Resin (?) on car roof

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Mon 26 Oct 2009 08:19
Resin (?) on car roof - bintang
I washed my Hyundai i30 yesterday, a rare occurence but a water rinse/shampoo/final rinse got all the dirt off, except on the roof and part of the bonnet. The dirt looks the same as the rest but seems to be stuck on the surface. The car is nearly always parked under a tree and I wonder if this is casued by resin from falling leaves. Any suggestions for removal gratefully received. I thought of using white spirit or paraffin but wondered about damage to the paintwork.
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Mon 26 Oct 2009 09:22
Resin (?) on car roof - safedriver
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That seems likely. I usually will put up with a short walk to avoid parking under trees for this reason. I have always used hot water with whatever car shampoo is around, but I am sure there wil be some experts posting in reply.

Good Luck

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 26/10/2009 at 10:19

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Mon 26 Oct 2009 10:19
Resin (?) on car roof - L'escargot
Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover claims to remove resinous tree sap. tinyurl.com/yz6hypx
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Mon 26 Oct 2009 10:47
Resin (?) on car roof - dieselfitter
I hate parking under trees - bird poo, insect poo, tree sap etc etc. If it's baked on and washing with warm water won't shift it, I think it's time to get out the polish. Autoglym Super Resin Polish is mildly abrasive, petroleum based and easy to use. It will shift most things, and protect against future damage from tree fall-out too. (I don't have shares...)
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Mon 26 Oct 2009 10:53
Resin (?) on car roof - Andrew-T
This thread comes up every autumn - try a forum search.

I think (apart from not parking under trees) that the important thing is not to let the stuff harden too long. Fresh tree-stuff comes off pretty easily with water.
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Tue 27 Oct 2009 12:11
Resin (?) on car roof - AR-CoolC
Get some detailers clay, fantastic stuff.

Halfords do a kit made by Meguires (sp?)

You'll not look back once trying it out.
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Tue 27 Oct 2009 12:18
Resin (?) on car roof - mike hannon
We have some Douglas fir trees and this year, for the first time in my memory, they've dropped some sort of resin on the Prelude, when parked under them at odd times during the summer.
It's the most difficult stuff I've ever come across and I had to resort to white spirit and a re-polish.
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