Black Wattle Sap

[watson]

I was almost going to put this in the OOOps Forum......but I actually would prefer an answer rather than the Point & Giggle.

Someone at our place.....whose name in not Noel...parked our car under a Black Wattle tree on a hot day.
The front & rear glass and the Boot & Bonnet have these clear drops of sap on them ....now set quite hard.
The removal from the glass was easy....one of those razor blade scrapers, but I'm a bit hesitant to use this method on the Duco.

Any thoughts or remedies???

[Moondog55]

Water, then more water then soapy water At least that is what my old neighbours in Northcote used back when we had plenty of water.

[PeteV]

petrol should do the trick! hope this helps!

[watson]

Thanks all..........I'll try 'em out in the morning.

[amiaow]

CT18 truck wash gets most things off if the other options fail!

[watson]

Thanks mate....I'll try 'em all, as I've got a heap of spots to work on.

[shauck]

The car wash places have some pretty heavy duty cleaning product that may do the trick.

[goldie1]

Bug and tar remover ?

[watson]

Thanks all...........I'll probably dissolve the car with all the things I'm gunna try...he hee

[chrisp]

Any thoughts or remedies???

If you haven't already done so, I'd suggest removing the car from under the tree.

[watson]

Bugger............now he tells me:roll:

[goldie1]

Or remove the tree from above the car

[watson]

:rotfl:

[Moondog55]

What-ever you use that works keep us informed. I can lend you an axe to remove the tree if you need one.

[watson]

Yep....tried the hot soapy water so far, and two trips through the car wash...no go so far.

[commodorenut]

I washed the wife's car today, and she had a whole heap of spots all over it. Wouldn't move with carwash & warm water, and they laughed at the bug & tar remover.
I ended up using prepsol to get the bulk of the spot off, and finished with a bit of elbow grease & Meguiars paint cleaner (it's like a polish, but a bit harsher).
They're gone now, but I can't confirm what they are from, as she doesn't remember parking under trees anywhere.

[watson]

That's funny.......my missus is blameless too. :hahaha:
Off to Big Town in the morning to get some chemical helpers.