B_1_8_hatch

i have a black car with a **** load of tree sap and i'm having a hard time taking it all off. i've tried 2 different kinds of bug & tar remover, and some turtle wax bug/tar/tree sap remover. they didn't work very good. i don't know where i got all the dam tree sap from, but i can't get it off.

i heard hot water will help and rubbing alcohol. i haven't tried those yet, but does anybody else have any other suggestions?

thanks,
93hb

daxxbomb

nail polish remover

mantic6t9

Sometimes goo-gone will work. I wouldn't put nail polish remover near my paint.

akeldama

Very carefully w/ fingernail.

Snake Eyes

Mother's Clay Bar worked for me.

IWearMyKswiss

clay bar,..and the tar and bug remover ish,...and i agree with whoever said they wouldnt go near thier car with fingernail polish remover

=GAME=

Is there a lot on it? Is your clear coat still shiny? If yes then u can wetsand (1200-1500 grit) and buff out.

-Whitey-

if your good you canuse a razor blade to get most of it off then sand and buff the rest...or say **** it and paint your car flat black

Team 4

Trust me here, as my parents have GIANT PINES (thank god I live on my own now!)

You will need: Gasoline, 2 rags and some good wax.
Put some gas on a rag, rup the sap, and then wax it up quickly.
Voila, and now damage to the paint!

BlackDeuceCoupe

Happyman

Don't do what my mom did to my dad's 73 'vette and take the paint off down to the primer . She used a whole lotta bug and tar remover. Not much is needed and rub LIGHTLY. In autoshop we just used some boiling water and it a rag and pressed the rag on the sap. It worked well for the most part. STOP PARKING UNDER TREES

Jet Phi

nail polisher remover ?
man yoo're nuts

Fuster_Cluck

Ditto! That will f**k your paint up!

Look at his statement under his user name

black2kcivic

You are a ******* idoit.

memphiss13

laquer thinner and then wax immediately. i used to work in a detail shop and we used that to get alot of crap off of cars. i have heard wd-40 works, but nothing has worked for me as good as laquer thinner. we used it to get tar off too.

silverEH2

soap and water worked for me, sounds like you have a more serious case

Ek9ReVciVic

it cam off my car easily..with car wash soap and water..just make sure u have some wax on your car and its fine...what kind of tree sap do you have???

B_1_8_hatch

don't know what kind of tree sap it is. i just know its hard to come off. i come some of it off with the turtle wax bug and tar remover, but i didn't get it all off. there's still some all over the car.

what about rubbing alcohol, would that be alright to put on my car? i'm going to also try some hot water with car wash soap tomorrow and see what happens.

i don't want to try nail polish remover either.

thanks,
93hb

cplessl

I work at a car dealership, and recently had to do this to a Jaguar, lots of tree sap all over it. First VERY carefully removed the thick spots with my fingernails and to clean up the smaller spots and all of the residue, we use gas line antifreeze. Sounds unorthodox, but it works. Not as harsh as some of the other products suggested, but it does the job very well. Cleans up all of the sap no problem, but slightly hazes the clear coat on spots where lots of rubbing was required. If the hazing does happen, a little bit of polish and wax cleans it up nice. HTH.

aemciv

wow you guys are brave, fingernail polish, razerblades???
why dont you just sand blast your car, that would get it off
jesus

but seriously
try some warm water and soap, or meguires quik detailer always works for me

prose

ActionJackson

try not to park under/near trees, that's what worked for me.

B_1_8_hatch

will w d 40 hurt the paint of the car?

93hb