I'm always so careful about where I park but must have missed the boat this time. I have about a dozen good sized spots of sticky tree tar on my trunk and I'm bummin'. I got a good portion of the tar off by holding a razor blade flat and pulling off the drip. However, that left the actual tar stain. I tried a bug and road tar remover that I had but that basically did nothing.

I've heard that WD-40 will work for that but wasn't in the mood to try that today. Also the stuff on TV called "Goof Off" is supposed to work. Before I visit Auto Zone or the local detailer, I thought I might get some ideas here.

Any secret formulas, guys?

Thanks...

Mike

 

Goo-Gone, or Tarminator.

 

It sounds like you got it all off but it has etched the clear-coat. If thats the case then you should try to fix it with something like ScratchX 2.0.

 

At the dealership I used to work at we'd use plastic razor blade along with 3M adhesive remove to remove sap. Moderate use of a heat gun can also help if it's being difficult. If your car is black you'll probably need to buff it afterwards as well.

 

I went out today armed with my trusty WD40 and a soft cloth. I thought I'd give that a shot before taking a ride to AutoZone and lo and behold, it had rained so hard last night that it washed away the remaining layer of tar/sap. I think had I not skimmed off the "bubbly" part of the drop, I wouldn't have been so lucky. I will probably wash the car and claybar and polish the trunk to hold me over 'till I get the car ready for winter.

Thanks all...

Mike

 

Hey man for future reference try nail polish remover...it works like a charm...and having a pine tree in my front yard...I KNOW!! LOL

 

Back in '89, I had a beautiful 1989 New Yorker Landau in black. I used to get all kinds of pine droppings that had to be removed. The best way I found was to let it dry and remove the spots with a flat razor blade. When I bought my new '95 Dodge Intrepid in silver........I had the tree removed.

Mike

ps..thanks for the tip.