Zoo_Monkey Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 ok i know what rim tar is and how to use it and that you can get it of the road or from ebay however..... what exaclty is it? iv been doing some searches on the net with the intent of geting a bulk load maybee but im not sure what im looking for so far iv tried roofing tar road tar / tarmack bitumen tar some of them seme to come in liquid form some not - i know im looking for the black/brown shiney nugget type stuff anyone know where to get it or what EXACTLY it is any help would be great - thanks for reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoo p Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 the best place is from builders merchants and just ask for roofing tar. i know that you can definatly get it from jewsons. but not travis perkins for some reason they dont sell it. go in a car though becaure its heavy in the large size it comes in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleharrys Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Thats a load of rubbish, You can get it from travis perkins but you neeed to go to there industrial not commercial store, cos thats were I got mine. I just asked for roofing tar and they knocked off a block about the size of 2 tennis balls and let me have it for free. It is made from oil, I don't know the exact process etc, but its refined oil to make it a solid form. But look up oil and tar, see what you find. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Have a looky in the search for "tar" Would have linked it but havnt got the foggiest idea how to on the new skin :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo_Monkey Posted September 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 nice one! is it the stuff which comes in sacks looks like this? or am i looking for somthing else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Use the search like i said. There are about 5830958083683094650349 threads on tar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo_Monkey Posted September 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 so i walk into a builders merchants and ask for roofing tar? nb: iv done many searches for tar - all the info is abit vague Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 "Tar is a form of bitumen. Bitumen comes from crude oil which through a clever process of fractional distillation, produces the aforementioned hydro-carbon" Gev 2005 Its easiest to get it from road people to be honest. I asked for tar once from a shop and then put a tin (of paint) of tar infront of me. It looks alot like coal (which is also made from carbon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 i just ask for some from nick dale, simple :P :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialzloz Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 go to the road, pick some off. simple!! works a treat :- loz :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 go to the road, pick some off. simple!! works a treat :- loz :P Not really, they have little rocks in. Who cares what tar is really, all we know it makes the blocks grip like a biatch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Don't any of your remeber Chemistry?? I was taught for my O-leavels thats it was Bitchuman (sp) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Hehe O-levels. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batesie Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 ok, 7 years ago we called it Bitumen. we used to hang around near any local road works where theyre doing some resurfacing and BINGO, little lumps of bitumen ready for drawing onto our rims.... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 There you go and ever 7 years thewy will do the road again n again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialridertom Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 i asked a tar man when he was laying some tar on the road and he gave me and my mate half a bucket full and bingo sold loads to the local rider and made easy cash :( :) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James@swanseatrials.com Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 The council were taring thr roads near us and left a mound of tar at the side of the road all warm so we left it dry a bit till it was still shiny but cool and rolled it up in a plastic bag. It wasn't the hard stuff it was the stuff they put between the hard stuff in the road that joins them together the darker stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 If you want to get technical, bitumen is the substance achived in the fractional distillation tower when seperating crude oil my manipulating the compounds separate boiling points, this subsance will still need refining to make it into a more useable substance such as tar or plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Tar is also naturally occouring, found in the La Brea Tar pits of Los Angeles - one of the resons LA is so rich, it has natural oil deposits. Oil was made in the Carboniferous period, where England had a tropical climate, and is made from ancient plant and animal matter. Tar is anti-septic (Sailors used to slap bitumin on wounds to stop them from going septic...Bitumin was used to keep the ships water tight) and this anti-septic property has meant exceptional preservation of fossils found in the tar occours (other types of exceptional preservation include Amber and Burgess shale). Thought i might as well add some little facts as we all seem to be going on tangents :huh: Anyways... Bitumin is pretty much worthless compared to oil, and is a plentiful commodity, so asking a roofer shouldn't be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 *Round of applause!* Ok i admit defeat, on hands and knee's begging for mersy here! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo_Monkey Posted September 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 sweet - thanks for all the info - see wasnt that an interesting subject in comparison to bitching abouk brake boosters or the clasic "stock or mod" debate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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