I have TREE SAP all over my car....

I just got my car back from the shop, there were doing a motor change for me, and the car is covered in tree sap :mad: . It is all over the car, the paint and the glass, what is the best way to get the crap off?

1000 grit sandpaper:D .....no seriously, tar and grime remover, buy it at any automotive parts store, walmart,,,etc

Originally posted by lastZ
1000 grit sandpaper:D .....no seriously, tar and grime remover, buy it at any automotive parts store, walmart,,,etc

Damn, I think I alittle nervous about doing that!!!

How should I use it?? Just lightly rub off the sap?

go to autozone and ask for something that removes bugs and tree sap. i think its called goo-be-gone or something but im not real sure... anyway it works great taking off sap.

rubbing alcohol works 1000 times better than anything else. i am a detailer i use it all the time. your problem is solved well disolved for lessthan 2 bucks :)

Originally posted by SUPERSPORTBOY2
rubbing alcohol works 1000 times better than anything else. i am a detailer i use it all the time. your problem is solved well disolved for lessthan 2 bucks :)

Thanks man, thats the kinda of tip I was looking for;) .... I'll just have full day of detailing ahead of me

just wash it with hot water,did my wifes car today because of that:cool:

CLAY BAR!!!

That way you aren't rubbing chemicals all over your car

Originally posted by AW/whiteZ-28
CLAY BAR!!!

That way you aren't rubbing chemicals all over your car

good idea, because I was going to clay the car any ways.

Is clay baring the best way to get rid of surface scratchs?

No, a clay bar will not remove surface scratches. It will however make your paint very smooth because it removes all those impurities from your paint like sap, overspray, metal shavings.....

Before you do anything else, you may want to try posting this over in the "Show and Shine" forum.


-Mike

"Goof Off" works great, looks like a little bottle of lighter fluid. it removes sap, road tar, bugs and just about anything else that gets stuck to the paint. Good stuff.

Hehe the show and shine forum will zaino him to death

I would not use a clay bar to remove tree sap. You want to chemically remove the tree sap. Rub LIGHTLY with whatever you pick (rubbing alcohol, goo gone, bug & tar remover, etc.) but whatever you do, don't SCRUB it like crazy. Let the chemical do the work for you and dissolve the tree sap.

I'll move this to the Show and Shine forum..

Originally posted by AW/whiteZ-28
Hehe the show and shine forum will zaino him to death

LOL, I know, why is that?

Originally posted by AW/whiteZ-28
Hehe the show and shine forum will zaino him to death

LOL, I know, why is that?

Everyone is going to kill me for saying this, but lacquer thinner is by far the easiest way to take sap off. It won't damage or scratch you paint if you don't rub hard. Make sure to polish and wax after.

Originally posted by KillerTA
Everyone is going to kill me for saying this, but lacquer thinner is by far the easiest way to take sap off. It won't damage or scratch you paint if you don't rub hard. Make sure to polish and wax after.

I would not recommend just anyone use thinner to remove bugs, tar, etc from the paint, if you are not careful it will bite into your paint, I actually used to paint cars for a living before I went back to school, I have seem a couple of people ruine paint by not properly using thinner, if you rub hard or leave it on long it will cause problems. JMO!

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Claybar it. That's how I get sap off my truck. Here in Florida, I have to clay almost every wash :( But it always comes right off. Just make sure you get a good claybar.

I have always used denatured alcohol and a soft cloth. It works great and won't harm paint. It is available at Wal-Mart or any drugstore.

Jason U

Originally posted by CGrant
I would not recommend just anyone use thinner to remove bugs, tar, etc from the paint, if you are not careful it will bite into your paint, I actually used to paint cars for a living before I went back to school, I have seem a couple of people ruine paint by not properly using thinner, if you rub hard or leave it on long it will cause problems. JMO!

You'd realy have to be a moron or have one heck of a crappy paint job to ruin it. The worst that will happen is that you'll get some light scratches unless you let it soak on the paint or rub the hell out of it.

Originally posted by KillerTA
You'd realy have to be a moron or have one heck of a crappy paint job to ruin it. The worst that will happen is that you'll get some light scratches unless you let it soak on the paint or rub the hell out of it.

I agree with you KillerTA, I would not want to go to the body shop that "he" worked for, eh? Sheesh........if you know what you are doing then it will work great! :D