Topic: quick tip - removing sap

[aaronk]

Hey, just thought I'd post this impossibly simple tip for removing the sap we found on my wife's Santa Fe today. Really, really hot water and a little soap. If you have kitchen gloves wear them so you can get the water hotter (yes, you may look like a tool) and you may have to it a first time to let the water soak and a second to get the crud off, but it works like a charm. I was about to drive to Canadian Tire and buy a bottle of Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover, but no need.

Anyways, hope this helps somebody. PS - it IS sap season so don't park under trees if you can avoid it. Exercise is healthy, park at the end of the lot and walk!

Cheers.

[Jaeger]

I wonder if that would work for bug splatters, too.

Jaeger

[rrocket]

I wonder if that would work for bug splatters, too.

Jaeger

You need a nice wax foundation so the bugs wipe off easily...

[aquadorhj]

 

i don't know where you live, aaronk, but we still have snow on the ground and no green whatsoever.   maybe next week.   

man, i haven't washed my car for like 4 months... drives me crazy how dirty it is.

[CanuckG35]

Mineral spirits is an effective way of removing tree sap safely from your paint finish.  It acts as a solvent and breaks up the sap.  Also, always follow up with your wax or sealant of choice on the affected area after removal.

[No H2O]

I wonder if that would work for bug splatters, too.

Jaeger

Bugs-B-Gone does that very well.

http://www.seafoamsales.com/bugs-b-gone.html

[rrocket]

I wonder if that would work for bug splatters, too.

Jaeger

Bugs-B-Gone does that very well.

http://www.seafoamsales.com/bugs-b-gone.html

Have you ever taken your car out of the garage long enough to have sap drip on it??   

[Turbo Bob]

I wonder if that would work for bug splatters, too.

Jaeger

Bugs-B-Gone does that very well.

http://www.seafoamsales.com/bugs-b-gone.html

Have you ever taken your car out of the garage long enough to have sap drip on it??   

 

[No H2O]

Have you ever taken your car out of the garage long enough to have sap drip on it??   

RR, I don't own a British car, other wise it would be in the garage all the time. Ouch! 

I don't use Bugs-B-Gone on the car; I use it on the motorcycles that have been places, unlike those poseurs who never make it further than a Tim Hortons. 

Cripes, who needs special cleaners for a car. Car guys ought to try cleaning a motorcycle after having been on tour for six weeks.

[KGCCS]

Another good product for this is Dominion Sure Seal sticker and lable adhesive remover, or Dominion Sure Seal 'Sure Solv' which is a solvent-based cleaner/degreaser. You have to work at it a little and of course be gentle because any hard scrubbing can potentially leave marks/swirls in the paint.

[aaronk]

Some good tips here, thanks for keeping this one going. I think maintaining a high-quality wax base once a year is key to being able to quickly remove things like bugs, tar, sap, etc. It's probably worth the Saturday afternoon and a bottle of wax polish.

[CanuckG35]

Some good tips here, thanks for keeping this one going. I think maintaining a high-quality wax base once a year is key to being able to quickly remove things like bugs, tar, sap, etc. It's probably worth the Saturday afternoon and a bottle of wax polish.

Waxes don't last anywhere close to a year (more like 4-6 weeks) so you'll want to apply them a lot more frequently than once a year.  Even the best synthetic polymer sealants do not last a year.

[safristi]

Jaeger
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Have you ever taken your car out of the garage long enough to have sap drip on it??   
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