Tar remover
09 April 2016, 08:33 AM
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Tar remover
Hi my car still cleans up to a nice shine however if you run your hand along the doors it feels like a brillow pad, heavily pitted in tar etc.
Can someone please recommend me a product/tar remover etc thats gona solve my head ache.
Many thanks
Can someone please recommend me a product/tar remover etc thats gona solve my head ache.
Many thanks
09 April 2016, 09:18 AM
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Thanks mate it never even dawned on me, especially when ive only ever used it to remove paint off brushes and would of assumed it would of been too corrosive, but thank you il head off to hardware later and give it a go.
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10 April 2016, 12:58 PM
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So it's best to use autoglym tar/glue remover first then clay bar after? am I right in thinking this bodski??
10 April 2016, 07:16 PM
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18 April 2016, 12:45 PM
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I clay bar'd my car yesterday, it pulled almost all of tar and grime that was stuck in the paintwork out. Left side of the picture was after just a wash, and the right side had been clayed also. Would recommend it.
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22 April 2016, 05:13 PM
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bit of petrol on a cloth works well... some say Coke too
26 April 2016, 01:36 PM
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Had a new Autoglym rep roll in at work and I bought a gallon of their trade tar and adhesive remover and it gets a thumbs up from me
http://www.autoglymprofessional.com/...hesive-removerI'm not sure if its the same as the retail; I've used the retail "intensive tar remover" before, but it seemed to be more hard work.
I think the key differnence is with the trade stuff is that I decanted into a sprayer and misted it on then waited a bit (then spray some more on on the bad areas), whereas the retail stuff you have to apply it with a cloth.
It didn't seem to matter if it had slightly dried as the tar was still soft enough to wipe off. The fact that I now have 5 litres of it as opposed to 400ml means I can be much more liberal with it.
All my cars were seriously plastered with it (more tar on the cars than on the roads
) and it made light work....it would have took ages with the claybar.Now AG tar remover used as a lube for the claybar maybe worth a try next time.
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27 April 2016, 08:44 PM
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Had a new Autoglym rep roll in at work and I bought a gallon of their trade tar and adhesive remover and it gets a thumbs up from me http://www.autoglymprofessional.com/...hesive-remover
I'm not sure if its the same as the retail; I've used the retail "intensive tar remover" before, but it seemed to be more hard work.
I think the key differnence is with the trade stuff is that I decanted into a sprayer and misted it on then waited a bit (then spray some more on on the bad areas), whereas the retail stuff you have to apply it with a cloth.
It didn't seem to matter if it had slightly dried as the tar was still soft enough to wipe off. The fact that I now have 5 litres of it as opposed to 400ml means I can be much more liberal with it.
All my cars were seriously plastered with it (more tar on the cars than on the roads ) and it made light work....it would have took ages with the claybar.
Now AG tar remover used as a lube for the claybar maybe worth a try next time.
http://www.autoglymprofessional.com/...hesive-removerI'm not sure if its the same as the retail; I've used the retail "intensive tar remover" before, but it seemed to be more hard work.
I think the key differnence is with the trade stuff is that I decanted into a sprayer and misted it on then waited a bit (then spray some more on on the bad areas), whereas the retail stuff you have to apply it with a cloth.
It didn't seem to matter if it had slightly dried as the tar was still soft enough to wipe off. The fact that I now have 5 litres of it as opposed to 400ml means I can be much more liberal with it.
All my cars were seriously plastered with it (more tar on the cars than on the roads
) and it made light work....it would have took ages with the claybar.Now AG tar remover used as a lube for the claybar maybe worth a try next time.
that's good to know as I've just bought a gallon of that. I was using Autosmart Tardis prior which was incredible
20 May 2016, 11:30 AM
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as a professional detailer i wouldn't really go down the Tar remover route unless clay simply won't shift it. However I would recommend Gtechniq W7 if you must but i'd make sure I wiped the area down afterwards with a cleaning product and don't spray it directly on to the bodywork. Spray it on to a microfibre cloth and then work the area
20 May 2016, 04:16 PM
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as a professional detailer i wouldn't really go down the Tar remover route unless clay simply won't shift it. However I would recommend Gtechniq W7 if you must but i'd make sure I wiped the area down afterwards with a cleaning product and don't spray it directly on to the bodywork. Spray it on to a microfibre cloth and then work the area
Clay will always run the highest risk or marring the paintwork no matter what grade it is.
20 May 2016, 04:19 PM
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Also nothing at all wrong with spraying directly onto paintwork. You'd want to steer clear of getting it on exposed dark trim pieces and obviously not let it dry.
Once it has started to loosen the deposits you'll see the tar beginning to melt, this is when you gently rub with a clean microfibre, never before
Once it has started to loosen the deposits you'll see the tar beginning to melt, this is when you gently rub with a clean microfibre, never before