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I've had a bottle of tar remover for so long that the label came off years ago, I think it's autoglym. It's good stuff anyway, smells of petrol.

When I had an underseal done, the garage advised that a bit if petrol on a soft cloth is good at removing tar spots.
 
bainbridge said:
I've had a bottle of tar remover for so long that the label came off years ago, I think it's autoglym. It's good stuff anyway, smells of petrol.
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It's handy stuff in general, not just for tar removal. I've used it around the house several times for removing stubborn sticker residue, etc.
 
bainbridge said:
I've had a bottle of tar remover for so long that the label came off years ago, I think it's autoglym. It's good stuff anyway, smells of petrol.

When I had an underseal done, the garage advised that a bit if petrol on a soft cloth is good at removing tar spots.
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I think it IS mostly petrol :D
 
Howard said:
Have you read any of the responses in this thread properly? Nobody is recommending the Turtle Wax product. Quite the opposite. :p
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Ah yes, the elite view point of a product/company that has a history of products far more established than more recent brands, knocked because of a "Turtle" as their brand image.

Turtle Wax "graphene to the max" for example, is one of the best liquid waxes on the market and leaves amazing results compared to some of the other "detailing" brands.

To be fair, not sure what I thought this thread would bring when I have to remind myself that the OcUK Motors Elite think "Autoglym Super Resin Polish" is actually a good polish. Tip: It's not. It's a filler. It literally says it in the name.
 
Django x2 said:
Ah yes, the elite view point of a product/company that has a history of products far more established than more recent brands, knocked because of a "Turtle" as their brand image.
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:confused:
Are you suggesting that people are dismissing their products purely based on their logo mascot?

Django x2 said:
To be fair, not sure what I thought this thread would bring when I have to remind myself that the OcUK Motors Elite think "Autoglym Super Resin Polish" is actually a good polish. Tip: It's not. It's a filler. It literally says it in the name.
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Are we using the same forum? I have never seen any discussion about SRP on this forum where the fact that is primarily a filler has not immediately been mentioned. I don't think there's anyone who denies this or claims otherwise.

Regardless, how does that not make it a polish? It achieves largely the same results (albeit more temporarily than a cutting polish) - it makes the surface smooth and shiny. Just because it does it by a different mechanism doesn't make it not a polish, does it? I think it's good. I understand it's limitations, but I am limited to polishing by hand, and for that it's given me some of the best results.

I just did the briefest Google search for "best car polish" and the first three results were for tests where AG SRP had been rated as one of the best, all things considered. So it's not like it's an opinion limited to the "OCUK motors elite", whatever that is.
 
Didn't take long for a member to turn up, as per :D

I'm amazed that internet reviews support AG SRP as a good polish. It's almost like the internet is some sort of platform where joe public can quickly Google and review products based on having never ever heard of, or tried any other supreme product. :D
 
Django x2 said:
Ah yes, the elite view point of a product/company that has a history of products far more established than more recent brands, knocked because of a "Turtle" as their brand image.

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Yes that's exactly why I'm "knocking" them. Not because all of their products that I have used have been ineffective, but because of their branding.

I also prefer not to shop at Asda because I don't like the colour green.
 
Conscript said:
Regardless, how does that not make it a polish? It achieves largely the same results (albeit more temporarily than a cutting polish) - it makes the surface smooth and shiny. Just because it does it by a different mechanism doesn't make it not a polish, does it? I think it's good. I understand it's limitations, but I am limited to polishing by hand, and for that it's given me some of the best results.
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+1

not having any tar remover at the moment, my first instinct would have been to use SRP on the OP's door panel, it has petroleum/white gas type solvents ?

Did an SRP all over plus their super resin protector last night ... have never seen the need for claying as SRP takes off contaminants, providing you are regularly working a new cloth section.
 
Django x2 said:
Didn't take long for a member to turn up, as per :D

I'm amazed that internet reviews support AG SRP as a good polish. It's almost like the internet is some sort of platform where joe public can quickly Google and review products based on having never ever heard of, or tried any other supreme product. :D
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Maybe you could enlighten us all with your superior knowledge and recommend these other supreme products.
 
Kenai said:
Maybe you could enlighten us all with your superior knowledge and recommend these other supreme products.
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I guess it's easier to just dismiss anyone who questions what he says by claiming they're part of some made up elite that only exists in his head. Means he can justify not elaborating further.

Which is a shame. I'd be genuinely interested if there's a product better than SRP for use by hand. I know there are better polishes in general, but I don't know of many which do as good a job by hand.
 
Conscript said:
I guess it's easier to just dismiss anyone who questions what he says by claiming they're part of some made up elite that only exists in his head. Means he can justify not elaborating further.

Which is a shame. I'd be genuinely interested if there's a product better than SRP for use by hand. I know there are better polishes in general, but I don't know of many which do as good a job by hand.
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Autoglym Show n Shine. Will give you the same results for half the effort. Did Google not tell you that? I mean, it is literally, again, the same product. If you can only afford your hands, then it's a good alternative to SRP and gives you that nice warm fuzzy feeling that your car is all shiny.
 
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