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11-10-2022
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Auburn, KY
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Removing tree sap
Both of my cars have a rough texture on the paint when you touch it. What's interesting is that the bottom part of the doors do not when leads me to believe that it is tree sap or something like it. The cars are inside at all times which is puzzling and the place that I live now doesn't have any trees. The other place was a forest but the cars were inside the garage except when I washed them. Anyway to get rid of the film on the cars?
Roy
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 Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Nashville TN
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Re: Removing tree sap
I would try goo gone based on your description of the problem
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11-10-2022
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 Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: WI
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Re: Removing tree sap
Soak some paper towels in Dawn dish soap. lay them down for about 45 minutes and keep them Dripping wet. The sap will wipe right off. Then wash your Z it won't leave any marks..
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Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Bartlett Illinois
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Re: Removing tree sap
DuPont Prep-Sol Cleaning Solvent 3919S (gallon)
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11-11-2022
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: NYC
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Re: Removing tree sap
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Auburn, KY
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Re: Removing tree sap
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Actually did that. Still there. I didn't pay for it though. Roy
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Mullica Hill, New Jersey
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Re: Removing tree sap
Anyone who puts product over tree sap or other contaminants should be required to surrender their buffer.
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11-12-2022
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Kalamazoo MI
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Re: Removing tree sap
Did they use a clay bar on the car before the detail?
I mean I always use clay bar and there's always trash in your paint But is it really sap or something from a drive and road grime or whatever has made it on the car.
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11-28-2022
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Mullica Hill, New Jersey
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Re: Removing tree sap
Have you, or any neighbors, been using spray paint, stain, or latex paint that could have blown as overspray onto the cars?
Being as it is both cars, it likely did happen at your residence. If so, goo gone, prep sol or clay bar, all suggested earlier. Keep us updated. Marty |
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Kentucky
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Re: Removing tree sap
I have used 70% Isopropyl Alcohol to readily remove pine tree sap on another vehicle which sits outside. Spray the sap spot, then wait about a minute for it to work. If it is sap, it'll begin to "melt" with a definite line drooling from the sap spot. Wipe with appropriate non-abrasive towel/microfiber towel. For big sap spots, it may take a few repeats to completely remove the sap. Alcohol evaporates fairly quickly, so sometimes I'll have to spray the spot a second time before wiping to keep the paint wet.
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