Tree sap

[DWBOX2000]

My wife’s car has tree sap on the hood. It rock solid. I bought some meguire stuff that didn’t dent it. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks.

[Bugsinrugs]

Bug and tar remover and a whole lot of elbow grease.

[Bill Douglas]

I use mineral spirits. We call it mineral turpentine here but the same stuff. Safe enough on the paint but wash it odd afterwards.

[craigster59]

Rubbing alcohol works great on pine sap. And it's cheap.

[porsche tech]

Plastic razor blade, then sap remover is what I use.

[unclebilly]

Stop.

Rub on vegetable oil or margarine.

Then wash with soap.

No elbow grease or unnecessary scratches required.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

Stop.

Rub on vegetable oil or margarine.

Then wash with soap.

No elbow grease or unnecessary scratches required.

Even after it's dried?

[DWBOX2000]

I tried goo be gone (basically food oil). No luck. I just put some vegetable oil on with no luck. The stuff is some prehistoric sap. I can try again, do I leave on for any set time 10, 20 mins..)?
Thanks. I’ll try rub alcohol next and then mineral spirits.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

Stop.

Rub on vegetable oil or margarine.

Then wash with soap.

No elbow grease or unnecessary scratches required.

Never tried but sounds good. I'm trying it today on my truck.

You can also get it off slowly with acetone/finger nail polish remover. Put it on the rag. Move around rather than beat on one spot as it did soften the engine bay paint on my 911 when I was getting that sound deadening pad glue off. On my 94 F150 hood it never phased the paint.

[blucille]

mechanics hand cleaner with pumice worked for me. (orange gojo) but then there's lots of polishing to do to get the scratches out.

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

Stop.

Rub on vegetable oil or margarine.

Then wash with soap.

No elbow grease or unnecessary scratches required.

this, like dissolves like, soak a cloth and let it sit

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Tobra

this, like dissolves like, soak a cloth and let it sit

Let the saturated cloth sit on the sap covered paint?

[matthewb0051]

Peanut butter

Smooth not crunchy

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by matthewb0051

Peanut butter

Smooth not crunchy

I think that's for getting gum out of your hair. Or spread on your forehead to distract your dog while you trim his nails.

[Tobra]

I like the forehead idea

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

Let the saturated cloth sit on the sap covered paint?

yes, vegetable oil will soften it, should not hurt the paint

[Scott Douglas]

I've always used WD-40 for stuff like that.

[Por_sha911]

I'd be really cautious about putting solvents not designed for car paint work on there.

Whatever you do, be sure to protect the area with a good cleaning and then apply whatever your favorite flavor of paint sealant/wax is.

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

I've always used WD-40 for stuff like that.

This & that...

[look 171]

WD 40 didn't do anything to the sap on my car. I park under a pine tree and this thing bombs my truck often. I want until it gets hard, cut it out with a blade. PITA but I will try the rubbing alcohol or veg oil. I sure hope some of you aren't kidding about the veg. oil.

[craigster59]

I camped up by Shaver Lake for weeks during "Captain Marvel". Got a crap ton of pine sap all over my truck.

I was going to buy some of the expensive solvents and the campground lady who looked straight out of Central Casting with the cigarette dangling from her lips said "Screw that, rubbing alcohol is all you need".

She was right.