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05-28-2010, 03:11 PM | #1 |
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Best way to remove sap?
Another detailing question-
Any recommendations for getting sap off a waxed car? I've tried my quick detail spray without any luck. |
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Hey there. Excuse the crudeness of my post, I am doing so from my Blackberry. The best way to remove sap is a clay bar - it is also a detailing must have. I'm not sure how it would differ on a waxed surface. Tree sap is awful to deal with and in all likelihood you will have to rewax the surface. Here's an article I found:
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No problem! Hope it helps or answers your question.
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Depends on the sap, but the trees at work happen to spray sap all over my car if I park under one so I end up with these tiny spots all over my car. Usually Optimum No Rinse will get it off if I catch it early. This is from deciduous trees -- I think saps from conifers are harder to remove.
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If it's on there real good, yes, you will likely be looking at removing wax in the process of removing the sap. A safe, citrus-based cleaner may have to be used if it's stuck on bad. I'd try clay bar first just realize that if you are removing very much sap with a clay bar, it will in short order destroy the clay bar. In my experience, using a small amount of the citrus based cleaner will gently dissolve the sap with no effect on the paint. I just don't delay in getting a good coat of wax back on it because it definitely will remove wax.
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Warm, soapy water first (after a little soak). If that doesn't work, clay. I hate sap more than I hate tar and almost as much as bug splats.
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Bird poop is the worst IMO. Sometimes you get a ton of grit, and in hot weather it takes no time for the acids to etch the clearcoat even once you remove the stain.
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