Sap on plastic & rubber trim
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Sap on plastic & rubber trim
A few weeks ago (it may have been longer) I replied to a post about tree sap.
Well, now I have a question pertaining to tree sap removal.
When I received a deposit of sap on my truck I was able to get the sap off of the paint with lighter fluid (for Zippo lighters). I swear, it was like the tree just up and barfed sap on my truck. I've never seen a tree drop so much, and all within an hour. (We stopped at a coffee shop and had a bite to eat). My mistake was parking under a tree.
Well, I still have tree sap deposits on the plastic trim for the passenger side mirror, the plastic cowling below the windshield where the wipers are, and the rubber strips below the passenger side windows. How can I get that crap off without permanently damaging the trim or the rubber? I couldn't get it all off with the lighter fluid method.
Does anyone have an idea?
Well, now I have a question pertaining to tree sap removal.
When I received a deposit of sap on my truck I was able to get the sap off of the paint with lighter fluid (for Zippo lighters). I swear, it was like the tree just up and barfed sap on my truck. I've never seen a tree drop so much, and all within an hour. (We stopped at a coffee shop and had a bite to eat). My mistake was parking under a tree.
Well, I still have tree sap deposits on the plastic trim for the passenger side mirror, the plastic cowling below the windshield where the wipers are, and the rubber strips below the passenger side windows. How can I get that crap off without permanently damaging the trim or the rubber? I couldn't get it all off with the lighter fluid method.
Does anyone have an idea?
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From: DFW
I've never tried this, and it's all based on theory:
Wax stripper (Like the stuff from 3m that you would use at a detailing shop to strip off previous wax jobs.)
Otherwise, have you tried Meg.'s rubber/vinyl protectant spray? It seemed to clean all my plastics, rubbers, and vinyls very well, and left a nice finish. I haven't tried this on sap, though. Ask RP, because he's surely got an easy solution that's safe.
Wax stripper (Like the stuff from 3m that you would use at a detailing shop to strip off previous wax jobs.)
Otherwise, have you tried Meg.'s rubber/vinyl protectant spray? It seemed to clean all my plastics, rubbers, and vinyls very well, and left a nice finish. I haven't tried this on sap, though. Ask RP, because he's surely got an easy solution that's safe.
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From: ANNAPOLIS,MD
This is going to sound funny but I used Magic Eraser and a pencil eraser! It worked for me on my trim. I've gotten wax, tree sap, and paint from plywood egdes off with both methods. Just my $0.02!
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Originally Posted by ZAXJAX
This is going to sound funny but I used Magic Eraser and a pencil eraser! It worked for me on my trim. I've gotten wax, tree sap, and paint from plywood egdes off with both methods. Just my $0.02!
naturally, I overthunk it and overengineered every thought I put into this.
Good luck.
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From: Vienna, Georgia
Originally Posted by Reloader
A few weeks ago (it may have been longer) I replied to a post about tree sap.
Well, now I have a question pertaining to tree sap removal.
When I received a deposit of sap on my truck I was able to get the sap off of the paint with lighter fluid (for Zippo lighters). I swear, it was like the tree just up and barfed sap on my truck. I've never seen a tree drop so much, and all within an hour. (We stopped at a coffee shop and had a bite to eat). My mistake was parking under a tree.
Well, I still have tree sap deposits on the plastic trim for the passenger side mirror, the plastic cowling below the windshield where the wipers are, and the rubber strips below the passenger side windows. How can I get that crap off without permanently damaging the trim or the rubber? I couldn't get it all off with the lighter fluid method.
Does anyone have an idea?
Well, now I have a question pertaining to tree sap removal.
When I received a deposit of sap on my truck I was able to get the sap off of the paint with lighter fluid (for Zippo lighters). I swear, it was like the tree just up and barfed sap on my truck. I've never seen a tree drop so much, and all within an hour. (We stopped at a coffee shop and had a bite to eat). My mistake was parking under a tree.
Well, I still have tree sap deposits on the plastic trim for the passenger side mirror, the plastic cowling below the windshield where the wipers are, and the rubber strips below the passenger side windows. How can I get that crap off without permanently damaging the trim or the rubber? I couldn't get it all off with the lighter fluid method.
Does anyone have an idea?
