Found the best sap remover ever?

**White330** · 02-02-2006, 10:54 AM

I parked under a tree yesterday morning and when I came back out to my baby at night, there was tree sap and bird (OK, it looked like a pterodactyl had been there) bombs on her. :angry I proceeded to immediately whip out my Tarminator and MF towel and went to work. After a bit, I managed to get off the bird crap, but the sap refused to go away. I tried letting the Tarminator sit on the sap and soaked the towel in the Tarminator and even rubbed more vigorously than I would like to. Nothing. I got so frustrated after a good ten minutes of trying to get that sap off that I actually spit on the damn spot. And wiped once. And the sap was gone.

So there you go. When your mother spit on a hankerchief and wiped your face, she knew what she was doing. You have the world`s greatest all-purpose cleaner in your possession already. You don`t even need a spray bottle. Just don`t use it in front of others.

**LightngSVT** · 02-02-2006, 12:20 PM

Since your starting home "made" remedies, I found a great dog hair remover the other day. It was really cold when I was vacuuming (maybe 33*) so I had suede gloves on. Normally the dog hair is a pain to get out of my carpets, but a few swipes with the suede glove and the hair came up almost effortlessly!

**imported_truzoom** · 02-02-2006, 12:40 PM

Spit is pretty acidic, right? Thanks for the tip.

**imported_Bence** · 02-02-2006, 04:10 PM

No, it is a base. pH 6-8.

**Scottwax** · 02-02-2006, 07:48 PM

Regular washing, QEW or No Rinse seem to do a much better job on sap than QDs do.

**imported_flatstick** · 02-02-2006, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by Scottwax

Regular washing, QEW or No Rinse seem to do a much better job on sap than QDs do.

Good to know. used the No Rinse as a QD today on a few lightly dusted panels and it worked like a charm.

**derek37** · 02-02-2006, 08:23 PM

rainX works wonders on sap

**imported_Neothin** · 02-02-2006, 08:28 PM

Bence, if the pH is 6-8, spit could techincally be either an acid or a base...

I`ve always used my 5:1 apc/water spray bottle on sap. Granted this hurts the lsp, but I rarely have to deal with sap down here anyways...

**imported_Bence** · 02-02-2006, 08:39 PM

Neo, yes, technically it can be...

Besides, gently applied AIO is very good on sap too.

**aaron33** · 02-02-2006, 10:24 PM

If you have cavities, then your spit is acidic. But I think the enzymes in your saliva break down the outer dried layer of the tree sap. I`m going to try it next time.

**Ed Fisher** · 02-02-2006, 10:48 PM

Tree sap vanishes when I give it a spritz of my Braun electric shaver cleaner spray... (It is denatured ethyl alcohol with the propellant which further cools the sap spot) However do not forget to wax the spot after that...

It also works out great against the nasty bubble gum and goo gifts of my li`l pumpkin... (No complaints there, I`d burn down the whole car if she asks me to do so !!!)

**SVR** · 02-03-2006, 05:50 AM

Saliva is alkaline and thus a great cleaner

**bsimon70** · 02-04-2006, 04:17 PM

Over the counter rubbing alcohol removes tree sap, just make sure you re-apply wax.

**White330** · 02-05-2006, 01:27 AM

OK, washed and waxed my car today, there were a few spots with tar/sap. Futher experimentations showed that (my) spit definitely works better than Tarminator. I`m a freak of nature.

**AutoNova** · 03-28-2006, 07:56 AM

Originally Posted by LightngSVT

Since your starting home "made" remedies, I found a great dog hair remover the other day. It was really cold when I was vacuuming (maybe 33*) so I had suede gloves on. Normally the dog hair is a pain to get out of my carpets,

but a few swipes with the suede glove and the hair came up almost effortlessly!

Where do you get suede gloves?