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06-21-2017, 12:01 AM | #1 |
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Sap On Entire Car
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I've been really busy with work lately and neglecting my FR-S, I had some time on Friday last week to hand wash my car and clay bar it back to near perfection (8k miles so basically new still). I ran out of time that night and didn't get any wax back on the car and drove to a friends the next night for dinner. I parked about 10 feet away from a tree as to avoid falling debris from getting on the car I just spent so much time on, and when I returned to drive home, I had little specks all over it. I thought it had rained for a second but noticed the next day that the spots were still there. It feels like little dots all over my car paint and windshield, literally everywhere. I then started researching and discovered that some trees can blow little sap drops in the wind and now I'm freaking out. My entire car is covered with sap. I've read that you can get them off with Denatured alcohol, can anyone confirm? Also, after removing them with denatured alcohol presumably, would I then re-wash the car and wax it? Appreciate the insight. |
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Isopropyl alcohol/rubbing alcohol/denatured alcohol will take off tree sap. Just use quite a bit and then wipe it off. Let evaporate then wash your car ...... then wax it. ....... don't park near that tree no more...... humfrz |
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Yeppers! Just do it on cool surface and shade. Not in sun or im sure it damages clear coat.
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Ewwww haha only the carnauba is used on the car. Alcohol doesn't attract flies afaik. It is used to wipe gpu and cpu thermal paste or soft dust on electronic components. Hehe
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I'd rather just clay bar the entire car again since using any type of alcohol will strip any surface protectant anyway, so might as well do it with a clay bar. That way, you don't risk getting any alcohol on the rubber strips which may cause it to dry out prematurely or discolor.
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Either that, or something specifically made to remove sap from car paint:
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We must have pretty weak sap in the midwest, a Two Bucket car wash using hot water does the trick.... unless its been baked on the paint for a few days
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This is why bird crap will damage it so easily though since birds do not urinate separately and the waste uric acid from their system is mixed with their feces. Uric acid makes a great solvent for both urethane and acrylic. You also want to stay away from any products that include ammonia (i.e. Windex) since they are very rough on acrylic coatings. So I guess ultimately you really should not piss on your car but most everything else is fine.
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When bucket washing, soap concentration matters when you're trying to get more cleaning power. If you want lots of cleaning power, use more soap! Also, some soaps are more powerful than others. I find Chemical Guy's Citrus Wash to be powerful at helping remove crud. Also, a little elbow grease goes a long way. Just take care, use a few clean mitts so that you don't scratch paint by spreading around hard bits of gunk. Be aware that using lots of soap will strip your wax and can dry stuff out, so after using a high concentration of soap re-wax your car and apply trim / rubber protectant when necessary. |
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Thanks for the wisdom gentleman, I'll update when I have chance to get them off tomorrow
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