markwemple
markwemple UberDork
6/23/18 2:39 p.m.

Several of our conifears are leaving sap on the cars. Having trouble finding an effective remover. Recommendations?  TIA!

02Pilot
02Pilot Dork
6/23/18 2:49 p.m.

WD40.

1kris06
1kris06 HalfDork
6/23/18 3:03 p.m.

Hand sanitizer.

markwemple
markwemple UberDork
6/23/18 3:12 p.m.

Hand sanitizer. That one is new on me! Even on dried sap?

rustybugkiller
rustybugkiller HalfDork
6/23/18 3:15 p.m.

Wash the car with a mixture of kerosene and water. Not sure of the concentration.

TJL
TJL New Reader
6/23/18 4:48 p.m.

I generally use 90+% alcohol on a rag. Turn the rag often, otherwise you will keep re-depositing sap. Works and wont harm the paint. 

 

Get to it sooner than later, makes it much much easier to remove if its fresh. 

1kris06
1kris06 HalfDork
6/23/18 4:56 p.m.

In reply to markwemple :

Our body shop rep and 2 service writers swear by it.

markwemple
markwemple UberDork
6/23/18 5:24 p.m.

It works and really well!!

M2Pilot
M2Pilot Dork
6/23/18 6:21 p.m.

turpentine

 

Bubbal
Bubbal GRM+ Memberand New Reader
6/23/18 6:26 p.m.

Isoproponal (IPA)

not the beer!

 

 

markwemple
markwemple UberDork
6/23/18 7:54 p.m.

Sticking with hand sanitizer. Really impressed

ultraclyde
ultraclyde PowerDork
6/23/18 8:36 p.m.

Check your hand sanitizer. Most of them these days use significant amounts of IPA as the active disinfectant.  The gelling agents and thickeners make it stay where you put it and evaporate slower than straight IPA so it has more time to attack the sap.

Vigo
Vigo UltimaDork
6/23/18 9:49 p.m.

I once used hand sanitizer in a tiny cauldron thingy to make smores on a kitchen table. I couldn't find that camping 'fire gel' but i figured hey hand sanitizer is alcohol gel. Sure enough, it works. Burns nice and slow. cheeky

 

I am definitely gonna try hand sanitizer on Mesquite sap! This stuff is evil. It adheres and then shrinks as it dries, literally pulling up paint. It leaves big spots of primer showing through like rock chips, but bigger. angry

Carbon
Carbon SuperDork
6/24/18 3:40 p.m.

Isopropyl. 

rdcyclist
rdcyclist GRM+ Memberand New Reader
6/25/18 8:37 a.m.

I've found a baseball swung into my palm with purpose usually keeps the saps away.

Wait...tree sap...nevermind...

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