Removing tar from PVC stink pipes & metal vents?

03-31-2010, 11:28 AM	#1
echase Member   Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 65	Removing tar from PVC stink pipes & metal vents? All the vent flashing and stink pipe boots have been visited by the "tar monster" ... can i get this stuff off enough to install new rubber boots, or do I need to cut the pipe and join a new section in?

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03-31-2010, 01:39 PM	#2
Bob Mariani Remodeling Contractor   Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 3,590	Removing tar from PVC stink pipes & metal vents? clean with diesel fuel.

03-31-2010, 09:38 PM	#3
AaronB Commercial Roofing     Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 927	Removing tar from PVC stink pipes & metal vents? We usually scrape it off. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Free inspection within 12 miles Seamless Polyurea Roofing Membranes for Metal Roofing, Roof Leak Repair, Seamless Commercial Spray Foam Insulation, Seamless Commercial Roofing, SPF Roofing, Industrial Insulation, Our trucks are red but our roofing is GREEN!

04-06-2010, 05:27 PM	#4
chris0914 Newbie   Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 20	Removing tar from PVC stink pipes & metal vents? good tip too wd-40 gets tar off your hands and body really well

04-06-2010, 07:20 PM	#5
Slyfox Residential Roofer     Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Struthers, Ohio Posts: 803	Removing tar from PVC stink pipes & metal vents? Dawn dish soap is safer, WD, oils, gasoline are all bad for your hands, they soak directly into your skin and to your liver. Plus the dish soap won't discolor or damage the roofing materials if you spill some. __________________ God Family Country Work Play To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.