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Offline ripmateyy

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Best thing to remove tree sap!
« on: July 24, 2013, 10:43:14 pm »
Parked under a tree and its all over the roof, door and window!  :sad1:

What's the best/easiest way to get it off?
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Re: Best thing to remove tree sap!
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2013, 11:06:25 pm »
I had this before. I left it as I tried to get a bit off and couldn't. It strangely 'evaporated' after a week or two.  :confused: :confused:

Was very odd. There must be a removal method though.
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Re: Best thing to remove tree sap!
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2013, 11:13:48 pm »
WD-40.

Never tried it but apparently it works.
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Re: Best thing to remove tree sap!
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2013, 07:40:49 am »
Quote from: MC71 on July 24, 2013, 11:13:48 pm
WD-40.

Never tried it but apparently it works.

Will this affect waxes?
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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2013, 07:57:04 am »
Best way I found was hot water and a microfibre. Soak one cloth wring it out and place over the sap for a few seconds then wipe off with another cloth. I did the whole of the roof bonnet and wings on my car doing that and never inflicted any swirls or scratches.

Another way would be Clay but that will remove some or all of the protection (depending on the Clay and what protection you have on it)

I wouldn't use WD40! That would be a right pain to remove from the car and you would end up stripping off any protection trying to remove it.
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Re: Best thing to remove tree sap!
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2013, 11:08:42 am »
Cheers guys!
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Re: Best thing to remove tree sap!
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2013, 03:38:51 pm »
Hot water as Carl says or if you can harvest it in a water butt, rainwater.


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Re: Best thing to remove tree sap!
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2013, 05:50:37 pm »
Hot water and/or Tar and Glue remover :happy2:
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Re: Best thing to remove tree sap!
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2013, 06:00:03 pm »
wash it  :surprised:
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Re: Best thing to remove tree sap!
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2013, 06:37:04 pm »
When we moved house, we had a lime tree at the end of the drive.  Damn thing kept covering my car in sap - it felt like sandpaper.

I found a product that prevented the sap from settling on the car...

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Re: Best thing to remove tree sap!
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2013, 07:53:08 pm »
 :signLOL:


The hot water worked a treat!!


Wouldn't come off with a normal wash buddy
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Re: Best thing to remove tree sap!
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2013, 11:06:50 pm »
Autoglym intensive tar remover worked a treat. Had to repolish and wax of course after!
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Re: Best thing to remove tree sap!
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2013, 11:35:10 am »
Autosmart Tardis, without a doubt.
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Re: Best thing to remove tree sap!
« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2013, 12:17:40 pm »
Both of the above suggestions worked a treat for me! :happy2:
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Re: Best thing to remove tree sap!
« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2013, 08:11:33 pm »
The above products will work. However using the hot cloth method, if you're careful, you generally won't need to re-polish or wax.  :happy2:
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