Pine sap

I have some dried pine sap on my cars. Anybody have tips/steps for getting it off? Pine oil will get it off if I catch it wet, but I don't always see it.

Thanks ahead of time,
Gears

Bug and tar remover or a clay bar.

Tim

yeah, bug and tar or clar bar.....
or a lot of the concentrate general purpose cleaners work pretty well if its really really baked on just make sure you get one that is clearcoat safe

I've used both and a clay bar works much better than the bug and tar remover.

Thanks for the replies guys,

I've tried both before but they don't seem to work on the spots I am talking about. If the spot is not hard then it will work great, but these spots are rock hard. In the past, on not so special cars, I have had to scape/chip it off but I ususally end up scatching the paint. This stuff is like hardened glue.

Maybe I am not using the clay bar correctly to get this off?

Gears

I got 2 year old paint overspray off with a meg's claybar. Spray the stuff on, and lightly go over the area with the bar until it stops sounding like sandpaper...

Try the claybar. I was able to get old(one to two years old) tree sap of my car with a clay bar. I guess you can let it soak for a minute or two with the spray that comes with it and work it. I also got overspray off mine too.

Maybe I wasn't doing it long enough. I will try again. Thanks for the advice! I guess I was hoping there would be a chemical to take it off or soften it.

Thanks again,
Gears

Tree sap can be a paint to remove. I like warm up a rag in hot water then apply a sap remover to the area and place the hot towel on the sap for sa few minutes to soften it up. The scrape it away with your fingernail or a wooden popsicle stick. It may take a few applications before it all gone.
http://www.decocarcare.com/tar_bugl.html

Wow, thanks for the advice. This is something I wouldn't have thought of, but it really makes sense. I WILL try this.

Thank you everyone,
Gears

what I have seen done

Carb cleaner will take it right off..... I have seen some people use this... but I'm not sure if I would ever use it.... on my own

But again spray on a little carb cleaner... wipe off with a rag... quickly.... and then wash the area of the car with a good soap then remember to rewax the area.... this is what I have seen done.... but again I'm not sure if I would do it myself.....

Wasn't that too harsh on the paint?

from what I seen,, I did not do anything to the paint besides take the wax off...