So whats the best way to remove hardend tree sap spots?

Thanks

 

First thing would be Bug and Tar remover, If that doesnt work I have heard of guys dipping a Q-Tip in rubbing alcohol and rubbing the sap only And if worse comes to worse you could try some mineral spirits on a Q-tip. Make sure you rewax the area after you do any of these things

 

Fingernail works fine.

 

The search button is probably your best bet....

All kidding aside, pending how bad it is, washing and claying the surface is the best start. If it's bad, it may take more than one bar.

Got any photos for us?

 

That's tedious.... especially if you have several of them.

RA is used as an antiseptic for sterilizing surfaces or cleaning minor cuts or abrasions, so my question is, what exactly does the RA do to the tree sap to remove it from the paint?

 

You want to go get a clay brick. They use them to remove paint overspray and road tar, and they work wonders on tree sap and bugs. I'm sure you can find one online, but I got mine from a automotive paint supply store. They use them in prep work before paint. They're solvent free, and won't harm your paint.

 

Is there an echo in here?

LOL

 

Figured I'd mention something that hasn't been said yet, how bout a clay bar?

 

LOL

 

Ill try to get some photos up. id say there is over 100 spots. all very small but just ugly as heck on the black paint

 

run to walmart and get some bug and tar remover in the aerosol can. follow the directions and it works like a dream.

ive got two pines setting right beside my driveway. i know about tree sap.

 

Your dealing with tree sap I will be dealing with road salt this weekend

 

Well (Prepare for nerd speak)... Alcohol is an organic solvent, namely that the compound of Isopropanol (ie: rubbing alcohol, ie: Isopropyl Alcohol, ie: dimethylcarbanol), formula (CH3)2CHOH -- the 3 is a subscript-- is VERY miscible in other alcohols (due to some basic chemistry properties)...

Sap, an alcohol and an aldehyde based substance, is an isoprene (notice how similar it is to Isopropyl), and both rubbing alcohol and sap are hydrocarbons.

In essence, these are both very similarly structured (well, not really, but close enough to what we need to do) polymers, thus they are soluble in each other.

So what happens? The rubbing alcohol reduces the sap into a liquid form once again to be removed with a high-quality rag. Alternately, you could simply spread the sugars around (sometimes nearly invisible), but that is a good way to attract bugs...

That help explain it? Clear as mud?

FWIW-- I would go for a wash and clay, then rewax.