Tree sap woes.

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Mike777G

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A very good client of mine likes to leave his ml63 under some very large and drippy evergreens. Need help to get it off safely and effectively. Let me know how to tackle this one guys?



Rear window is very bad.

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The roof is the worst:

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My neighbor's truck had this problem a few years back. He got some stuff from a friend manufactured by Ardex specifically made for removing sap.



To me - it looked and smelled like Isoprophyl Alcohol.
 
i get those brown spots all the time. usually just use mild clay. for the glass razor blade and lube. fk and valugard have decon stuff that would take off the sap. haven't tried the ipa so cann't comment on that. will try it if i get a chance.
 
Can't believe he would leave a vehicle like that under trees, try to talk him into changing parking spots or trimming the trees dang. I would try ipa
 
Someone else (can't remember who) posted a great idea. Use the IPA based hand sanitizer. The stuff is like jelly and you can just put globs of it on the problem areas and let it sit until the sap softens up.
 
yakky said:
Someone else (can't remember who) posted a great idea. Use the IPA based hand sanitizer. The stuff is like jelly and you can just put globs of it on the problem areas and let it sit until the sap softens up.
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Gel alcohol hand cleaner (Purell®) Place a small amount on to a first aid gauze pad and apply to effected area this will help it stay in place during the necessary react time. The alcohol content acts as a drying agent, which will extract the acid, then thoroughly flush with water to rinse away any grit or sand, etc or use detailers clay to encapsulate it, re-spray the area let it react for 2-3 minutes and wipe dry.
 
Alrighty guys Thanks for the tips. I told the owner that sap is actually quite damaging to the finish, hopefully he doesn't park there anymore. At least he doesn't park his Aston under the trees though!
 
I park right under a maple tree every day. It's brutal.

Best thing to use is vinegar.



Will want to re-seal/wax your vehicle if you do the entire thing.
 
Euco Oil from Milestone Chemicals in Australia is our choice. Takes almost all sap straight off and the really tough big ones comes off in one wipe with no residue on the paint by using Milestone's Gum Remover aka Graffiti Remover.
 
Mike777G said:
...hopefully he doesn't park there anymore. At least he doesn't park his Aston under the trees though!
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I just had a mental picture of this...and my nervous eye-twitch started!!
 
Pine sap is highly acidic and will eat into paintwork like there is no tomorrow. I have used isopropyl alcohol and prep sol solvent to remove tree sap. if it has hardend op toa solid, I scrape the top layer with a razor blade exposing the gooey stiff and then use the aforementioned products. You may have to go over an area multiple times to get all of it off.
 
Tarminator works amazingly well for this.



I must have used a half dozen other chemicals (bug removers, dawn soap, nail polish remover, rubbing alcohol) - none of these seemed to work very well.



Finally I bought some Tarminator, sprayed it on, let it dwell and the year old sap just wiped right off. Some of the really thick stuff needed two applications, but it didn't take long at all.
 
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