tar removed from my shower floor Forums

wilse

Thought I'd share this, sorry if it's been covered before...

...I really own this tip to my mum... as whatever the problem, it can always be sorted with bicarb!

I was on the beach and didn't realise until I walked back & got in the shower that I'd got got a big tar splodge on my foot. Needless to say after showering, the shower try was covered with tar marks... never fear...

...I had a tub of sodium bicarbonate and a small bottle of white vinegar.... mix a bit of both together on shower floor (allow to foam) and scrub with kitchen scourer... 3 mins later viola... sparkling clean all tar removed.

Thanks mum!

Very Happy

mandyandandy

Another tar remover is Brasso, my daughter got it off a telegraph pole on a pure white cardigan, as a last resort and a tip from an ancient WI book I poured the Brasso on.

Boy was it a scarey mess, but it got every bit off, with not a mark of the tar left, I have used brasso for other things too when nothing else but the bin would do, amazing how many stains it has removed.

Mandy

ScotJimland

Be careful with the scourer.. they can/will scratch the plastic..

WD40 also removes tar, grease etc Idea

wilse

the scourer is OK on our shower tray as it's a mottled type finish...

I like the brasso... idea.. will search about the WD40.

w

annetony

another tip
if you get ink/biro on anything, spray with hairspray and rinse, repeat till gone. My Daughter had pen marks on a glass computer desk, she tried everything and it wouldn't come out until she tried the hairspray, Very Happy

Anne

Spacerunner

A bottle of surgical spirit is always handy for removing oil and grease based stains. Not to mention a really stingy treatment for cuts and grazes!! Shocked

wobby

I often get tar on the paint work of my car and vans because the roads in Ireland are Tar & chip and it hot weather it can melt.
To remove the tar spay a little white spirit on it , leave the wipe away. It won't damage the plastic tray, however some thinners will.
Wobby