tree sap!!!! help
Instructor
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From: panhandle Florida
Lot's of good recc. here I'm sure. Living in Fla, the land of pine tree sap, I've come up with a good solution that doesn't require a lot of work and doesn't endanger your paint with abrasives. Get some Turtle Wax (or any brand for that matter) liquid bug and tar remover. With the surface cool and out of the sun, soak a cotton ball with the remover and let it set on the sap. I've let it set over night then come out the next morning and the sap rubs right off. The wax comes off too so put some wax on it.
Melting Slicks
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From: Surrey BC
pressure wash it 
...wash it...clay it...wax it. it should be gone after the pressure wash but if not after the clay should most likely take care of it...and then once the wax is on and off it should be left feeling smooth and lookin shiny 
...wash it...clay it...wax it. it should be gone after the pressure wash but if not after the clay should most likely take care of it...and then once the wax is on and off it should be left feeling smooth and lookin shiny
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From: Lake Havasu City, AZ
Turtle wax bug and tar remover handles sap and does not remove your wax.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Mt. Pleasant S.C.
Hot Hot water. Soak a rag in the hottest water you can stand to hold. Let it sit on the tree sap to soften it, then blot it off. Be sure to blot, not wipe or the sap will streak and you'll have a larger job on your hands.
I disagree on pressure. If the sap has set and hardened you might hurt your paint. Especially if it is on an area that has been repainted. Don't ask me how I know.
I disagree on pressure. If the sap has set and hardened you might hurt your paint. Especially if it is on an area that has been repainted. Don't ask me how I know.
Last edited by Sox-Fan; Aug 28, 2005 at 10:23 PM.
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Originally Posted by BlkSS1755
a clay bar should get it off.. Mother's sells the kit at you local autostores.
-wash
-clay
-wash again
-polish
-wax
good luck!
-wash
-clay
-wash again
-polish
-wax
good luck!
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