I have some tar on my carpets and I was hoping someone would have some advice on a good cleaner. I have used tar remover in the past, but it has been limited to exterior of car. I did not want to try bug/tar remover on carpet till I got some input from the experts. Buying new carpets is hopefully not in my immediate future. Johnny

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1986 300SDL 173K
1985 300D [sold]
1996 Explorer 62K

I bought some Tech cleaner/spot remover at Ace Hardware that works pretty well.
You also might try Resolve.

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Depends what kind of tar we are talking about...if its a smudge then I'd start with Bill's suggestions. If it is actually "clump-ish" (sorry, for the lack of technical term) then try to get the physical lumps off/broken up first.

Hope this helps....Lee

I had a detailing service for many yyears, try this. Take a clothes iron and put it on the lowest setting, then put a brown paperbag on the spot of tar. What you are doing is causing the tar to melt and then be absorbed by the paper bag.
Good luck!

Use a Benzene base dry cleaning chemical, or Naptha to "blot" the tar stain. This has worked wonders for me on petro-based stains on fabric upholstery. One product is made by a company called "Carbona" and the other is "Energine" Spot Remover 1-800-228-4722.

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