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jeff
Member Since: 18 Jun 2005
Location: Cornwall
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I've got a big Cypress tree by the driveway and having just washed the D3 see there are 4 or 5 very large sticky droplets of what I assume is tree sap on her, any tips for its removal 'cause washing, baby wipes and hot water has helped but its still very much there.  D3 TDV6SE
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 6th Oct 2007 5:35 pm |
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mick
Member Since: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Yorkshire
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you can either wait till it goes hard and pick it off with your nail or get some stuff called sticky stuff remover.
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| 6th Oct 2007 6:35 pm |
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jkp
Member Since: 16 Sep 2005
Location: Living among Bawbags
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A clay bar would be your best bet. Easily removes tree sap and any other contaminents
This is a good starter kit
Megs Clay Kit
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| 6th Oct 2007 7:00 pm |
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countrywide
Member Since: 16 Sep 2007
Location: UK
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Angle grinder
Seriously, Gunk Tar N Bug remover got a good review in Auto Express. It's about £10, but is safe to use on plastics etc as well
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/prod...overs.html
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| 6th Oct 2007 7:15 pm |
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jeff
Member Since: 18 Jun 2005
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 393
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jkp wrote:A clay bar would be your best bet. Easily removes tree sap and any other contaminents
This is a good starter kit
Megs Clay Kit
Thanks for that guys. I was reading the 'detailing' thread yesterday which referred to clay and claying, google tells me it really does have Kaolin in so I'll just go outside, dig some up and whack it on!  D3 TDV6SE
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| 6th Oct 2007 8:59 pm |
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BarryG
Member Since: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Eire
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Cut down the damm Tree 
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| 6th Oct 2007 9:06 pm |
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Disco Dog
Member Since: 07 Dec 2006
Location: Chorley, Lancashire
Posts: 149
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Kill the Aphids, it's not tree sap, it's aphid poo (true) 2006 G4 Challenge Support Vehicle
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| 8th Oct 2007 7:55 pm |
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dick dastardly
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: wiggleigh bottom
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jeff wrote:jkp wrote:A clay bar would be your best bet. Easily removes tree sap and any other contaminents
This is a good starter kit
Megs Clay Kit
Thanks for that guys. I was reading the 'detailing' thread yesterday which referred to clay and claying, google tells me it really does have Kaolin in so I'll just go outside, dig some up and whack it on!
Just go to an off road meet in a clay pit, wollow around all day in clay/mud, let it all dry, then spend £20 at the local jet wash. Dont know if its any good for aphid poo, but did my wheels no end of good. There's one wheel on my wagon, but i'm still rollin' along, it's the cherokee, they're after me, but I'm singing a happy song
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| 8th Oct 2007 10:48 pm |
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jeff
Member Since: 18 Jun 2005
Location: Cornwall
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dick dastardly wrote:
Just go to an off road meet in a clay pit, wollow around all day in clay/mud, let it all dry, then spend £20 at the local jet wash. Dont know if its any good for aphid poo, but did my wheels no end of good.
I launch my Rib from a port run by 'Imerys' the major clay producer in Cornwall, the port is great except there's clay everywhere which is very slippery underfoot, to combat this there's a road sprayer in use to wash the roadways down, thats fine except if you visit just after it looks like you've been off roading in semi skimmed milk! D3 TDV6SE
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| 9th Oct 2007 6:44 am |
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PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
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Disco Dog wrote:Kill the Aphids, it's not tree sap, it's aphid poo (true)
It's true....we had the same problem with the tress outside our house and in the end bought some strong insecticide on the advice of an old guy in the garden centre....
The day after dowsing the little ba$tards, there was no more 'sap' or sticky stuff all over the cars every night..... 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue
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| 9th Oct 2007 9:11 am |
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scolliss
Member Since: 05 Mar 2007
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Posts: 260
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Use butter!
Trust me it works on tree sap, dunno about poo though. Life is what you make it.
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| 17th Oct 2007 11:35 am |
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