HELP - Tree Sap on black denim SG
HELP - Tree Sap on black denim SG
My dumb *** parked under a pine tree today while eating lunch. Obviously looking for a cool spot for the bike, but did not even think about sap. Now I have sap on on the tank, fairing, bags, fender, and seat..... What the hell do I use to get that off without messing up the paint on this thing??
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Get a blow dryer (hair), micro fiber cloths and glass cleaner. Heat the sap up so that it melts, then spray rag with glass cleaner (soak it). You kinda of pinch it of with the rag (don't wipe) and start the process of cleaning your bike.
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Maybe try to gently scrape it off with a straight razor. (Be very careful to keep it level.) Then the little bit remaining you should be able to use a finger nail. I had that happen to a car i had and I used the razor. I got it all off and you couldnt tell it was every there. Just go slow, but the razor works.
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Maybe try to gently scrape it off with a straight razor. (Be very careful to keep it level.) Then the little bit remaining you should be able to use a finger nail. I had that happen to a car i had and I used the razor. I got it all off and you couldnt tell it was every there. Just go slow, but the razor works.
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Hey it works if you are careful, but then I dont have black denim..... so perhaps I am just talking out my a$$. No offense taken! Haha! Actually as soon as i posted i saw your hair dryer post and thought that sounded a little smarter. Either way, get that **** off your bike dude! good luck!
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UPDATE:
Ok here is what I did and it worked. JIMSFBL, thank you for the tip: heat!
Since I just got back from a 4 hour ride and left the bike in the driveway to come in the house and beg this forum for help (This place is great!), I felt that the bike was about as hot as a hair dryer would get it. Right now it is so darn hot out here it feels like the only thing between me and hell is a screen door.
Anyhow, I got a fresh micro-fiber cloth and a bottle of windex (with ammonia) and sprayed a very generous amount of windex on a few spots and let it soak in. Then I took the micro-fiber cloth and sprayed it until it was also wet/damp. A couple of good wipes, then a dry micro-fiber cloth revealed that the sap was gone!!! Keep in mind that my bike was only parked for 45-55 minutes under this tree so the sap was very thin, just barley thick enough to feel as you ran your finger over it. So I repeated on the rest of the affected areas and it all came clean. I think the heat helped alot as they were a little sticky...
Good as new. Lesson learned - DO NOT park under pine trees - I hate sap! Thankfully the spots were thin and I don't think the sap had time to dry or cure as it stayed sticky due to the heat.
Thanks guys!!
Ok here is what I did and it worked. JIMSFBL, thank you for the tip: heat!
Since I just got back from a 4 hour ride and left the bike in the driveway to come in the house and beg this forum for help (This place is great!), I felt that the bike was about as hot as a hair dryer would get it. Right now it is so darn hot out here it feels like the only thing between me and hell is a screen door.
Anyhow, I got a fresh micro-fiber cloth and a bottle of windex (with ammonia) and sprayed a very generous amount of windex on a few spots and let it soak in. Then I took the micro-fiber cloth and sprayed it until it was also wet/damp. A couple of good wipes, then a dry micro-fiber cloth revealed that the sap was gone!!! Keep in mind that my bike was only parked for 45-55 minutes under this tree so the sap was very thin, just barley thick enough to feel as you ran your finger over it. So I repeated on the rest of the affected areas and it all came clean. I think the heat helped alot as they were a little sticky...
Good as new. Lesson learned - DO NOT park under pine trees - I hate sap! Thankfully the spots were thin and I don't think the sap had time to dry or cure as it stayed sticky due to the heat.
Thanks guys!!
