Peanut Butter Time!

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by marx404, Jun 29, 2007.

  1. marx404

    marx404 Guest

    (sorry, no jelly)

    After cleanup, I noticed that the beautiful Midnight Blue ION.3 I just
    purchased, the last like it on the lot had some pine tree sap marks on the
    paint. The shop sent it out to be buffed, but they couldn't get all the
    residue out of the paint. Bummer.

    So today I Googled and found that some ppl swear by Peanut Butter! to remove
    tree sap. I figured can't lose and I can make a sandwich too. The oil in the
    peanut butter got out the white sap residue and I was able to clean it up
    then use Cleaner Wax to polish it all up. I had some very minor pits but
    unless you really look for it, the damage is almost unnoticeable.

    Peanut Butter - it's not just for sandwiches anymore.
     
    marx404, Jun 29, 2007
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  2. marx404

    Skip Guest

    I had some resin residue from pine trees on my '00 SL2 (the sleek, blue,
    beauty) and used some maguiars paint cleaner. Did a good job, probably
    a little more expensive than peanut butter, and no sandwich.
     
    Skip, Jun 29, 2007
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  3. marx404

    Oppie Guest

    I have used peanut butter for years to take off the gum left by labels.
    Technically seaking, the oil emulsifies the gum and the solids both keep any
    un-emulsified gum in suspension while also providing a very gentle abrasive
    action. The process is to apply a dab of peanut butter and lightly rub it
    in. Let sit for 15 minutes and rub some more. Wipe off, inspect and repeat
    as necessary. Generally works very well.

    The other goodie is GoJo waterless hand cleaner which is basically mineral
    spirits and lanolin (aka sheep sweat). Be sure to get the type without
    pumice! If the peanut butter trick doesn't work, try the GoJo. GoJo works
    well also on removing grease stains from clothing.

    Peanut butter is good for a quick snack - GoJo is not recommended for
    ingestion...<grin>
    Oppie
     
    Oppie, Jun 29, 2007
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  4. marx404

    Oppie Guest

    I should have included this link
     
    Oppie, Jun 29, 2007
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  5. marx404

    Lane Guest

    A clay bar made for automotive detailing (costs about $10 from any auto
    parts store) does a good job at removing tree sap. Heck, it removes almost
    anything else stuck to your paint too.

    Lane [ lane (at) evilplastic.com ]
     
    Lane, Jun 29, 2007
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  6. marx404

    marx404 Guest

    I will be finishing it off with a clay bar. The sap is IN the paint, it has
    sat so long that it ate into the clear coat. The "professionals" did a nice
    job of buffing the hood, and then tried to wet sand the sap out but failed.
    That's when I tried the peanut butter which had 10 x the results.


    --
    marx404


    A clay bar made for automotive detailing (costs about $10 from any auto
    parts store) does a good job at removing tree sap. Heck, it removes almost
    anything else stuck to your paint too.

    Lane [ lane (at) evilplastic.com ]
     
    marx404, Jun 30, 2007
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