Dried Tree Sap on my Corvettes...
I live on a property which has mostly 50' high, mature oak trees covering the entire piece of land. I always keep my 2 Corvettes in the garage but I like to keep the garage doors open during the nice weather. Well, it seems that has it's consequences.
In the spring, the oak trees have all the new leaves coming out and of course that flowery stuff that falls all over your cars with all the pollen in it. A couple years ago, I realized that tree sap also drops or flies down and gets on my cars in the garage. It's actually fine, wet drops, smaller than the head of a pin and invisible when it lands on your car and dries up.
Today I washed the '67 outside with soap and water, thoroughly hosed it off with the hose and then drove it back in the garage and hand dried the car with cotton towels. After it was dry, I rubbed my hand over the painted areas of the car and could feel all these tiny, invisible specks of tree sap.
So anyway, I knew that was coming. A few years ago, I figured out what it was and tried just about everything, including carb cleaner, to remove the sap and nothing seemed to work. I have catalyzed urethane paint so I'm not too worried about messing it up with petroleum solvents like bug removers, etc.
I was at the end of my list trying how to get this sap off the car. Then I got to thinking...tree sap comes from trees, so why not try turpentine, which is made from trees? Well, I bought a quart can and that was the answer. Pour some on a cotton cloth and go over the whole car once to soften it up. Then go over the whole car again with a new soaked cloth and pick up all the sap and it will dry quick. Then I run my hand over the car and the finish was smooth as silk; all those specks of sap are gone.
Just thought I would share this experience for you guys that live in the woods. PT
In the spring, the oak trees have all the new leaves coming out and of course that flowery stuff that falls all over your cars with all the pollen in it. A couple years ago, I realized that tree sap also drops or flies down and gets on my cars in the garage. It's actually fine, wet drops, smaller than the head of a pin and invisible when it lands on your car and dries up.
Today I washed the '67 outside with soap and water, thoroughly hosed it off with the hose and then drove it back in the garage and hand dried the car with cotton towels. After it was dry, I rubbed my hand over the painted areas of the car and could feel all these tiny, invisible specks of tree sap.
So anyway, I knew that was coming. A few years ago, I figured out what it was and tried just about everything, including carb cleaner, to remove the sap and nothing seemed to work. I have catalyzed urethane paint so I'm not too worried about messing it up with petroleum solvents like bug removers, etc.
I was at the end of my list trying how to get this sap off the car. Then I got to thinking...tree sap comes from trees, so why not try turpentine, which is made from trees? Well, I bought a quart can and that was the answer. Pour some on a cotton cloth and go over the whole car once to soften it up. Then go over the whole car again with a new soaked cloth and pick up all the sap and it will dry quick. Then I run my hand over the car and the finish was smooth as silk; all those specks of sap are gone.
Just thought I would share this experience for you guys that live in the woods. PT
) Does the turpentine soften the paint?
I would like to get the melted thing off without "reheating" the headers. I feel like Forrest Gump on a bad day.
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