{"id":536,"date":"2010-03-12T06:57:10","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T11:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=536"},"modified":"2010-09-17T18:08:41","modified_gmt":"2010-09-17T22:08:41","slug":"how-to-remove-tree-sap-from-my-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/how-to-remove-tree-sap-from-my-car\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove Tree Sap From my Car?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a common question I get asked a lot and people are usually surprised that they already have a solution laying around in their house somewhere. There are many<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/stoners-tarminator-not-just-for-removing-tar\/\" target=\"_blank\"> products <\/a>out there that can remove tree sap, but the product I always reach for first is isopropyl alcohol (IPA). It\u2019s cheap, safe, effective, and it can be found at pretty much any local grocery store. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/how-to-properly-wash-and-dry-a-car\/\" target=\"_blank\">thoroughly washing <\/a>the vehicle, simply spray it onto the surface allowing it to dwell for bit, and then gently rub with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/DI-Microfiber-M13\/Ultra-Plush-Two-Sided-Towel-P105\/16-x-16-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\">soft cloth <\/a>dampened in isopropyl alcohol. Be sure to only use light pressure and turn the microfiber often to reveal a clean area to avoid marring the painted finish.<\/p>\n<p>By using IPA (or other products) to remove the sap, you will also remove any wax or sealant in that area so it is recommended that you re-apply your favorite wax or sealant at least in that area when finished with the sap removal.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: With older dried sap, longer dwelling\/rubbing time may be required for it to be removed. If the sap has etched into the paint it will require some measure of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Auto-Detailing-Guide\/Polishing\/\" target=\"_blank\">polishing<\/a> or wet sanding to be removed. Extreme etching may be beyond the point of repair and will require a repaint.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hope this helps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The solution to removing tree sap from your car can usually be found in your own home. Check out Rasky&#8217;s method on sap removal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,47,63],"tags":[120,400,132,168,169,571],"class_list":{"0":"post-536","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-decontamination","7":"category-exterior-trim-and-misc","8":"category-general-detailing","9":"tag-all-purpose-towel","10":"tag-isopropyl-alcohol","11":"tag-polishing","12":"tag-stoner","13":"tag-stoner-tarminator","14":"tag-tree-sap"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kPO7-8E","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3007,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions\/3007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}