Tree sap?
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What's the best way to get tree sap off the paint?
I used this stuff I got from Walmart, but all it did was smear it a little.
Looks like a tree sneezed on the passanger side of my car!
I used this stuff I got from Walmart, but all it did was smear it a little.
Looks like a tree sneezed on the passanger side of my car!
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You can always hand wash that area really good, dry it. Then take a clay to the area. Make sure the area is completly dry before begining the clay bar process. The clay bar just took tar off my car this past weekend with no problem. You can get a clay bar kit at pep boys for under 20 dollars
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for paint, just scrub with car wash and a soft cloth until it comes off, then remove the residue with either scratch-x or rubbing compound and polishing compound. For the windows and windshield a razor blade will do the trick.
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clay bar is meant to remove small particles, like spots of road grime or stuck on dirt/dust embedded in the paint, not large glops of tree sap. If it's smearing around, the clay bar isn't going to be very effective. Clay bar will smooth out a surface.
do what dtn said but also if you have a heat gun heat it up some
its how i got the sap off the bronco but you DONT wanna over heat it and boil the paint just enough to make the sap pliable
its how i got the sap off the bronco but you DONT wanna over heat it and boil the paint just enough to make the sap pliable
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QUOTE (liveD83 @ Sep 10 2009, 07:32 AM)
Diluted vinegar water, or Salted water sure there is a home remedy for that. I just googled it real fast and there is a lot of responses.
I'm gonna give the vinegar a try, I used soap, water, a cloth, and a high pressure hose. Clay bar would be a last resort. I used lighter fluid on the windshield (I'm afraid it'll hurt the paint), while it didn't get rid of it, it smeared it to the point where it just made the windshield a little foggy, after that it went away after about the third time it rained.


