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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 06:35 AM
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Help!

Started to do an exterior detail on my beast and noticed that there are a few spots on my roof of hard, dries pine sap from last summer that I hadn't caught before.
My question here is: what can I do to remove this hardened sap without ruining the clearcoat on my white paint. I am a little paranoid about trying a cure that's worse than the problem!
Appreciate any recommendations.
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Tim
 
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 06:37 AM
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Might try pouring hot hot water on it or even try a heat gun to soften it.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 10:06 AM
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I forget what the solution is to tree sap - WD40? Something like that. Wait for someone else to pop up, it's a common issue.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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Pinesol will take care of it.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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Clay bars work great on tree sap. The kits are a little expensive, but worth the cost, verses damaging the paint. Don't go near your paint with a heat gun, you'll regret it.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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^Yes a clay bar...
 
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 08:58 PM
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Yeah, clay bars work great and the WD-40 will also. Neither will hurt the paint.
 
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