Living under pine trees in Maine my whole life here's two things to try: Laquer
thinner & Rain X. Body shops will quite often use laquer thinner for a variety
of foreign substances. I discovered the rain X trick this spring , in both cases
try a test spot before diving right in. I also wash & wax after each "removal" .
Tim Hutchisen
CC57781 1971 TR6
It's good to be back on the list; I love my new garage.
fergie@ntplx.net wrote:
> Malcolm Walker wrote:
> >
> > Just finished all the welding on the Oldsmobile and it's now
> > roadworthy.... nice to be back "on task" with the TR4
> >
> > However I notice that the paint on the Olds is covered with brown "blips",
> > I think it is hardened tree sap.
> >
> > They don't want to come off! I have tried soaps, solvents (even acetone)
> > - I can get it off with careful fingernail scraping but I don't want to go
> > over the whole car like that. I also don't want to use something too
> > harsh and risk pulling the paint right off.
> >
> > I haven't tried buffing compound (turtle wax Red Stuff) yet. Regular
> > "hard shell" turtle wax doesn't do a heckuva lot. Any ideas?
> >
> > -Malcolm
> > '62 TR4 (under the torch)
> > '81 Chevette (boredom wins)
> > '84 Olds Cutlass Supreme (all one piece again)
> > '85 Chevette (see above)
> > '81 Camaro (soon to be fixed...)
> > '80 Volare (last of the Big Time Mopars)
>
> Have you tried Dupont's Tar Remover (green can w/ white label (I think
> it's Dupont)?
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