I just wanted to post this here since everyone knows about detailing more around here.


I got tree sap stains embedded into my clear bra, the whole hood it covered in the stains. Water and a towel wouldnt get them off. I am this close from ripping the bra right off because I dont want a bra with yellow stains all over it. Im gonna try getting a clay bar from autozone later today, but I wanna know what else can i do???

 

Don't bother with the clay bar.

First buy some "bug and tar remover", then buy a towel with rough edges...Target sells one specifically for bug and tar removal...made by vroom or something

If you can't find it, just use a normal cotten/microfiber towell, and use your finger nails thru the towel (so you dont scratch it). Work from diff angles, and eventually yuo should get it all.

 

I just went to my car to see how it was, it was still stained. I tried as much as I could with a towel and spit to get it off didnt work. When you run your hands over the stain on the clear bra you dont feel anything. Its really really lame, how this could have stained in so bad in 2 minutes after the sap landed and when I parked. I have a yellow hood now which is totally lame

 

Maybe a dumb question, but can a clear bra get swirls?

 

I would use some bug and tar remover first, then wash the area you applied it to immediately. Sometimes that stuff can be really harsh to a clear coat even though they say it isn't. After you wash, I'd recommend you claybar the entire car and get some sealant/wax on it. Yes.. You can claybar the clearbra. It won't hurt it.

Can you "swirl" the clearbra? Good question. I'd say it may swirl just as plastics do but I think it would be really tough. Maybe if you used an orbital on it and let it sit in one spot for a while.

Good Luck!

 

i was gonna buy the bug and tar remover, but the installer CLAIMS hes gonna come out friday and install a new hood piece. Well see if he doesnt ill get the bug and tar remover.

 

tree sap can etch into the pores of the film as it would if it was paint......so be glad you had the bra protecting a portion. For those who have a bra, stay away from parking under trees.......it's better for both the bra and your paint.

As for swirling, yes, it could w/ 3M and Avery.

 

im not glad really because I have a yellow bra now that will not go away no matter what u do. The pieces that landed on the hood cleaned off easily.

 

first off, who parks under trees in the summer....

like bug stains, the tree stains will tend to bleach out over time. also if you keep a good coat of wax on the bra it will help avoid it in the first place.

 

i wasnt parked under a tree I was driving to work and at a red light, and I got pelted by sap falling from a tree. I quickly took a right but it was too late.