View Full Version : Tree sap!!!


Dory
07-14-2006, 12:58 PM
best way to get it off??? the windows it came right off, but for some reason its just stuck to the darn hood!!! Help!!!![:@]

XBlazer01
07-14-2006, 01:07 PM
WASH IT! lol

or just quick detail and elbow grease. thats what i always do

swartlkk
07-14-2006, 01:08 PM
HOT HOT WATER!!! And some suds.

Dory
07-14-2006, 01:25 PM
I think it stained... cause its got brownish spots... compound maybe??

swartlkk
07-14-2006, 01:41 PM
If the surface is smooth, I'd run a clay bar over it with some detail spray. See what that does. If it still looks stained, try a cleaner wax. Get more and more aggressive until it's gone, but don't start out overly aggressive.

hdlogistics
07-14-2006, 01:59 PM
I've used Goo-Gone for road tar before. It worked very well...

Dory
07-14-2006, 03:08 PM
oooh i have goo gone handy.. i'll try that later tonight. :)

hillbillyinOhio
07-14-2006, 04:00 PM
you want me to come down there and wash your car for ya Dory???

Dory
07-14-2006, 04:12 PM
need an excuse to visit NY? go for it. hahahah!!! but thats one LONG trip for a car wash!

hillbillyinOhio
07-14-2006, 04:29 PM
only 4 hours from buffalo, I love road trips!!!!

hillbillyinOhio
07-14-2006, 04:31 PM
and btw,I have that same steering wheel cover

Dory
07-14-2006, 04:36 PM
hahahah!!!!!!!!!! Ok thats funny!!! I'm pretty darn far from Buffalo though dear... ;)

and to come out that far for a detailing? you really are nuts eh? hahaha!!!!!!!

hillbillyinOhio
07-14-2006, 05:04 PM
just bored. hate ohio

Dory
07-14-2006, 05:13 PM
aah... lol. sorry to hear it. its too hot here to do very much!

XBlazer01
07-14-2006, 05:27 PM
wow..... hillbilly must be extremely bored! lol

Dory
07-14-2006, 05:44 PM
sorry hillbillyinohio! I'd invite ya out this way but really there aint much to do... lol!

hillbillyinOhio
07-14-2006, 06:05 PM
like there is much more to do in ohio. should swing out and see you jon, have you take some pics of the truck and get on your team as a long distance member. Dory, its hot here too. . I just blew up two subs!! oops!!

Dory
07-14-2006, 06:08 PM
can the heat blow up subs!?!??!?!?!

hey if your gonna go see jon, wait till he's here! hahaha... he's coming this way to install a radio for me later on this summer...come out then! i can get a radio AND a wash! j/k

XBlazer01
07-14-2006, 06:10 PM
w00t! we should would take less time to install! and!!!!

PHOTOSHOOT!

hillbillyinOhio
07-14-2006, 06:41 PM
i could talk you through installing your radio. that's easy and I install radios all day long. although I'mnot taking pics of the outside of my truck for a while. thinkin of stripping it down and painting it dark dark green. bout the only color I can do with my interior.

Dory
07-14-2006, 06:50 PM
noooo i cant do this myself... i just cant. lol! What color is your interior?? And dont say yeah you can do this install.. i have health issues, i just cant do it. lol!

XBlazer01
07-14-2006, 07:06 PM
yea dude I tried to walk her through it. Not happening!

Thats ok! <3 Dory We'll get a stereo goin in there!

m00nwater
07-17-2006, 09:55 AM
Back on topic...did you get the sap off?

I don't know if this would work on the truck or not, but we use hand disinfectant (you know, that Purell stuff) and it takes sap right off. I know it works because I've done it in the last week. I'm not sure if it would help the truck because of the alcohol content though.

swartlkk
07-17-2006, 09:59 AM
You would definitely have to rewax the portion of the paint where you applied the stuff, but you have to do the same thing if you use GooGone or similar products anyhow.

RedBlaze
10-09-2006, 01:35 AM
If i get sap on my ride I usually just take a rag and soak it with a little bit of gas. with a little scrubbing it will come right off. be sure to wash the area and hit it with some wax after you are done though.

Dory
10-09-2006, 12:57 PM
Yeah its off... I have trouble with my neck and shoulders. causes a LOT of problems with my hands, arms and just way too much pain. I tried the simple fixes and when they didnt work I brought it to a detail place and they got it off for me.

EuroGoldLS
02-28-2007, 11:53 PM
Getting back to the original subject. Alcohol gets stubborn sap off, but buy some bug and tar remover from walmart, its like a spray wax or detailer and it also gets road grime, bird shat (which is probably a problem in NY!),exhaust smut, and some other sticky things.

zero psi
03-02-2007, 08:05 AM
A little body shop secret...rubbing alcohol. Just be quick. If left on too long, it will soften the paint.