One white streak 2'' by 3/4'' long. It won't come out, no matter how many times I've washed it and used the Blue Magic convertible top cleaner on it.

Any ideas?

-Matt.

 

very very difficult on our tops, cause anything that would remove the sap can damage the vinyl- acetone, wd-40, peanut butter, etc.

hot water is one possibility-
dont do anything yet, and i will see if we can get an expert opinion on this

 

Is this sap or a discoloration on the top?

 

i have like 5 of those on my tops. i still cant get them off.

 

Here is some info that might help

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here's something else that might work

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It is defiantly tree sap. Unfortunately I park under a large tree most of the time, and this time I got hit for it. It showed up over night with two other spots, both of which came out with my over the counter top cleaner.

Not sure if I should go elsewhere and try a better cleaner or what, I've scrubbed and scrubbed and washed and washed, to no avail.

 

you have to be very careful... some of the products in that link are for cloth only tops, but they dont say that. certain products will melt vinyl, but are safe on cloth.

most products that do a good job on sap can melt vinyl- thats why i asked autogeek to chime in.

 

Thank you for asking him to help out.

I will have my friend shoot a few pictures of it tomorrow night.

 

I had about a one inch streak of sap on my top last week. I just took 70% rubbing alcohol and about six Q-tips and got it off with that.

Basically, dip the Q-tip into the alcohol (liberally) and then dab it on the sap. Let it sit for maybe ten or fifteen seconds, then take that same Q-tip and ROLL it along the sap line. It will slowly but surely pull the sap off the top. Repeat with the other end of the Q-tip (dip, apply, then roll) and then with another Q-tip until the sap is off. It took me about six Q-tips to remove the small section I had.

If you have lots of sap, it will take a while but it does it without damage. I did this just prior to washing the car, so I was able to go over the top afterwards and clean up or flush out any remaining alcohol. The top looks clean and it hasn't faded in that area.

I tried all kinds of things prior to using alcohol, but it definitely pulled it off cleanly. Again, don't "scrub" the sap, just let the natural stickiness of it attach to the Q-tip while you're rolling it along the streak. The alcohol seems to break the bond with the top but since the Q-tip is cottony and fairly "clingy", it still pulls the sap off.

I would also suggest trying to pick off any heavy sap before doing this.