Ceramic coatings and tree sap - what you need to know

May 24, 2020

Tree sap blob on your car? PANIC! Just kidding, watch this short video instead.

Sap and resin from trees can cause all sorts of damage to your paint, especially if left to harden over time. But worse is the damage car owners inflict on their own car when trying to remove these gooey blobs of destruction! I show you how to safely remove tree sap from your paint, and better yet how my ceramic paint coating is the best protection against permanent damage from tree sap drippings in the first place.

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