removing pine sap from the hood of my car

  • puddlepounder
    Cove Bay Mille Lacs lake MN
    Posts: 1814
    December 31, 2014 at 6:58 am #1490171

    Is there a product or a procedure that will remove pine sap from the hood of my car without harming the paint?

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22529
    December 31, 2014 at 7:09 am #1490173

    we use a product called “take off” here, it’s basically mineral spirits…. dab and rub and rinse. may etch a quarter of a mil of clear coat, but not noticeable.

    hl&sinker
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    north fowl
    Posts: 605
    December 31, 2014 at 2:09 pm #1490451

    WD-40 works great. Also great for those fricken cottonwood seeds. What also works great is making the tree into wood mulch.No more cottonwood seeds.

    What kind of weered pine you got up there that’s flowing sap. Ive heard about this climate change thing but this has me shaking at my knees

    mbenson
    Minocqua, WI
    Posts: 1715
    December 31, 2014 at 3:21 pm #1490494

    Can acetone be used??? I think I have used it to take it off before, but can’t remember (elder abuse)…

    Mark

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18706
    January 3, 2015 at 5:31 pm #1491558

    I use isopropyl to remove pine tar often in the summer.

    puddlepounder
    Cove Bay Mille Lacs lake MN
    Posts: 1814
    January 3, 2015 at 6:09 pm #1491566

    Will the isopropyl harm the finish?

    Gabe Taggart
    Posts: 4
    January 3, 2015 at 7:17 pm #1491585

    We have used a hair dryer to heat the sap up and then put some hand sanitizer on it. Then wipe it off with a rag. It works really well.

    Geerdes
    Brandon, SD 57005
    Posts: 791
    January 4, 2015 at 7:46 am #1491728

    One thing is for sure. If you don’t get it off, it will harm your finish:)

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    January 5, 2015 at 8:26 am #1492124

    I saw something on TV last week where they were using butter to remove pine sap from their hands.

    fishingdad
    Posts: 79
    January 6, 2015 at 1:36 pm #1493011

    I think I saw the same thing and it worked really slick

    puddlepounder
    Cove Bay Mille Lacs lake MN
    Posts: 1814
    January 9, 2015 at 9:17 am #1494717

    Thanks for the tips. I am going to let it warm up a bit before I try a few of these tips. I will post back with the results.

    G-raff
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 154
    January 9, 2015 at 9:41 am #1494729

    I used rubbing alcohol and it worked great. Right after I was done I went to the car wash and there were no issues with the finish.

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