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paulsherwin · 16th Jul 2019, 12:14 pm

Beware of automotive degreasers. Some make an excellent job of dissolving adhesives. I once used Gunk to clean a lot of tar splashes off a car and all the trim badges promptly fell off.

I've always found aerosol foaming cleaner shifts cigarette tar pretty well if you leave it on for 5 minutes.

16th Jul 2019, 12:14 pm	#2
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,943	Re: Degreaser for cigarette tar removal Beware of automotive degreasers. Some make an excellent job of dissolving adhesives. I once used Gunk to clean a lot of tar splashes off a car and all the trim badges promptly fell off. I've always found aerosol foaming cleaner shifts cigarette tar pretty well if you leave it on for 5 minutes.