jdthomas 0 #1 September 18, 2007 The street I live on has been redone with whats called "micro surfacing". As near as i can tell the company sprayed an oil and tar mix, layed down gravel and sprayed the thing again. there is nothing micro about the size of the gravel they used in my opinion. Now my tiers are picking up tar and road debris and applying it to the side of my cars. Any advice how to safely remove the tar from my car and the next question is who is responsible for the damage to my car, the city, the company or myself? I have a feeling that i will be the one paying out for my cars to be cleaned and fixed, but I thought about throwing this out there to see if anyone else has had a similar problem. Thanks Joewww.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #2 September 18, 2007 I haven't tried on clear coat finishes, but PineSol worked for me in the past. WD40 worked as well. Another name for the process they used is called chip sealing. Just ask a motorcycle enthusiast what they think about it.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #3 September 18, 2007 If it is a public street, and the repairs are legal, then there is public record of the contract. The contract between the municipality and the contractor will have indemnification requirements and stipulations. You should be able, as a citizen, to look at the documents and try to determine what the reguations regarding personal property damage and insurance requirements were set by the municipality for the repair.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdthomas 0 #4 September 18, 2007 thanks for the info on that. i will get in touch with the street dept and go from there.www.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davedlg 0 #5 September 18, 2007 It's called chip-seal. It sounds like there might have been something wrong with the emusified asphalt they used, as it should not come up after about 15 minutes if it is done correctly. A quick internet search said that "go-jo" hand cleaner works well to get rid of it. You might still want to call your street dept...if the chip seal is coming up, they didn't get their money's worth... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #6 September 18, 2007 I saw this on judge judy a couple of years ago, the old girl awarded damages in favour, and the contractor had to pay $1500. take it JJ You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdthomas 0 #7 September 19, 2007 yes should be sealed, but it's espically bad at the intersections where the seems meet. the road was closed for 9hrs while the stuff cured, and that was yesterday.. this afternoon it was still throwing rocks and debris. My wife is really upset as she has a new car and now that crap is on her car, she even drove slow to keep the stuff from getting thrown more. Our cemet drive way is black from from our cars tracking the stuff from the street.www.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #8 September 19, 2007 Obvious... but don't walk it into the house either (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
