With all the great advice here, I was hoping that someone might be able to tell me how to remove tar from clothing if that's even possible. My daughter plays soccer and has a white uniform. She put her soccer bag on the ground in the parking lot right before putting it into the car, then put it on the seat where the tar from the parking lot was so hot it got on the bottom of her bag , then transferred to the seat, then to her shorts. What a nightmare! Calling all laundry experts on this one.
We have used Goop-off (I think that's what it's called). My hubby got it at the local store...worked amazingly well, no issues and very inexpensive ($3 or so).
Got this online from some who tried it: Try 'ARMORALL Multi-Purpose Auto Cleaner'. It's designed to clean all surfaces PLUS fabric and upholstery. Spray it directly on the tar spots and rub the material together. You may have to repeat a couple more times. Then put the items in the washing machine with some ALL laundry detergent.
I also read that Olive oil, chicken fat or lard basically oils will do the trick as well but I would think that they will leave a residue that you do not want.
Hi, S.!
I use products from a company called Melaleuca that are awesome! the great thing about them is that they are also SAFER to use for your family, pets, and the environment! I'll be home this evening if you'd like to call me personally ~ my phone number is ###-###-####. Oh....for your daughter's cothes, I would make sure they do NOT go in the dryer until you are SURE the stains are out, because they will "heat set", and be next to impossible to get out at all.
I just saw this on Mythbusters last night... the best cleaining agents out of what they tried were laundry detergent and urine to get out blood and tar. The urine did slightly better. YUCK!
Hope you get some better ideas, but here's the Mythbusters link for fun.
