Tree Sap all over my truck!!!
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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.
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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.
Last edited by sundog7; 01-15-2002 at 10:34 PM.
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