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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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What's the best and cheapest way to get dried pine sap off of my hood, and tar off my bed? I'm looking for something fairly cheap as I'm limited with money as I have maintenance that's due.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 09:34 AM
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I like Goo Gone and some elbow grease.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 02:56 PM
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Where can I get that at?
 
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Congation
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WD-40 is best for removing tar & bugs
 
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 08:19 AM
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Where can I get that at?
You can find it in a lot of places. I got my latest bottle at lowe's with all the cleaning supplies. Never tried WD-40.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by gunman41mag
WD-40 is best for removing tar & bugs
I second that. I use WD-40 all the time for tar removal. Then wash, polish and wax. Good Luck.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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I tried WD-40 and it didn't work. I'm going to run to carquest in the morning and get some Goo Gone I guess. I really don't wanna have my truck repainted again. It was done last summer.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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I know this is an old thread and I if you would like to flame me for posting that's fine but no one responded.

Try using diesel. It will remove tar and oil I haven't tried it on sap but it should work. You will need to then wash and wax after just as if you were to use goo gone or wd-40.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 09:57 PM
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I've tried all these methods and it hasn't worked so far. But I'm going to keep trying. I have a car show coming up March 11th through 13th. I'm going to get her all pretty before the show.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 10:20 AM
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Take a look here, maybe you'll get a good idea.

How To Remove Bugs and Tar
 
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