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23rd March 2011, 11:00
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Saxperience Forum Bum
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Best Tar Remover
Hi all, I dont normally wash my cars, but I've been keeping on top of it lately.
On the last clean theres alot of quite big blobs of tar stuck to my car (theres a lot of roadworks at the minute).
The only way I can get them off at the minute is using my fingernail, which is time consuming, painful on the nail and I'm sure isnt doing my paintwork any favors.
Whats the best tar removing product on the market that you guys would recommend? I need something that requires little elbow grease as I'm just not that dedicated.
Cheers all!
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23rd March 2011, 11:05
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Autosmart Tardis every day of the week.
Available from your local AS Rep, or Polished Bliss, or in smaller 'sample' sizes on ebay.
But trust me, get the 5 Litres cause you'll go through shed loads of it when you see how good it is.
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Originally Posted by Peter_D
Same, my eyes are sore already from squinting so hard to see if you can see her kitty-kat
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23rd March 2011, 11:11
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+1 to Tardis.
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23rd March 2011, 11:34
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Am I going to have to scrub hard though? Or will it just melt it off?
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23rd March 2011, 11:42
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simply wipe off after it has broke it down, you will see it working. (dont leave it for too long mind!)
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23rd March 2011, 11:47
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Cool, cheers guys.
I'll get a sample tub thing of flea bay and see how I get on.
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23rd March 2011, 11:57
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What kind of cloth should I be using? Will a microfibre be ok? Or too abrasive?
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23rd March 2011, 12:31
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tardis every day
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23rd March 2011, 13:40
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Tardis
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23rd March 2011, 14:13
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just washed my car, and noticed alot of tar marks, will be nipping to halfords for this tardis 
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23rd March 2011, 15:40
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Quote:
Originally Posted by leeham987
just washed my car, and noticed alot of tar marks, will be nipping to halfords for this tardis |
Can't get it from halfords bud, ebay, polished bliss or your local autosmart rep.
Cheapest from the rep for 5 litres.
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Originally Posted by Peter_D
Same, my eyes are sore already from squinting so hard to see if you can see her kitty-kat
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23rd March 2011, 15:45
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I bought 1ltr for £5 litteraly minuites ago on the 'bay..
As above micro cloth it on and off??
Mines covered in little blobs and i mean hundreds of the bastards but seeing as ive waxed it twice now it can stay theyre until i give it a "proper" clean again 
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23rd March 2011, 17:22
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Originally Posted by MiniGibbo
I bought 1ltr for £5 litteraly minuites ago on the 'bay..
As above micro cloth it on and off??
Mines covered in little blobs and i mean hundreds of the bastards but seeing as ive waxed it twice now it can stay theyre until i give it a "proper" clean again |
I spray it on, after the car has a thorough wash. Try not to leave the car soaking wet before applying the tardis else it will just go all milky and won't penetrate the tar.
Wipe the tar and excess away with a MF once you see the tar starting to dissolve.
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Originally Posted by Peter_D
Same, my eyes are sore already from squinting so hard to see if you can see her kitty-kat
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23rd March 2011, 18:03
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Bought a sample pot (250ml) off ebay for £3, lets see how I get on 
Cheers detailing crew.
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23rd March 2011, 18:07
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looked on ebay and the items that came up look dodgy as fook! lol
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26th March 2011, 08:50
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I've got some Autoglym Tar Remover
Never had a problem i must be honest however i've heard the Tardis name being thrown about before Will give that one a try next time i think
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26th March 2011, 08:53
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Graeme
looked on ebay and the items that came up look dodgy as fook! lol
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thats the same pictures they use for all there products, when they arrive theyre in quite good containers.
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26th March 2011, 10:43
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As said loadds!! i use the AS Tardis
But haven't DoDo Juice got a new Tar Remover out? sure i seen it i a magazine
EDIT: Clicky
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27th March 2011, 13:32
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I normally use Preptone from autosmart, Always thought tardis was for removing fallout from paintwork.
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29th March 2011, 13:18
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sounds good, how did you get on with this mate?
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