how to remove tree sap without hurting paint?

A couple links from Google... no personal knowledge to contribute...

-- Jim Beachy

"Jim Beachy" wrote in news:rLJdk.13769$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe23.lga:

DONT use nail polish remover! it's mostly acetone,and that will harm your paint.

pine sap is turpentine-based. once it dries,though....

Thanks!

Very helpful.

Goo gone...ng. WD 40 some effect, required some rubbing, need more testing on that. Ice trick did not seem to work, although it might be good for the big thick raised blobs, I did not have any of those this time.

Denatured Alcohol....worked well. Although I did not have any of those big flat blobs to try it on. On the kind that are flat and white it did well. Although there may still be a mark left because the Pine Sap will damage the clear coat.

regards.

Try some Kit 'Scratch-Out', available at auto stores, on the spots.

I use old fashioned cooking oil to remove sap and tar with a gentle rubbing.

You can also remove tree sap by using an ice cube. Put the ice cube on the sap for a few seconds them just flick it away with your finger nail; .

'Mineral Spirits' applied with a paint roller and allowed to sit for a few minutes. Rinse off with water. Amazingly effective.

--Winston