soleplate.

Be careful not to get dirty. We hope that our advice and methods will be useful to you and you can clean the tar as quickly as you planned.