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What did you do to your Hellcat today?

1971demon

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You probably have 80' pine trees like we do, and you don't need to actually be "under" them as the wind will push the fat sap drops 10-20'. And the only thing that will get it off is lacquer thinner! And if you don't take it off, it'll eat the urethane clear coat!!! :mad:

Occasionally the dog will have sap on her, need to cut the clump of fur off!
My father used to park in the back yard under the pine trees...it absolutely ruined the paint job on his Caddy
 


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Out of total boredom, decided to make a license plate frame using a Hellcat badge I had lying around and a scrap piece of aluminum plate. Not sure why I did this as polishing aluminum is one of the dirtiest jobs in the world! Untitled.jpg
 


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Out of total boredom, decided to make a license plate frame using a Hellcat badge I had lying around and a scrap piece of aluminum plate. Not sure why I did this as polishing aluminum is one of the dirtiest jobs in the world! View attachment 171541
Agreed...but the finished product is well worth the effort...nice job..(y)(y)(y)
 


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You probably have 80' pine trees like we do, and you don't need to actually be "under" them as the wind will push the fat sap drops 10-20'. And the only thing that will get it off is lacquer thinner! And if you don't take it off, it'll eat the urethane clear coat!!! :mad:

Occasionally the dog will have sap on her, need to cut the clump of fur off!
Lacquer thinner
Yikes

Rubbing alcohol will remove the sap & leave your paint intact
 


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Lacquer thinner
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Rubbing alcohol will remove the sap & leave your paint intact
Not once it gets baked on for a few days...
 


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Lacquer thinner
Yikes

Rubbing alcohol will remove the sap & leave your paint intact
The wife came home from a 2 week trip up north with a bunch of pine sap on the hood/roof/trunk of her car.
Said she couldn't remember when it happened :rolleyes: grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I got a lot of it off with straight car soap & some bug remover, but it had etched in in places.
Detailer dude said best thing to try is hand sanitizer - has soap to lube things up & alcohol to soften & remove the sap. Just don't let it dry on the paint !!

He had to wet sand some to get rid of the marks which were very baked in & a few he couldn't remove entirely as he didn't want to sand too much on the thin Infiniti paint.
 


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The wife came home from a 2 week trip up north with a bunch of pine sap on the hood/roof/trunk of her car.
Said she couldn't remember when it happened :rolleyes: grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I got a lot of it off with straight car soap & some bug remover, but it had etched in in places.
Detailer dude said best thing to try is hand sanitizer - has soap to lube things up & alcohol to soften & remove the sap. Just don't let it dry on the paint !!

He had to wet sand some to get rid of the marks which were very baked in & a few he couldn't remove entirely as he didn't want to sand too much on the thin Infiniti paint.
Car shows...resturants... friends houses... anywhere I go...I wont park within 50 ft of a tree...ANY tree...:cautious::cautious::cautious::cautious:;)
 




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