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BlackJack Tar & Glue Remover
Tar & Glue Remover
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BlackJack is our tar and glue remover — the fast way to shift stubborn road tar, tar spots and sticky adhesive residue without scrubbing at your paint. Spray it on, give it a couple of minutes, and the emulsifiers break the tar down so it bleeds away and rinses off cleanly. It's a key decontamination step before you polish, wax or seal, and it's safe on paintwork, glass and wheels. Supplied with a chemical-resistant trigger.
At A Glance
Why You'll Love It
Tar is baked-on and sharp — scrubbing it drags grit across your paint and causes swirls. BlackJack dissolves it chemically instead, so it wipes away with almost no pressure and far less risk to the finish.
Spray it on, wait two or three minutes, and the tar visibly bleeds and runs as it breaks down. A quick wipe and rinse and it's gone — a whole car's worth of tar spots done in minutes.
It doesn't stop at road tar. The same formula lifts old sticker and badge adhesive, glue residue and gum from paint, glass and wheels — the sticky jobs nothing else seems to touch.
You only spray it where the tar and glue actually are, so a bottle goes a long way — and the larger sizes keep a regularly-detailed drive or a busy unit stocked up for ages.
What Does BlackJack Tar & Glue Remover Actually Do?
Road tar is a sticky, oily residue thrown up from the road surface, especially in warm weather and on freshly-laid roads. It bonds to the lower panels, sills and wheels as hard black specks that a normal wash won't shift — and trying to scrub them off drags that grit across the paint, causing exactly the swirl marks you're trying to avoid.
BlackJack is a solvent-based tar and glue remover. When you spray it on, the solvents and emulsifiers dissolve the tar and adhesive — emulsify simply means they break the oily residue into tiny droplets that mix with water — so it loosens its grip on the surface and bleeds away. Instead of abrasion, you're letting chemistry do the work, then rinsing the loosened residue off.
It's a decontamination step: the job you do after washing but before polishing, waxing or sealing. Clearing tar and glue first means the surface is genuinely clean, so anything you protect it with afterwards bonds properly and lasts longer. Follow it with an iron fallout remover and a clay bar for a fully decontaminated finish.
Is It Right For You?
- Clearing road tar and tar spots from lower panels, sills and wheels
- Removing old sticker, badge or adhesive residue
- Decontaminating paintwork before polishing, waxing or sealing
- Anyone who wants to avoid scrubbing grit across their paint
- Detailers prepping cars after winter or motorway miles
- Modern factory (clear-coated) paintwork
- Glass and windscreens
- Alloy and painted wheels
- Plastic trim and rubber seals
- Headlight and lamp covers
- Letting it dry on the surface; vintage, single-stage or smart-repaired paint (test first)
How To Use BlackJack Tar & Glue Remover
Wash and dry the car first so you're only treating the tar, not general grime. Work on a cool surface, out of direct sunlight, and keep it off plastic trim and headlight covers.
Spray BlackJack directly onto the tar spots or glue residue, covering them evenly. There's no need to soak the whole panel — just target the affected areas.
Leave it for 2–3 minutes, a little longer in cold weather. You'll see the tar start to bleed and run as it breaks down. Don't let the product dry on the surface.
Wipe the loosened tar away with a clean microfibre towel. For glue or sticker residue, spray, allow a short dwell, then wipe. Reapply to anything stubborn.
Rinse the area and the trigger with water after use. With tar and glue cleared, move on to an iron fallout remover and clay bar, then protect the paint.
H226 — Flammable liquid and vapour.P102 — Keep out of reach of children.P210 — Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignition sources. No smoking.| Product type | Tar & Glue Remover (solvent-based) |
|---|---|
| Format | Ready-to-use spray |
| Sizes | 500ml · 1 Litre · 5 Litre |
| Application | Spray onto affected area, dwell, wipe |
| Dwell time | 2–3 minutes · longer in cold · do not allow to dry |
| Rinse required | Yes — rinse the area and trigger after use |
| Suitable for | Clear-coated paint, glass and wheels |
| Avoid | Plastic trim, rubber seals, lamp covers; delicate/vintage paint (test first) |
| Physical state / colour | Liquid |
| Supplied with | Chemical-resistant trigger spray |
| Storage | Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep cool and away from ignition sources. |