Serhanium

Hi all!!

its impossible to remove the tree resin from the surface(slk 200 kompressor), is there any special liquid to clean this sticky & hard gummy thing?Is it possible to prepare a mixture at home to remove this?or any other solution?
I'd be grateful if you can help me about this.I really need help,
Thank you very much

jnjrowland

I have used it often on the rocker panels for tar and other debris that gets stuck to the paint. It works well to soften up the hard deposits and makes them easy to clean off with quick detailer as the follow up.

JR

Serhanium

Unfortunately tar remover doesnt help. Thanx for the tips , i will try bug remover .Some polishing , cleaning specialist companis like Ziebart , pro - car have that special cleaner to remove resine but they dont sell it.They supply only for their services to clean resine before polishing.I wish i could get that miracle product.
I will ask for the removel of the resin only.Usually they charge the complete service (inc polishing, isolation etc.) it sucks.

Kar don

how long has it been on there? If tree sap isnt removed within 3 days it is going to be a pain to get off. If its been there for a few months, sanding is probably the only answer, i will look into this for u. Try some rubbing alcohol on it.

JustinTRW

Sounds like you need a solvent product. Products like 3M Adhesive Remover, Goo Gone, etc sound like they will work.

Probably the easiest thing to do is go to your hardware store at get some isopropyl or denatured alcohol. Denatured has a lot of other uses as well.

Serhanium

Alboston & Justin thanks for the tips .I think its been more than 1 month.Not sticky anymore but its damn hard now.I better keep on searching for an exact matching product.Chemicals sound a bit scary to me and i dont want to peel of the metallic paint...lol..
Thanx a lot for your help

Kar don

chemicals is the only way to remove it safely. The products we mentioned will not strip or damage your paint.

lars

Great suggestion. I just tried this out and it works. In my case I used alcohol stove fuel (methyl hydrate) on my wife's 99 Golf, which has dark green metallic paint that shows every imperfection. The resin got there from parking under a pine tree last February. The car is hand-washed every week, and I got most of the sap off the following weekend with Simoniz Bug and Tar Remover and a lot of hard rubbing. Three spots were left on the front bumper, each between the size of a quarter and a dime. The bug and tar remover would not touch these, washing did nothing to them, and they have of course become harder as the summer wore on. The methyl hydrate took all three spots off with just a few gentle strokes.

lars

Forgot...you will need to re-wax the treated area, because alcohol will strip off the wax as easily as the resin.

creativezxc

You guys and all your methods jezus... All you need is some 95 gasoline and a rag soak the rag wish gasoline and rub the area that is covered with resin, tar etc. And it will be gone instantly.