Pine pitch

How about.....Pine-Sol

 

Mayo will also work...it is the oil in the mayo (or butter) that cuts the pine pitch. Mayo is great for when you get sap on your arms, in your hair etc when cutting wood. You can also use many of the "bug and tar remover" auto stuff. Was on a job a few weeks back and the owner trimmed a Bull Pine to allow access to their well. Got home to find the cut limbs had dumped huge amounts of sap on the truck...mayo removal was going a bit slow so I used the bug and tar remover...both did the job, though the B&T was faster.

 

first clean the area of grit and dust...so you don't damage paint

butter, rub in with cloth

vaseline, rub in with cloth

both butter and vaseline make very short work of pine tar, then use soap
to clean off the butter or vaseline

 

I asked this question to a paint and body guy who is pretty picky about his own cars. He said to use turpentine. It won't hurt the paint and since it's derived from pine sap (pitch) it will act as a natural solvent. I have done this with a Q-Tip and it works great. I have not noticed any issues or negative effects either... I do clean the surface really well and wax after just to make sure the surface is protected.

Glad to have that tree down now... My car was looking horrible before I cleaned it off and now my taco doesn't have the same fate...

 

+2 on the WD-40, have used countless times for pine sap. And will not hurt the paint.

 

+3 on WD-40 works great

 

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