Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

[ba_50]

Hi,

We've got a pontoon boat and the toons have a black sealer/tar or paint on them. It needs to come off so that cold tar can be put on.

Carb cleaner works but I need a homeade concoction since there is so much of it.

Are there any recipes out there? I heard kerosine works but it isn't available.

Thanks.

 

[xtraham]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

gasoline will remove it,(the tar) and possibly mineral spirits

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

you might try easy off oven cleaner, then rinse well.

 

[KRS]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

Naptha (lighter fluid)

 

[xtraham]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

you might try easy off oven cleaner, then rinse well.

never tried it tar it might do it.......

 

[Bondo]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

I heard kerosine works but it isn't available.

Where on Earth could you live that Kerosine Isn't available,..??..??......

 

[i386]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

If you can heat it enough to soften it up you can get a good bit of it off with a putty knife. That way it won't take so much of the aforementioned solvents to remove the rest.

 

[scoutabout]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

Hmmm....Heat, solvents, and friction. Not sure I like where this is going

 

[ba_50]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

I found out of I put a propane torch on for a few seconds most of it comes off by scraping. I might grind the rest off to avoid a solvent eating the alumimum, if I don't know anything about it.

Anyhow the torch idea works nicely, a little slow but effective. Thanks.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

I might grind the rest off to avoid a solvent eating the alumimum,.

Grinding, or even Sanding will Eat more Aluminum that Any Solvent,.........Period.........
Some Acids will Eat aluminum,...
But I know of NO Solvents that will attack the Metal itself.......

I'd still like to know Where you could Possibly live,....
That Kerosine Isn't available,..?..??......

 

[flashback]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

why is tar on them in the first place and why do you want to put more tar on them in the second place...??? I have never seen pontoons covered in tar.. I only have been in fresh water and so am not an expert by any means... If salt water eats pontoons then I find it hard to believe that tar will help for a permenant fix.....please inlighten me.......

 

[Scaaty]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

Soak it all in gasoline, then heat it with a torch.....no, wait a minute......that might not work too well. 8)

 

[ba_50]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

You can't get kerosine in Wyoming IL. Ditto Kewanee IL. My brother says he hasn't seen any around Cape Coral either.

I'm not sure whether is is tar, some sort of paint, or aspahlt sealer.

I plan to put cold tar epoxy on it which is as strong as steel and makes pontoons like new. It's about $79 a gallon.

As far as grinding, just enough to get the paint off. Maybe I will check out the solvents again. Grinding is work.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

You can't get kerosine in Wyoming IL. Ditto Kewanee IL. My brother says he hasn't seen any around Cape Coral either.

I;m Sure that if you called a Home Heating Oil Supplier in your area,......
You'll find that Kerosine Is, in fact Easily Available........

 

[steelespike]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

I think diesel or heating oil is a close match for kerosene
as far as solvent type uses.

 

[i386]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

Even if you can't find Kerosene at a gas station, Home Depot often carries it. It comes in big cans (maybe 5 gal?).

 

[flashback]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

Are you sure it's tar? VC paint co. used to make a product called " VCtar" that was a bottom coat for glass boats that had blisters.. don't know if it is still around or not.... but in any case, if you can't get kero, use gasoline, it will cut tar just as well... just don't smoke while doing it... if it is a paint, then try some paint removers.... good luck ........

 

[ba_50]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

I don't know what it is. Once I get the worst of it off, I'll the luquid route. Grinding gets old quick. This stuff is about 1/4" thick so a little grinding wouldn't hurt.

 

[thunderroad]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

If it's really tar, soften it with diesel fuel. It's basically a lower grade of kerosene. If it's paint, lacquer thinner would work, but it evaporates quickly. In smaller tight spots maybe some spray on brake cleaner.

 

[imported_boatrookie]

Re: Any homeade tar/paint/grease remover recipes?

what about miner spirits we use that to clean our roofing tools at work?