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how to remove sap from paint!?!?!

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Old 05-28-2007, 05:16 AM
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I use Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. It takes off bugs, tar, sapp, etc..... Works great on the windshield to get most stuff off it.
Old 05-28-2007, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ccdjeep
soft rag and gasoline, then wash IMMEDIATELY.

I've done it this way for years. Works the best
Old 05-28-2007, 08:34 AM
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Anything organic will do it. Most hydrophilic solvents won't (that's why soap doesn't work very well, unless it is dish soap made for grease).
Label and sticker remover works just as well, and then you don't smell like gasoline, or at least not as bad.
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Originally Posted by dahman45
basically what the tittle says.....i have saap on my hood and fender and cant get it off!!! anyone know what to do???
AS stated in another thread, butter or peanut butter will take it off and then wash your Jeep with mild soap and water . No harm comes to the paint from using these and it's cheap. Just put a little on your fingers and rub it in. Works great.
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Griot's Garage Car Wash liquid - check the website. And their Speed Shine product is great too....
Old 05-29-2007, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by dahman45
basically what the tittle says.....i have saap on my hood and fender and cant get it off!!! anyone know what to do???

Ok, i am not going to mention the "tittles"

but to further this question... (I think it is a good one)

some of the sap from trees around here is like solid granite after the sun gets to it. Die grinders or belt sander hard.

If it gets on the SOFT top... how do you get it off? does that bestop cleaner get it to come up?
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I have pine trees all over my yard and around my driveway. My wife's paint on her Z was ruined because of the sap stayed on there too long.

Rubbing alcohol at walmart. It is called isotoply (sp.) alcohol. It is $0.96. IT WORKS THE BEST. I got that tip from a detailer down here who charges $200+ for a detail. take some on a rag and rub it to the sap, then when it comes off, do it again with a clean rag because it can leave a haze, which is really the sap spread out. The key also is to do it when you first see it. That stuff eats the clear coat and will ruin the paint if you don't get it off.
Old 09-19-2008, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by rupedog
AS stated in another thread, butter or peanut butter will take it off and then wash your Jeep with mild soap and water . No harm comes to the paint from using these and it's cheap. Just put a little on your fingers and rub it in. Works great.
Salted, unsalted, whipped or stick butter?

Creamy smooth or crunchy peanut butter? Jif or Skippy or Peter Pan?
Old 09-19-2008, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by dahman45
basically what the tittle says.....i have saap on my hood and fender and cant get it off!!! anyone know what to do???
Rocks!.........Rub up against the rocks. Takes the saap right off.
Old 09-19-2008, 09:15 AM
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Denatured Alcohol works very well.


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