I wonder if ammonia (or just the cheapest window cleaner) would make a dent in it? I know it is just the ticket to take off the 'soft' finish of some auto switches once they age and eventually get gooey and sticky.

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Originally posted by wreckdiver:
While we're talking about pine sap. Anyone got the best way to get it off paint? Had my Prelude parked in the wrong place

If its completely hardened on the paint, your only reasonable option is a pro detailer. They have a rubber wheel for a drill that is used to remove the adhesive left behind from removing trim and emblems that will also work on sap. Using that rubber wheel will unfortunately micro abrade the clear coat big time which will require surface correction too for it to look right. Sap sucks and is a nightmare to remove from paint without doing substantial damage to the surface.

I have safely and with ease, removed both sticky gummy and glass hard pine sap from one of my Honda Accords which parked beneath pines back in New York State. Denatured alcohol and a soft towel like rag. You soak the rag and work in circular motion. The soft stuff melts right down easy and the hardened requires a bit longer but comes right off. It will remove your wax but no issues with clear coat or paint. Look it up on line as thats how I learned. It works perfect.

Denatured alcohol and patience.

When I got my Jeep Liberty from my best friend, it had sat in their garage for over a year with a blown tranny and the untreated pine boards above spotted the entire vehicle. I searched online and found the denatured alcohol tip on a Porsche forum. Took me forever, but it worked great.

Buffed and waxed it the next day and you can’t tell it had any sap, let alone was covered in it.

as was said the correct answer is denatured alcohol. On a windshield mechanical removal makes the time it takes less.

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Originally posted by Micropterus:
Dawn dish washing liquid in warm water and 000 steel wool.

Steel wool on a windshield? Yikes !