Tree Sap Removal when away from home

[72fordgts]

I am away on business and I found some tree sap on my truck. I don't have my detailing products or a garden hose. What can I buy at a local store to clean off the sap before it damages the paint? There is a Canadian tire not far from where I am staying.

Any advice is appreciated.

[BillyJack]

Just get some hand sanitizer. Put a dab on the sap, cover it up and walk away for a few minutes. Alcohol is obviously the active ingredient, but the gel consistency keeps it from evaporating quick, as well as adding some lubrication if you have to rub a bit.

Bill

[TopBlissGT]

meguires ultimate quick detailer works great

[ducksfan]

Alcohol on a MF. If you want to use hand sanitizer w/alcohol go ahead.

[damaged442]

Rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) and some cotton balls have always worked for me.

[minerigger]

I recently had to bust out acetone to get some sap that had been there years and was baked on. Tarminator didn't touch it so a microfiber and acetone it was...it worked but when done I rewashed the vehicle

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[LEDetailing]

Go to an auto parts store and buy a couple MF cloths and some Stoner Tarminator or equivalent paint safe product. Hand sanitizer works too. I've used hand sanitizer at work to remove fresh sap. I would also buy some quick detailer or window cleaner and remove the residue.

[72fordgts]

Thank you for the help. The hand sanitizer and MF cloth worked great.

[GSKR]

I am away on business and I found some tree sap on my truck. I don't have my detailing products or a garden hose. What can I buy at a local store to clean off the sap before it damages the paint? There is a Canadian tire not far from where I am staying.

Any advice is appreciated.

Lacquer thinner will remove that with 3 passes or less.

[EyesofThunder]

I have some tree sap that I haven't taken off because I didn't know how. I have lacquer thinner, is it ok on fiberglass spoilers on the paint? I am concerned that it could hurt the fiberglass.

And some on glass, I was going to razer blade that but haven't yet, would prefer something not so harsh.

The car has 304k miles and has been outside almost exclusively the past 7 years.

[sudsmobile]

The fiberglass has paint on it, right? Alcohol is fine, as is lacquer thinner, on a cotton ball or MF towel.

[EyesofThunder]

I think the only alcohol I have is 99% (lab grade), is that safe or too much?

[sudsmobile]

Alcohol is in many products you use on your car everyday including almost all surface preps. Just do use it full strength. And that's for any alcohol, not just 99%. Dilute it down to like 15-20% alcohol. And remember, don't rub. Soak. A little rubbing as possible. Alcohol is a very poor lubricant so you can cause damage to rubbing the paint hard when using it, but not from the alcohol, from the goo you're removing and the towel.