# Sap on Hood

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/sap-on-hood/36121>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** gmc, 1500\
**Created:** [September 4, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sap-on-hood/36121 "2009-09-04T20:06:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![cryang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@cryang](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cryang)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sap-on-hood/36121/1 "2009-09-04T20:06:00Z")

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Does anyone have any good ideas on how to get pine sap off the hood and windshield of my truck without ruining the paint? I tried both Mineral Spirits and Goo Gone, neither of them messed up the paint, but they weren’t strong enough to get the sap off. Thanks for any suggestions.

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**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sap-on-hood/36121/2 "2009-09-04T20:25:58Z")

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IPA, AKA Isopropyl Alcohol Has worked for me in the past.

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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:** [September 4, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sap-on-hood/36121/3 "2009-09-04T20:35:16Z")

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How did you use the mineral spirits and Goo Gone? The will be more effective if you wet a rag or paper towel and hold the rag onto the sap. As it dries out, our more solvent on the rag. After a few minutes, start to rub the sap spot and see if it comes off. Be sure to wear latex or nitrile gloves.

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**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sap-on-hood/36121/4 "2009-09-05T01:23:11Z")

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Try kerosene

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sap-on-hood/36121/5 "2009-09-05T01:33:22Z")

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I’ve had good results in removing tree sap with WD-40.

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sap-on-hood/36121/6 "2009-09-05T02:01:58Z")

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All I’ve ever used is Meguires car wash and takes the sap off but if it is really tough or you have a bad finish you can use bug and tar remover.

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**Author:** ![NoahinNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f17d59/32.png) [@NoahinNJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NoahinNJ)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sap-on-hood/36121/7 "2010-09-16T17:41:48Z")

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Try ammonia. I tried almost everything else. My mechanic suggested ammonia and it worked quickly and cleanly. Good luck.