Tree Sap removal

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Had tried several things, WD 40; baby oil; nail polish remover; hand sanitizer; buffing (various bottles of products); waxing etc... Looks like i am SOL.
Any suggestions, please, please.
The tree sap all over the hood; roof and trunk lid... The very very fine small dots....
But by accident, the "Meguiar’s Liquid Cleaner Wax" really brings some shine back to me red car... LOL
 
Tree sap can be a royal PITA to remove, especially if it's dry. Clay almost never works for me unless the sap is very small spots. For big blobs, I generally carefully pick away as much of sap off as possible then use Isopropyl alcohol on a microfiber towel to soften up the sap before removing it.
 
Since new clearcoat is water based, "mineral spirits" works and won't hack up the clear, at least on Toyotas. Sounds crazy but I have been using it for years. Try it on the bottom of a rocker panel or some other place you can't see first. Takes pine sap right off. Goo Gone also works on fresh sap.
 
I use naptha (purchased as Coleman stove/lantern fuel). I use it for oil-based stuff like road tar. I am not sure if it would do squat for tree sap unless it is pine resin. It, too, will leave your paint intact, though, it will take off the wax.
 
Originally Posted By: OilNerd
Just went through this last week. (Sap was fresh)

Turtle Wax Bug and Tar remover did the trick.

Yup, for bigger spots that are still fresh/gooey, Bug&Tar remover works well. Tiny hard baked-on spots may be better served by claybar.
 
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: OilNerd
Just went through this last week. (Sap was fresh)

Turtle Wax Bug and Tar remover did the trick.

Yup, for bigger spots that are still fresh/gooey, Bug&Tar remover works well. Tiny hard baked-on spots may be better served by claybar.



Yeah unfortunately i have the "tiny hard baked-on" spots, i have the mcguire clay (not strong enough), i guess this one is too mild. Any one can please recommend a more abrasive clay? Thanks
 
This product is a miracle when it comes to tar/sap/emblem residue:

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_adhesive-remover-(12-oz-)-3m_99985928-p
 
Originally Posted By: 2008wrx

Yeah unfortunately i have the "tiny hard baked-on" spots, i have the mcguire clay (not strong enough), i guess this one is too mild. Any one can please recommend a more abrasive clay? Thanks

Meguiar's makes an aggressive red claybar that you could try, it's probably a waste of time and money though since it probably won't work for you with tiny baked on spots. You could try bug and tar remover, tarminator, turtle wax etc, but they have never worked for me at removing baked on sap. It's a real PITA to remove, IPA has never failed me at dissolving baked on tree sap though. It's just very time consuming.
 
Originally Posted By: gary031
Originally Posted By: 2008wrx

Yeah unfortunately i have the "tiny hard baked-on" spots, i have the mcguire clay (not strong enough), i guess this one is too mild. Any one can please recommend a more abrasive clay? Thanks

Meguiar's makes an aggressive red claybar that you could try, it's probably a waste of time and money though since it probably won't work for you with tiny baked on spots. You could try bug and tar remover, tarminator, turtle wax etc, but they have never worked for me at removing baked on sap. It's a real PITA to remove, IPA has never failed me at dissolving baked on tree sap though. It's just very time consuming.


Thanks. What is IPA?
 
Originally Posted By: 2008wrx
Originally Posted By: gary031
Originally Posted By: 2008wrx

Yeah unfortunately i have the "tiny hard baked-on" spots, i have the mcguire clay (not strong enough), i guess this one is too mild. Any one can please recommend a more abrasive clay? Thanks

Meguiar's makes an aggressive red claybar that you could try, it's probably a waste of time and money though since it probably won't work for you with tiny baked on spots. You could try bug and tar remover, tarminator, turtle wax etc, but they have never worked for me at removing baked on sap. It's a real PITA to remove, IPA has never failed me at dissolving baked on tree sap though. It's just very time consuming.


Thanks. What is IPA?

Isopropyl alcohol
 
Originally Posted By: 2008wrx
Originally Posted By: gary031
Originally Posted By: 2008wrx

Yeah unfortunately i have the "tiny hard baked-on" spots, i have the mcguire clay (not strong enough), i guess this one is too mild. Any one can please recommend a more abrasive clay? Thanks

Meguiar's makes an aggressive red claybar that you could try, it's probably a waste of time and money though since it probably won't work for you with tiny baked on spots. You could try bug and tar remover, tarminator, turtle wax etc, but they have never worked for me at removing baked on sap. It's a real PITA to remove, IPA has never failed me at dissolving baked on tree sap though. It's just very time consuming.


Thanks. What is IPA?


In the paint and solvent world its Isopropyl Alcohol
In the Beer world its India Pale Ale yum I prefer IIPA

I would use mineral spirits,naptha,xylol or solvent 100 or 150 the list could go on but these are fairly easy to get.
 
When I first built my house in '83, I hadn't realized that every spring, these pods would drop out of the trees and land all over my vehicles and driveway. These things were everywhere! I had these 4 trees removed right away, even though they were beatuiful.

I used ))HOT-HOT(( water and a sponge to remove the sap left behind from the pods. I cranked up the hot water heater to the MAX and kept filling a bucket as the water would cool down. "Also, use heavy rubber gloves". It was a real job!
 
Lots of good suggestions but, the most simple one is the use of a heat gun. Turns the sap to liquid, then wipe away with Simple Green.
 
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