# Cleaning sap off a car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-sap-off-a-car/16844>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 17, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-sap-off-a-car/16844 "2008-07-17T17:45:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![carrm08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@carrm08](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carrm08)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-sap-off-a-car/16844/1 "2008-07-17T17:45:20Z")

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How do I get pine tree sap from the paint on my car?

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-sap-off-a-car/16844/2 "2008-07-17T17:55:14Z")

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I’ve used the store bought Bug & Sap Remover with good success. Goo Gone works well also.

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**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-sap-off-a-car/16844/3 "2008-07-17T18:07:05Z")

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WD40 use # 578…got pine sap off my leather bomber jacket very easily and successfuly.

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**Author:** ![carrm08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@carrm08](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carrm08)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-sap-off-a-car/16844/4 "2008-07-18T16:12:27Z")

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Thank you for the info – it worked!

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**Author:** ![Wha-Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9f8e36/32.png) [@Wha-Who](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wha-Who)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-sap-off-a-car/16844/5 "2008-07-18T21:25:44Z")

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Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol from the drugstore; cheap.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cleaning-sap-off-a-car/16844/6 "2008-07-21T01:28:37Z")

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IPA is a rather mild solvent. It’s good because it typically won’t dissolve anything you don’t want dissolved. But it will take a bit of soaking and rubbing to get most things off with it. It is great as a final cleaner, though.