Getting pine pitch off a car help?

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A pine tree left some nasty impossible to remove spots of thick pitch on the roof of my car and they won't scrub off. :mad: I don't want to use anything too strong to try to remove them for fear of spoiling the clear coat on my car's finish. Any thoughts on what works best for pine pitch that won't hurt the car's paint job?
 

I don't know about Pine Pitch Chic, but when I was
young and we got pitch from the road on hands or
shoes, or bicycle paintwork, we got it off with butter,
try rubbing it with some and see if it helps.

If that fails, then some dish washing liquid in water
should help and it is not too strong.

Mike.
 
chic said:
A pine tree left some nasty impossible to remove spots of thick pitch on the roof of my car and they won't scrub off. :mad: I don't want to use anything too strong to try to remove them for fear of spoiling the clear coat on my car's finish. Any thoughts on what works best for pine pitch that won't hurt the car's paint job?
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Peppermint oil.
 

chic said:
A pine tree left some nasty impossible to remove spots of thick pitch on the roof of my car and they won't scrub off. :mad: I don't want to use anything too strong to try to remove them for fear of spoiling the clear coat on my car's finish. Any thoughts on what works best for pine pitch that won't hurt the car's paint job?
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Chic I would try WD-40
 
Be very careful with what you use. Remember he claimed he didn't want to hurt the clear finish. Some cars are finished with clear finish. Others are not.

Lacquer thinner for instance is the solvent for clear finish.

I'm imagining if you park under a tree that the whole top of the car will have spots of drips from the tree.

Test anything first in an inconspicuous spot.

I'm speculating that turpentine will work because that's what they make with pine pitch.

Oh and never work on a hot finish. Wait for evening and no sun.
 
Camper6 said:
Nah! I figured women are too smart to park under a tree dripping sap.
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Ha ha. Actually I did park under a pine as it was the only spot available, but it was not dripping sap that I could see until I found a couple of spots on the roof of my car. It's really hard to get rid of. I even watched some youtube videos about getting tree sap off a car but everybody seems to suggest something different. Some even recommended alcohol and one guy swore nail polish remover would do the trick but even I wouldn't use nail polish remover on my car. Jeez! A lot of people like using hand sanitizer and at least if it doesn't work it won't spoil the finish.
 
mike4lorie said:
I've always used Goo Gone, rub very lightly with a very soft cloth..
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I agree, and I think it would be gentle enough not to harm the paint or clear coat. I always have some in the house, comes in handy for many things. :coolthumb:
 

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