I would start with some 50-50 mix of IPA (not beer, isopropyl alcohol) and water and if that doesn’t phase it, 3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner, 08984. You can often find it at WalMart or at a good NAPA for sure.
You’ll have to re-wax the area you clean, but that’s a small price to pay to get the stuff off the finish. Dan > On Apr 17, 2018, at 6:20 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > Listers, > While a project was ongoing in the shop, I parked the '83 240D out in the > open away from the trees. During the night a 30+ mile-per-hour wind came > through and blew bits of sap or whatever its called all over the car which > left reddish stains on the light tan finish. I washed the car but the stains > remained. These small bits of soft material probably came from oak trees > since that is the commonest kind here; although it could have come from other > kinds since it was a very strong wind. > The last waxing with 3M Show Car Wax (Thanks Dan!) is still intact. > > The internet provides every possible solution imaginable; for example: > > http://forums.redflagdeals.com/removing-stains-made-leaves-sap-etc-657448/ > > https://www.google.com/search?q=oak+stains+car+finish&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1-ab > > What to do? > > Thanks, > Gerry > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > http://www.avg.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
