how to get sap off of car ???

[smac]

hiya,

i have a rangie and an old tree that i have now cut down dropped a lot of sap on it and it has been there for a while - any idea how to get it off??

if you run your hand over the car, it feels very rough.

thanks,
Shem

[-Nemesis-]

Basically, a good quality paint cleaner, and polish. With alot of hard yakke. Will bring the truck up like new too...

[-Scott-]

No idea if it'll work, but have you considered a citrus based cleaner?

Let us know what works.

Scott

[Tiny]

No idea if it'll work, but have you considered a citrus based cleaner?

Let us know what works.

Scott

A ciris based wax remover will generally be very succsessfull

[N*A*M]

how about brake fluid?

[Tiny]

how about brake fluid?

yes that is also very succsessfull...you bring the paint back to a very shiny silver state

[ausyota]

Dont know if it works or not but I noticed today that on the tin of WD-40 it says "removes sap and tar".

[Tiny]

Dont know if it works or not but I noticed today that on the tin of WD-40 it says "removes sap and tar".

should work as good as any white spirits type of stuff

[tuf045]

how about brake fluid?

maybe also paint stripper?

[wjd85]

Best way i have found is a razor blade, but might be hard to get to in corners. Works well on windscreen though .

[rocknferoza]

Best way i have found is a razor blade, but might be hard to get to in corners. Works well on windscreen though .

ARE YOU SERIOUS
I WOULD NEVER PUT A RAZOR BLADE ANYWHERE NEAR THE PAINT WORK
IF YOU WANT SCRATCHES GO RIGHT AHEAD

BEST WAY @ REMOVE THE TREE SAP WOULD BE WITH WHITE SPIRITS AND A GOOD POLISH LIKE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SUGGESTED

[bigmick]

when i have the stuff off the back of stickers stuck on stuff i use ucalyptus(sp) oil it works and will keep ur paint intacked.

[RAY185]

Best way i have found is a razor blade, but might be hard to get to in corners. Works well on windscreen though .

ARE YOU SERIOUS
I WOULD NEVER PUT A RAZOR BLADE ANYWHERE NEAR THE PAINT WORK
IF YOU WANT SCRATCHES GO RIGHT AHEAD

BEST WAY @ REMOVE THE TREE SAP WOULD BE WITH WHITE SPIRITS AND A GOOD POLISH LIKE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SUGGESTED

I have a feeling he was joking as where the authors of the paint stripper and brake fluid suggestions.

A little petrol on a rag gets it off pretty well, then a little polish if needed.

[plowy]

as bigmick suggested eyucalyptus is good , a good polish as well is auto glym really good on tar n sap

[mickyd555]

would prepsol clean it off, i had sap on my work van once and the sap itself removed the paint from the plastic trim. So if ya have any on the trim, get it off asap........no pun intended

[smac]

i have just been out scrubbing it - i have some stuff from amway that i have had for ages, i poured heaps into a bucket, filled it with water and have been scrubbing the bonnet with a hand duster brush - i then poured some of the detergent straight onto the bonnet and rubbed that around with my hand and then continued to scrub - has worked a treat.

the roof is the worst, started on that, but looks like this will be a job for the long weekend.

[mtzook]

WD40 gets off some overspray paint without scratching it. I painted some trim off one of my vehilces recently and had mine and my wife's mountain bikes in the same garage. The white paint i was spraying got all over our red bikes. Took a while, but the WD40 and a rag took it all off...

I reckon it'd work for sap too, and i don't think it can do any damage.

[Tiny]

would prepsol clean it off, i had sap on my work van once and the sap itself removed the paint from the plastic trim. So if ya have any on the trim, get it off asap........no pun intended

was it sap??? I had a bird s*** on the paintwork of my GQ and it peeld aint off to bare metal don't want to knbow what it ate

[smac]

you should have seen the bees after the sap had dropped on the car, it would be covered in Bees.

me an a mate went fishing one night, and when we woke up in the morning, the car was covered in em

[mickyd555]

would prepsol clean it off, i had sap on my work van once and the sap itself removed the paint from the plastic trim. So if ya have any on the trim, get it off asap........no pun intended

was it sap??? I had a bird s*** on the paintwork of my GQ and it peeld aint off to bare metal don't want to knbow what it ate

it was sap, i cut the branches off so i could get my van all the way down the back........

[dirty harry]

mothers polish make a bug and tar remover and its the only thing that will remove tree sap that i know will work

[harvey]

Eucalyptus oil and cotton wool, because fabric cloth is too absorbant.

[EAGLE02]

3M make a product called "CLEANER CLAY" It`s a putty in block form that`s used by good detailers to remove overspray & grime that`s baked onto your paint. The benefit is you dont damage the duco by cutting the surface. Simply wash car, rub with the cay(keeping clay wet as you go) & you`ll be amazed how much crap comes off!!! Then simply apply a good wak or glaze to stop the sap sticking back on. GOOD LUCK

[D'sYJ]

I manage a body and paint shop and we use denatured alcohal to take sap off.... or you can boil some water and use it with a soft brush, if you don't have any denatured alcohal around. Those are probably the friendlyest way for your paint job. WD40 will work but it will leave a nice lil shinny spot if the rest of the rig is fadded at all and brake cleaner will do some serious damage to paint if left on for any amount of time

[rocknferoza]

3M make a product called "CLEANER CLAY" It`s a putty in block form that`s used by good detailers to remove overspray & grime that`s baked onto your paint. The benefit is you dont damage the duco by cutting the surface. Simply wash car, rub with the cay(keeping clay wet as you go) & you`ll be amazed how much crap comes off!!! Then simply apply a good wak or glaze to stop the sap sticking back on. GOOD LUCK

I use the 3M cleaner clay at work. It does an awsome job especialy on overspray