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Not necessarily a bike question, but I was trying to get some pine sap off my truck today. I realized that I have 5 separate products and none of them work worth a damn. Four of those are various Turtle wax products, the fifth is from a company called Stoner.
Does anyone know of something that actually works? (without killing the clearcoat)
Ted
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Simple Green. They have different applications and one is specified for paint, boats, bikes, etc... Here is a link
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WD-40....cures all ills
for sap, that is what I would use too
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WD-40....cures all ills
for sap, that is what I would use too
Me 3. Have used it to take sap off a bike front fender, when I thought I was being clever and parking in the "shade" at work. 
Thom
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Live to love, love to live.
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WD-40 works wonders. Spray it on, let it sit for a bit, then spray on some more and wipe off. Works on tar from newly covered roads too.
Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts. - Charles Dickens
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paraffin er kerosene works too.
Blowing gravel off rural roads
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WD-40 works wonders. Spray it on, let it sit for a bit, then spray on some more and wipe off. Works on tar from newly covered roads too.
It also removes permanent marker. One thing, once the tar/sap is gone give the affected area a good cleaning with soap and water because WD-40 can also be an effective paint remover.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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That's really good to know, don't want to remove any of my paint and they're repaving a number of roads around here this summer. Plus a lot of chip sealing.
Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts. - Charles Dickens
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If nothing else works try auto finish clay. Buy the kit with the lube.
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Thanks for all the good tips. Gonna try them out on the roof of the cab first. That way if I screw up, I won't have to look at it all the time.
Ted
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It also removes permanent marker.
Hand sanitizer works for permanent markers as well. (most contain methanol, ethanol and/or propanol)
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