Removing Pine Sap from Paint???

Years ago, we had several products at work that would eventually dissolve that stuff but NY state and the EPA have been so aggressive in removing VOCs and neurotoxic chemicals, nothing touches it anymore. Heat might help. I would get myself a stiff plastic scraper and see if I could scrape it off with the heat.

Just polish it up ... only cosmetic ... still mows fine.

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Use hand sanitizer (or rubbing alcohol) on cotton ball/cloth then polish with wax.

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heat gun will melt the plastic. honestly, i don't think it is worth the effort.

There was an auto detailing product I used to use on my car , can't remember the name but it was mostly alcohol based so I would definitely try 99% alcohol or hand sanitizer gel since it stays on sap blotches longer.

That old Turtle Wax bug and tar remover was good stuff, but I don't think it will touch that thick hardened sap.
You could try heating it up and scraping it off, but probably not worth the effort. It's an older Craftsman mower that was poorly stored outdoors, as long as it runs and functions fine the finish won't effect it's performance and resale value isn't that much regardless of the paint finish.

I practically live in a mini forest, so I am constantly fighting off tree sap. I can attest that hand sanitizer gel (Purell, specifically) has worked well for me.

Thank you all for your feedback. The best I found was a heat gun and hand sanitizer with a lot of effort. So I got the bad spots. It looks better, but this pig won't get much lipstick.

I had forgotten about clay bars. Next time...

evh said:

Thank you all for your feedback. The best I found was a heat gun and hand sanitizer with a lot of effort. So I got the bad spots. It looks better, but this pig won't get much lipstick.

I had forgotten about clay bars. Next time...

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How about investing in somekind of cover? Or find another spot to park it.
Straight 190 or 200 proof grain ethanol will work, but a bit expensive if you can even get it.
The grain ethanol, denatured with IPA should work too. I don't know if you can get that either.

Big Ed said:

How about investing in somekind of cover? Or find another spot to park it.

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I couldn't agree more. Since these were curb finds, I'm stuck with what the curb giveth!

90 percent rubbing alcohol.
Since it evaporates so quick you will have to cover the area with plastic and put some weights on it.
Pour directly on the area then put paper towels on the fresh alcohol..pour more on the paper towels..put plastic on the paper towels.
Set the machine in the daylight as for as the plastic will trap the heat..
Let set for an hour or two . Take a plastic brush ..dish soap and hot water mix in a bucket to attack it as soon as you remove the plastic and paper towels.


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i went through several pots of boiling hot water to remove pine sap

I used to use kerosene.

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