What is the easiest way to get this stuff off? This is such a nightmare. I had just washed it. Please help!

 

Try using a clay bar, then re apply your wax. I had the same problem after a trip to Yosemite, the clay bar took it right off.

 

Don't laugh - but peanut butter works great!

and you can lick it off when you're done.

 

I've used bug & tar remover with some good results before....
You can buy it at any auto parts store.

 

Yep, Bug and Tar worked for me.

 

Just remember, if you use the bug & tar remover, wax the area that you used it on to protect the paint. The bug & tar remover removes wax too!!!!

 

Yea,

Since my entire truck has sap splattered on it. I will have to re-wax the entire truck. This sucks!

 

Hey, look on the bright side. At least you don't have a F-350 Crew Cab Long Bed! Now that would be a pain to wax!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I used to work at a dealership as a detailer. The new cars were parked under trees and always got sap and stuff on them. The best (and safest) thing to use is a window cleaner with ammonia. Ammonia disolves the sap. It's still a pain in the ***!!! Good luck.

 

For that really baked on sap, use an angle grinder!!!! Go deep enough to get that chrome luster you've always wanted.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for damage done to a vehicle utilizing the above method......ha,ha,ha.

 

Thanks guys..... gonna run to the hardware store for the angle grinder now.

 

I used to take the family to a fishing lodge in northern Ontario every year. Lots of pine trees. The owner had to remove dribs of sap weekly. He put one cup of kerosene in his bucket (standard sized bucket) and filled the bucket about 2/3 full. It not only zapped the sap, but left a nice sheen to his finish. Obviously, he had no wax protection after that (he said he went back to his normal car-care routine when he returned home to Detroit after the season was over), but he was washing his car each saturday morning while the lodge was open during the summer. He had that car for about 6 years and it always looked great.

 

Kerosene mixes with water?

 

It mixed just fine. Kero is much thinner than oil, and it always seemed to me to even be a little thinner than gasoline, but I'm no chemist. He just dumped in the cup of kero into his wash water, tossed in a sponge (He used a big natural sponge), swished the water a time or two, then just started working on his car. He worked a section, then rinsed well. His method worked like a champ. I live in an area where oak sap is a problem, particularly in the spring, and two hang over my driveway. I have use the same method about twice a year. Still works, but I don't exactly relish the idea of having to re-wax carefully. It sure beats an angle grinder. BTW, isn't Bug&Tar remover a kerosene base? Sure smells like it.

 

Yes, kerosene and water will mix. It's even been used as a "cheater wax" over the years. Shines nice but doesn't afford the protection of a real wax. WD40 also works well on bugs, treesap, tar, etc.