Pine trees spattered sap all over my new truck!

My driveway has two scraggly pine trees that sprayed my truck with thousands of little black dots of sticky sap. I have tried a number of solvents to get them off (turpentine, mineral spirits, Goo-gone) and nothing so far seems to touch this crap. The best luck I have had so far has been hot soapy water to soften the dots and then scratch them off one at a time with my fingernail. It would take many hours to have to scrape each sap dot off individually, as I said there are THOUSANDS. Is there anything else I could try that would make this go quicker?

I of course don’t want to use something that will damage the finish on my truck.

pics do no justice, but the truck is covered with these pin head size black dots:

 

Lol, this WILL be happening.

But I also need to figure out how to get this crap off my truck……..

 

Try stoner’s tar and sap remover and/or clay bar???

 

Isopropyl.
I would dilute some in a spray bottle w/ warm water.

 

I was also going to suggest these

 

peanut butter

 

The best thing I've found and it is meant to spray on car paint is Precoat by the brand IGL. It's the product you use as the final wipe after polishing when prepping for a sealant/coating. It's an IPA wipedown but they put citrus oil or something in it to make it just a little bit stronger than just an ipa and water solution.

Just eats the sap right off particularly if fresh. By comparison Carpro Tar-x barely left a dent in it like it's formulated for dissolving road tar, not something like sap.

 

Fresh tree sap is water soluble. Get some warm (not hot) water and soak the truck.

 

Thanks for all of the tips!

Is there a particular recommended implement to use to remove the sap with whichever of the above products (or water) I end up using? Like a particular sponge or wipe or brush or other thing that won’t harm the finish? I don’t know much about detailing.

 

I’m still struggling with this issue.

Question: will a power washer with white tip (40 degree) damage paint if held at close range (1”) for extended periods of time (5-10 seconds in a given spot)?

 

Get yourself a clay bar kit. I've found the McGuire's clay bar removal kit pretty much takes any and all blemishes off the surface. Doesn't seem to do any clear coat damage either.
Works wonders on sap and insect guts.

I was actually shocked at how well it removed stuck on sap and the like.

 

Take off sap?

No

 

Use turpentine and a cloth, it's made from pine sap.

 

rubbing alcohol (do this first), followed by claybar

 

Use BUTTER!!

Like the kind you cook with.

Butter on a soft cloth, rub into tar, let sit for a few minutes and then work it off with the soft cloth or your fingernail.
The fresher the sap, the quicker it comes off. Tree sap is an oil.

I get pine sap on my truck often mostly b/c my yard is all pine - this is my go/to for getting that shit off and not damaging the paint.