Anyone got any advice or tricks to remove pine sap that has hardened?

I've got some spots that I didn't catch before they set up hard.
I've tried goo gone, but that seems like it's going to take soaking for weeks.

I remember back in the day, DuPont made some kind of solvent based tar remover that really worked. It came in a black and white can.
I can't find anything like it now.

Suggestions please.

 

I can tell you what NOT TO USE.....Hoppe's #9!




Don't ask!



OH, MY PAINT!

 

I think a degreaser (not Hoppe's ) should work, and you will need to have it with a wetted cloth or similar as it'll need to soak into the sap.

You can start with something as benign as dish soap, but i'd move to something like simple green pretty quickly - wet the cloth/material and hold it against the sap for a while.

 

dont know about hardened sap, but ive used wd-40 before on sap before it hardened.. didnt hurt finish at all.

 

WD-40, wet and lay on it for a while.

Mineral spirits (ie. turpentine).

Wash the area well with soap and water after.

 

I've used a paint thinner before (paint brush cleaner maybe?) Then washed it right after and no damage.

 

Yeah WD40 is actually good for this, if you use turps or panel wipe, don't hold it on for long and keep checking, rinse once it's off.

 

as they say with any cleaner, "test in a inconspicuous area first"

maybe inside door jamb, or under hood, etc.

 

 

Gasoline works on sap that hasn't fully hardened and won't harm the paint. It works on hardened sap too but much slower rate and and it takes a lot of elbow grease.