Tree sap
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RE: Tree sap
... ok people... we've gone from helping out a fellow stang owner in need to arguing over who's method is better. now for a proper formatted response:
Personally I would try rubbing alchohol on an old tube sock. Just put the sock on your hand and pour rubbing alchohol on your palm. after it is absorbed then rub lightly on each idividual sap spot untill completely gone. it may take a while but I find that it doesn't damage the paint if your not to over zealous. Then after your done rinse your car off and I guees you should probably re wax the spots the achohol rubbed off.My uncle's car was covered in sap spots frm bumper to bumper. I used about 4 bottles of rubbing alchohol and got it all of. I didn't wax it afterwards and it still looked fine just rinsing it off with water. The Alchohol also does a good job at temperarily restoring the black rubber trim around doors, mirrors lights etc.
*Shrug*
Personally I would try rubbing alchohol on an old tube sock. Just put the sock on your hand and pour rubbing alchohol on your palm. after it is absorbed then rub lightly on each idividual sap spot untill completely gone. it may take a while but I find that it doesn't damage the paint if your not to over zealous. Then after your done rinse your car off and I guees you should probably re wax the spots the achohol rubbed off.My uncle's car was covered in sap spots frm bumper to bumper. I used about 4 bottles of rubbing alchohol and got it all of. I didn't wax it afterwards and it still looked fine just rinsing it off with water. The Alchohol also does a good job at temperarily restoring the black rubber trim around doors, mirrors lights etc.
*Shrug*
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,223
From: North Carolina
RE: Tree sap
ORIGINAL: Adams_02GT
So i haven't washed my car for about a week. When I did the other day there was some tree sap on it. I couldn't get all of it off. I just needs some sugestions on to remove it please.
So i haven't washed my car for about a week. When I did the other day there was some tree sap on it. I couldn't get all of it off. I just needs some sugestions on to remove it please.
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Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Phil-lay!
RE: Tree sap
ORIGINAL: cominus
Cut that damn tree down.
ORIGINAL: Adams_02GT
So i haven't washed my car for about a week. When I did the other day there was some tree sap on it. I couldn't get all of it off. I just needs some sugestions on to remove it please.
So i haven't washed my car for about a week. When I did the other day there was some tree sap on it. I couldn't get all of it off. I just needs some sugestions on to remove it please.
Alcohol will not harm cars, its in lots of the detailing products used everyday.
I wouldn't recomend using a razor blade on the paint of a car, but if the sap is on the glass, then that's a different situation. Even then, I wouldn't go out of my way to recomend that to someone who's never done it before.
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Joined: Jun 2006
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RE: Tree sap
ORIGINAL: cominus
Cut that damn tree down.
ORIGINAL: Adams_02GT
So i haven't washed my car for about a week. When I did the other day there was some tree sap on it. I couldn't get all of it off. I just needs some sugestions on to remove it please.
So i haven't washed my car for about a week. When I did the other day there was some tree sap on it. I couldn't get all of it off. I just needs some sugestions on to remove it please.
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 219
From: New Hampshire
RE: Tree sap
ORIGINAL: raubt
...All that car washes have is pressure washers. Tens of thousands of people use pressure washers every single day and their paint is fine. I've always washed all my vehicles with a pressure washer, sometimes every single day for months on end, and never, ever had a problem in any way.
Pressure washers are perfectly fine. Rubbing alcohol is absolutely not. Any more 'expert' cleaning advice you'd like to give out, genius?
...All that car washes have is pressure washers. Tens of thousands of people use pressure washers every single day and their paint is fine. I've always washed all my vehicles with a pressure washer, sometimes every single day for months on end, and never, ever had a problem in any way.
Pressure washers are perfectly fine. Rubbing alcohol is absolutely not. Any more 'expert' cleaning advice you'd like to give out, genius?
You do what you like, I'll do what I do. People on the board can decide which methods they prefer.
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Genius
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RE: Tree sap
ORIGINAL: langod
Car washes are fine for the "average person". However, i don't know ANYONE who takes their cars finish seriously and perhaps goes to Cruise Nights or Car Shows, who would ever put their car through a standard "touchless" car wash.
You do what you like, I'll do what I do. People on the board can decide which methods they prefer.
Signed,
Genius
Car washes are fine for the "average person". However, i don't know ANYONE who takes their cars finish seriously and perhaps goes to Cruise Nights or Car Shows, who would ever put their car through a standard "touchless" car wash.
You do what you like, I'll do what I do. People on the board can decide which methods they prefer.
Signed,
Genius
I agree completely with not ever using a touchless drive-through wash of any kind. Especially for an isolated problem like this, where the wash won't be concentrated on the tree sap. Do-it-yourself pressure washer, always.
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 219
From: New Hampshire
RE: Tree sap
ORIGINAL: raubt
Who said anything about a drive-through touchless wash? I was talking about a do-it-yourself wash bay, you know, where you put change into the machine, pick up the wash wand, squeeze the handle, and then pressure wash the tree sap off your car.
I agree completely with not ever using a touchless drive-through wash of any kind. Especially for an isolated problem like this, where the wash won't be concentrated on the tree sap. Do-it-yourself pressure washer, always.
ORIGINAL: langod
Car washes are fine for the "average person". However, i don't know ANYONE who takes their cars finish seriously and perhaps goes to Cruise Nights or Car Shows, who would ever put their car through a standard "touchless" car wash.
You do what you like, I'll do what I do. People on the board can decide which methods they prefer.
Signed,
Genius
Car washes are fine for the "average person". However, i don't know ANYONE who takes their cars finish seriously and perhaps goes to Cruise Nights or Car Shows, who would ever put their car through a standard "touchless" car wash.
You do what you like, I'll do what I do. People on the board can decide which methods they prefer.
Signed,
Genius
I agree completely with not ever using a touchless drive-through wash of any kind. Especially for an isolated problem like this, where the wash won't be concentrated on the tree sap. Do-it-yourself pressure washer, always.
Ahh.. see, there lies the misunderstanding. By pressure washer, I thought you meant the "touchless" car wash system.. I agree, the pressure wand at a do-it-yourself is an acceptable alternative if you're careful.
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RE: Tree sap
ORIGINAL: langod
Ahh.. see, there lies the misunderstanding. By pressure washer, I thought you meant the "touchless" car wash system.. I agree, the pressure wand at a do-it-yourself is an acceptable alternative if you're careful.
Ahh.. see, there lies the misunderstanding. By pressure washer, I thought you meant the "touchless" car wash system.. I agree, the pressure wand at a do-it-yourself is an acceptable alternative if you're careful.
That's a typed-conversation for ya.
Anyway, I think (or should hope) he got this one worked out anyway. Lots of options.
