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    Hand sanitizer on tree sap... now what?

    Hello,

    On the advice of a friend I tried using some hand sanitizer to remove tree sap from the hood of my car. Although it did remove the tree sap it has left something that is hard to describe. I don’t know if there is still tree sap there, or I took off wax or if I actually took off clear coat. I find it hard to believe I did permanent damage as it was on there for less than a minute although I did scrub at it quite a bit. Can anyone give me advice on how to remove this blemish from my hood?

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    Paul.
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    Re: Hand sanitizer on tree sap... now what?

    One of three things happened.
    A) That's sap smeared all over your car because the hand sanitizer just got smeared around instead of wiped off.
    B) You rubbed too hard and you've scratched the bejebus out of your clearcoat
    C) It's just leftover residue from the hand sanitizer.

    Steps to take:

    A) Try using some saliva. Human saliva is slightly acidic, next time this is a safer option for tree sap. Just spit on your finger and rub in small circles over the spots.
    B) If A doesn't work, you've rubbed too hard. A bit of polish on a towel and rub until spot is gone.
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    Re: Hand sanitizer on tree sap... now what?

    Here's your picture,




    If it were me, I could try any of these,

    1. Wet and wipe with water dampened microfiber towel
    2. Wet and wipe with spray detailer
    3. Wet and wipe with car wash soap and wash mitt
    4. Apply an AIO
    5. Apply a polish




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    Re: Hand sanitizer on tree sap... now what?

    You know, they only tell you to remove sap with hand sanitizer because almost all hand sanitizers are alcohol based. Maybe next time go straight to isopropyl alcohol.

    Put some on a microfiber towel and GENTLY rub the sap. You want to work it wet and you want the iso to chemically breakdown the sap. Very little mechanical abrasion should be needed. It should come up quite easily.

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    Re: Hand sanitizer on tree sap... now what?

    [QUOTE=ducksfan;1685617]You know, they only tell you to remove sap with hand sanitizer because almost all hand sanitizers are alcohol based. Maybe next time go straight to isopropyl alcohol.




    What's the difference between alcohol based and isopropyl alcohol?

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    Re: Hand sanitizer on tree sap... now what?

    Depends on what is used to make the alcohol. Methanol is wood based, isopropyl is oil based.

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    Re: Hand sanitizer on tree sap... now what?

    [QUOTE=Rsurfer;1685650]
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    You know, they only tell you to remove sap with hand sanitizer because almost all hand sanitizers are alcohol based. Maybe next time go straight to isopropyl alcohol.




    What's the difference between alcohol based and isopropyl alcohol?
    Well, with respect to what you quoted, i would say the extra ingredients in the hand sanitizer that don't contribute to removing the sap. I personally don't see any point in using more than the ingredient that's doing the job.

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    Re: Hand sanitizer on tree sap... now what?

    I think I'd use a wax and tar remover for sap since it can be kinda sticky.

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    Re: Hand sanitizer on tree sap... now what?

    Quote Originally Posted by DUBL0WS6 View Post
    I think I'd use a wax and tar remover for sap since it can be kinda sticky.
    Yeah TarX takes sap right off. That’s the solution for next time.


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    Re: Hand sanitizer on tree sap... now what?

    Denatured alcohol works significantly better than isopropyl alcohol to remove almost any kind of tree sap.
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