Whats the Best Way to Remove Baked Old Tree Sap From Your Car
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- čas přidán 15. 03. 2018
- Tree sap can be extremely difficult to remove from your cars paint. I explore some know tips and tricks on a really tough case and even trail blaze some new ones for dried baked on sap.
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Thank you so much for this! I’ve been embarrassed by my car ever since my only parking spot at my home was right under a tree that loved to pour sap all over my car. I’ve tried so many products.... I’ve had family members send me articles on how to get rid of it (none of them worked), I’ve even taken my car in for an estimate (no less than $300 to clean!). Simple Green and a razor blade (and about 4 hours) worked for me. I’ve tried the razor blade with rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, hand sanitizer, and thousands of other “sap removal” products... I’ve never tried Simple Green before and that worked the best. Thank you so much for this video!
All of the videos that came up first are for fresh, gooey sap. I have a BLACK '07 Forester that has been parked under white pine trees for years without even washing. This is the best I've found for the baked on spots. I had good success with the taped razor blade method (I used duct tape).
Brian, My girlfriend and I were about to drop off our car tomorrow to wet-sand off the caked on tree sap for an estimated quote of $250. I happened to run into your video and I wanted to personally thank you and let you know that Simple Green worked FAR better than 91% IPA and Goo Gone!
Lol wet sand huh
I operated a mobile automotive trim business for about 25 years. As such, I often had to remove old stripes and decals from automobiles, some of them being 10 or more years old. On the really older stuff, the heat gun would allow me to peel off the vinyl tape, but invariably the old, hardened, baked on glue would remain on the surface. I found that 3M Adhesive Remover worked best for softening the glue so I could remove it with a plastic scraper or a course rag. The trick is using the pointed pour spout that comes with it to apply lots of the stuff on the glue, keeping it wet, and BEING PATIENT! Give the chemical time to work like it was designed to. I found that this same product was also best for removing tree sap, using the same technique: Keeping it wet, lots of remover. after about 30-45 seconds, test the sap with your fingernail. If it's soft enough, wipe it off with a plastic Bondo applicator or better yet, a plastic razor blade, or your finger nail. Naptha based paint thinner for oil based paints worked also, but considerably slower. Watching you using a steel razor blade on that camper top sent chills down my spine. You could get away with it because, well, it was only a camper top. But when removing vinyl striping tape or tree sap from someone's prized Bentley or Vette, or classic Mustang or whatever, if I had allowed the angle of a razor blade to become too high for only a milli-second, and cut into the paint, I would have been shot, stabbed, drowned, suffocated, boiled in oil, cut up into little pieces, cremated, and had my ashes flushed down a toilet.
I know adhesive remover works immediately and so does Goof Off maybe All Purpose lacquer thinner too but would that also take off the clear coat and a small layer of paint?
I'm a teacher so I have a whole bunch of this stuff as we use it in the classroom. Thanks for letting me know.
Steam cleaner?
Gahhhhhh👏🏼😃 thank you, THANK YOU! My husband scored me a beautiful but neglected 2009 Cadillac SRX. It’s got baked on sap droppings all over and water stains like I’ve not ever seen. I was able to scrape the sap off the windows and some off the body with an old credit card but the remnant spots…
The razor blade trick and simple green, omg I’m about to go to town😊
I'm glad you're highlighting how tedious and time consuming something like this can be.
The reality is that sometimes you just have to use plain old elbow grease + TONS of patience, to do it right.
Great video Brian - thanks!
Thank you Steve!
So glad I found this video and I can't wait to try this. I have very dried white pine sap that's mostly on my car hood. I was afraid to try a razor blade, but you convinced me. I'm wondering if a credit card might work, (to scrape, not to pay for anything!).
Thank you for this video. I don't have anything like yours,
I have several spots of sap. Your remedy worked like a champ. Simple Green all the way.
Krud kutter works wonders on sap. After cutting up pine trees I'll spray it on my hands as I wash them and it comes right off, I've used it on my caddys paint and vinyl top with no ill effects. It's nontoxic and easy to find at your local walmart in the paint section.
Just tried alcohol on mine. Worked like a charm!!!! Appreciate it!!!
I tried a couple different methods and was getting really frustrated by my lack of results, I nicked the paint a couple times using this method but it was 100% worth it. It went so fast, it looks so good now, I almost gave up. Thanks big time.
Would love to see how you wet sanded that cap and got it painted, choice of products that worked. Always fun to watch videos. Thank you.
This is applicable for older cars but for brand new it will definitely scratch the paint due to the pressure being applied when running and also using the paper towel.
Simple green soaked magic eraser may be worth a try. I used it on another project and was amazed at the results.
Unbelievable!!! Careful razor (with your special protection) and rubbing alcohol got it ALL off. Deeply sun-hardened sap all GONE. Awesome!!
Windex and clean green mixed also works, the alcohol and ammonia does the trick well.
Im stoked to try this! I washed my car today and freaked out once i noticed all the itty bitty specks of sap on my car! Poor babe needs a scrubbin haha. Noooooot going to use the razor though. I dont want to scratch her 😊
You found the perfect balance of product, tools and skill to make quick work of that project. And brother, that sound effect at the end was priceless. I laughed out loud prompting my wife to ask why I was acting crazy. :)
She still asks that? My husband knows I'm crazy. HAHAHA
That's a good one!
bro this worked like a charm - thanks man
Your very patient. Have you got a steam cleaner. That should work well. You heat sap up and out goes runny. Also seen ads for dry ice blasting, takes anything off.
Whats your thoughts on Purple Power cleaner? Vs the simple green
Thanks for your great info!! ❤️❤️❤️. Maybe I can get the yellow green sap/pollen off my Texas truck. 😊
man! you're the man,man!
There are these things called plastic razor blades for scraping super cheap on ebay worth a look for things like this.
What about using turpentine to remove the sap. I wouldn't use it on paint, but on the glass it would probably do the trick.
I've found alcohol based hand sanitizer works just as well as regular rubbing alcohol but with the advantage of not evaporating as quickly and can just sit on dried sap making cleaning less work.
I have used rubbing alcohol (I believe too much by pouring it on plastic wrap and paste it on top of my car bonnet) to remove the tree sap...it worked but it damaged the clear coat on my car ... Paint is still intact but I can see some weird texture on the clear coat.... is there any way to fix it?
Have you tried a blend of Simple Green and Rubbing Alcohol mix. Spray let it sit and see what happened? Then Scrape?
I have found that Super clean, works well for oak&hickory sap.
Let it set for about a minute and wipe it off.
Harold What is super clean normally used for?
I found the best time to remove old tree sap is right after a day of rain while the vehicle is still wet. I test with my finger (not nail) in the rain, if I can move the sap then it is time to wash it with either Simple green or Dawn dish washing liquid. No scratches?
You had 199 likes and 9 dislikes. Happy to get one of them even for ya. :)
Would a plastic scraper and simple green work? Plastic shouldn't scrape the paint, right?
Will hockey stick tape work too?
91% isopropyl alcohol does a great job. Lacquer thinner does well too
Use LA Totally Awesome Cleaner 3$ for 4lit tub. Just spray it on and leave it for a few min then just wipe the sap of. Or just power wash it you will find the sap has melted and will wash off easily.
Did you try Nitromors (Varnish remover- real nasty stuff though- takes your skin off)- just wonderin?
Hi Brian
We get that nasty tree sap all over our cars in the spring. I have used the Purple Power stuff and scrubbed with a webby nylon pot cleaner. I'm not sure about using a razor blade on the car paint but I might try that. Thanks for the great video.
Careful with Purple Power if you have powder coated wheels. It will ruin them.
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similar to AT&T now.
Thanks man, good job on the sap as well, was surprised how well the simple green did!
Just curious, if you were going to paint anyways why not just use a DA Sander on it? That Pine Sap would clog up a couple pads, but they're cheap.
Very nice. I needed this for up here in Oregon. Thanks man.
Welcome
I had Juniper sap on my car, I used the Simple Green it came right off .
Simple Green And A Microfiber Cloth Works Awesome...
YES!
Ice cream truck music...LOLOL
Going to show us how you strip the windows out for the painting, so you do not get a paint line around the rubbers? At least you have a nice start to paint on, after the stripping and a light sanding it should come out lovely and smooth with a new coat of white paint.
What about using Goo Gone?
Nice!
Never tried but my guess would to be my hot water pressure washer, it has steam setting up to 150celsius.
Not sure I'd be happy with putting that much heat on paint for more then a few seconds.
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Turpentine too, as it's derived form pine tar.
Hand sanitizer works well because the high alcohol content but it's a gel and doesn't evaporate quickly like Isopropyl Alcohol
just did 3 cars covered in sap in Colorado. tried everything under the sun.
if you're repainting use cleaner acetone. wipes it right off. the clear coat will get damaged but if you're repainting no worries.
Great video buddy. I have tried to clean tree sap before. I gave up. Sure I kept coming back with washing and waxing, but it just kept not working. So a few sap spots have lived with the truck for a LONG time on my truck. Now I can make it go away simply, with simply green...lol...that felt like an ad at the end there. :)
Try alcohol based gel hand sanitizer it works just as well as the rubbing alcohol he mentioned but it doesn't evaporate as quickly. Simple Green while it works just doesn't lift it off as cleanly as was demonstrated in the video.
Panzer_Z Cool. Thanks. Plus I have just a couple spots so I don't require the quickest method.
man I hate that tree sap I park as far away from those maple trees this time of year.
You used a shop scraping blade. You can use an actual double edge razor blade, the ones used to shave. They’re a lot sharper and the corners are rounded to prevent cuts (scratches in paint). That way you won’t have to use the tape at the ends of the scraper blade.
You can get solid plastic blades to do this. Then a bottle of cheap vodka. Our ice cream lady used the same tune.....
I want the ice-cream siren!
a spray bottle of simple green is 20 doll hairs in sweden :)think i´ll go with simple windex or sometin´
Prolly don't want to go with a degreaser it will eat your clear coat away.
How about spray with simple green, allow to soften and then use a pressure washer?
I just tried a combination of Simple Green and 91% IPA. Worked really well with no razor blade. Just too hot right now to do the whole roof. Rag gets hot then burns fingers.
WILL hand sanitizer work?!. Is it true not to exceed 70% alcohol?
I've known some guys that have used ammonia in a bucket of soapy water to remove sap off of vehicles.
I don’t think I’m going to try and go over my whole car with a razor blade but I have bad tree sap all over! The whole car is sticky and we don’t have a garage! Any ideas?
Mineral Spirits, or paint thinner. Works for me.
Did you try gasoline? Great vid, as usual.
I’ve watched other videos and they use acetone. Have you tried that?
It does work. It's pretty harsh on paint though.
I live in the trees so this will come in handy :-)
I'm glad I posted it then. The shell was SO DIRTY when I bought it that I didn't even see the sap. I was surprised and honestly a little overwhelmed, but it's turned out awesome!
Why do you have a car then? Surely you can just swing from branch to branch.
They make plastic razor blades for removing vinyl from vehicles. Then you could really scrape at it with the leading edge.
You should see my Nissan. So much sap on it it looks like the clear coat is gone but it’s actually almost all still there. I wanna remove the sap cause I know it’d look so much better just the previous owner never washed it
I am that type of previous owner. Lol. Im The worst....but here i am trolling videos trying to get motivated. Lol. Im almost there.
RAZOR BLADE ON THE PAINT!?! WTF..... How bout no....
Professional use only
I think the tree leaking sap all over my car is a weeping willow, in which case it needs to get a grip.
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just plain old hydrogen peroxide is by far the easiest method I've found. Just wipe it on and wipe it off, took pine tar off and no razor blades were harmed in this process.
Does it screw up the paint?
Hey from Jerry rigg channel
I´ll have big problem in my car. Car floor mat has paint that not dry (2 component paint) paint lives in trunk area. If I try remove from rag but its spread
time and heat or maybe airflow.
I would get used carpet or mats from an auto breaker/ wrecking yard and replace it if possible. Otherwise you can experiment with various paint solvents. Check the Safety data sheet for the specific paint you have for removal procedure. Otherwise you can get non-expired 2-part paint and paint over it. That will sometimes cause the rest to catalyze and dry. Test any solvents on a small piece you cut from a spot to see if the solvent melts it and makes a bigger mess or not.
I wonder if using a hard plastic scraper would be better?
I'm using the free scraper from the check cashing joint lol just light pressure at the right angle...and the foaming window cleaner. Very little effort. It will micro scratch but if you use the right compound polish/wax those will smooth right out. ezpz
To be clear, it's a 3 inch wide plastic scraper...cheap as shit lol
SIMPLE GREEN IS THE PRODUCT USED w/razor blade.
Red diesel works well...
Hot water melts it right off. No elbow grease whatsoever
Use bug remover 1st, then use denatured alcohol. It works like a dream!!!
ON THE WINDOWS ID USE PETROL. OR GASSSSSSSSS.
ON THE BODY WORK ID USE SOMETHING ELSE LIKE BUG & TAR
"Desolve" It an orange based citrus cleaner.
I tried Citrol, but it wouldn't work. The sap is just too baked on.
What !!!!!!
Wouldn't boiling hot water work
You think that’s bad… my car is worse. I’ve tried everything but a razor blade. It appears like giant blobs of bird poop it baked on the hood all summer & now hardened in the winter. Cause I parked under the pine tree all summer in my brand new car 😭
Thank you! I am a retired school teacher, on a limited_accualy decreasing each week with the inflation) income. You saved my car,and $$$ blessings!
What about gasoline? That’s pretty strong and effective? Or is that to crazy 😝
It creates issues with "chem-pop" later when you go to paint.
You need 90% rubbing alcohol (or higher!).
I know how! 😄
D6Spanky heat gun ?
closertothetruth nope. Simple Green. I had a gobs of it stuck to my corolla. This is the easiest way.
D6Spanky LOL, I've tried methylated spirits, wax and grease remover and alcohol to remove glue etc in the past but like brian says it evaporates too fast ,not sure if simple green exists in my part of the world but I will find a solution .
closertothetruth where are you? Surely you could get it mailed it you.
D6Spanky Western Australia, waaaay to expensive to mail anything from the states, I've bought a lot from the USA, I bet if I look hard enough I will find it at a nearby hardware.
NO matter what you use, the area will have to be re-polished and waxed, so why not use something that will take it off effectively and easily? Tree sap needs to be dissolved and the only way to do that is with a solvent that won't take the paint off. NOT acetone!!! I had bottle of Everclear (75% ethanol) on hand so I tried that. Instantly came off with no damage to the surface.
GooGone
Negative. Another video tried a number of agents, and the best the GooGone could do was remove half the baked on sap from painted areas. The best? 70% isopropyl alcohol (but it'll remove some of the clear coat) and hand sanitizer liquid soap. The hand sanitizer was quick and didn't damage the paint.
I have used WD40 and a blade.
Vader1957 gg paint
That worked excellent for me as well.
What I found that works very well is hand sanitizer
Citric acid would remove the sap. You dont need the use a razor blade. Your damaging your paint lol which was the purpose of removing the sap, to protect the paint.
For the love of god please use a microfiber
I left as soon as I saw a razor blade on the paint.
I never have new cars so i use adhesive remover in a spray can you can pick it up at AutoZone works immediately
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Alcohol, sanitizer and goo gone. Nothing working
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No way am I using a razor blade on my brand new car!!
Why suffer through the first part just say simple green.
carb cleaner
Rubbing Alcohol