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If any of you are like me, you look for a spot to park your cars/trucks out of harm's way. But occasionally, we all get the dreaded blob of tree sap on our vehicle.
If you should ever find yourself facing a stubborn bit of dried sap, just use your saliva to remove it. (No, don't lick your car.) Just make a nice pool of fresh spit right on top of the sap. Make sure you spit enough to completely cover the stained area, and let it sit for 5 minutes.
You can use a sponge or shop cloth to wipe off the dissolved goop, and then repeat the process (depending on the depth of the sap). You may find a slight outline remains, but don't fret - simply spit on it again, and GENTLY use a fingernail to coax the rest of the sap off the paint. I've had some pretty crusty sap dried on my hood, and this trick works EVERY time. No chemicals to worry about, etc.
This trick was handed-down to me courtesy of an old man that detailed cars at a shop next to mine in the '90s. I've yet to see it not remove even the crustiest sap. However, if the sap has been on the car over a month (shame on you :dontknow: ), you may see it has compromised your clear coat or left hairline cracks in your finish. Can't really fix that, but at least you won't have an amber blob on your car any more.
If you should ever find yourself facing a stubborn bit of dried sap, just use your saliva to remove it. (No, don't lick your car.) Just make a nice pool of fresh spit right on top of the sap. Make sure you spit enough to completely cover the stained area, and let it sit for 5 minutes.
You can use a sponge or shop cloth to wipe off the dissolved goop, and then repeat the process (depending on the depth of the sap). You may find a slight outline remains, but don't fret - simply spit on it again, and GENTLY use a fingernail to coax the rest of the sap off the paint. I've had some pretty crusty sap dried on my hood, and this trick works EVERY time. No chemicals to worry about, etc.
This trick was handed-down to me courtesy of an old man that detailed cars at a shop next to mine in the '90s. I've yet to see it not remove even the crustiest sap. However, if the sap has been on the car over a month (shame on you :dontknow: ), you may see it has compromised your clear coat or left hairline cracks in your finish. Can't really fix that, but at least you won't have an amber blob on your car any more.
