Help, Tree Sap

[bwbvolvo]

My wife parked under a pine tree and the sap that fell on the car is "glued" on the paint. No amount of rubbing is making any difference. Any suggestion on how to remove this sap?
Thanks!
Brad

[biggalls]

try gum turpentine its actually a product you can get from an artists supplies shop. its not your regular mineral turps, its a natural product made by the destructive distilation of-you guessed it-pine rosin. it should dissolve the sap very well indeed, and i am fairly certain it will not hurt the duco, but try it somewhere unimportant first, for goodness sake!!!
hope this helps
brett

[Volvord]

Most solvents, like turpentine, varsol, brake clean will all remove tree sap, use as little as possable, wash car well after and apply a good coat of wax when finished.

[rohn028]

wd40

[CarlD]

Buy some bug and tar remover at the car parts store. Any major brand works fine.

Here's the SECRET. You cannot wipe on and wipe off. Get a small eyedropper. Place a small puddle of tar remover over each spot of sap. Let it set in the sunlight for a few hours.

The sap, bug, or tar will soften. If you leave the remover on too long, it will dry out!!

Use a plastic putty knife or your finger nail to remove the softened sap.

Some sap and bird guano will eat through the paint. Don't wait.

[jubba]

Do NOT use compound! Do NOT buff at a high speed. A high quality sap removal product will run aroudn 40-80 dollars, but will be worth the money as some sap and tree damage is very hard to remove indeed. An autobody shop should be able to get this for you, but it is not commonly found in autoparts stores (often what they carry, depending on the severity, won't work). Take the sap removal product and buff LIGHTLY at around 1000 rpm for an hour, be thorough. Then you can compound/buff it out. If you reverse the process, you will undoubtly affect the clear coat, so look out!

This is the advise of a pro who works on ferrari's etc.