mako22

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Unfortunately, my car is usually parked under a tree this spring. I washed the car this weekend and could not get some of the sap stains out no matter what I did, even with some TurtleWax Bug & Tar Remover. I'm wondering - should I wash the car with Dawn and strip all the coats of Zaino off to try to clean the spots? Is there some other product designed for this situation I should use to get these spots off without damaging the paint? I hate to push hard on a NBM car and get swirls....

HELP

ulySSes

Try a claybar...

lastSS

I had tree sap on my truck and the only thing that would get it off was a claybar. I tried everything else and I had no luck.

jaljohn

wow, thats weird that bug and tar wont work. but yeah you gotta dawn it then claybar. and btw, with is an NBM camro?

6']['9

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well if you had enough coats of zaino the sap should come right off, unless its in clumps. if its specks and it doesnt come off with a carwash or z6 you can dawn it then use the tree sap remover, goo gone should work too. when i used zaino a few years ago the sap would wipe right off. just fyi

FatZ28

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I would try a claybar...

jruss

try goo gone stuff is wonders

PFDarkside

Navy Blue Metallic.

My original thought was the bug & tar followed by claybar. Hmm... are they little spots or clumps?

mako22

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finally got it off - thanks for the responses - I used the Clay Bar, kept going right over the stain and it would not do jack. Then I used a different Turtle Wax Bug & Tar remover (in a green spray bottle) and it worked great. Maybe the other stuff I had in the blue/white metal container was old or something....

by the way - anyone have a good experience with this "clay bar" - I've used it on a few of my cars and never saw any "contaminents" it picked up or any noticeable improvement anywhere. Worthless to me, overhyped ball of clay....

Xsta Z 28

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Glad you got the sap off.

As for the clay .... well with a well maintained car, which it sounds like you have, clay is not that important, but on a car, with quite a bit of environmental fall out on it, make a bigg difference.

The test . . . put your hand in a thin plastic sandwich bag, gently rub a back bumper of a car that hasn't been waxed in a while, the bag will be "grabbed" by the debris. Then clay a small area, and you will be amazed. If you can "see" the crap in the clay, you need more than clay . . .

PFDarkside

Try the claybar on a bird dropping that won't come off easily, i.e. the residue left over. It just pulls it right off.