I went off roading and came back with tree sap all over my hood. The following day was 100 degrees and when I tried to get it off with bug and tar remover it did nothing. It is now dried and caked on. What do I do? Am I screwed?

did you try doing it in the shade like in a garage or something like that. i have had the same problem before with tree sap and i waited until night and then did it in a garage.

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PAINT THINNER works awesome just dont rub too hard and dont leave the rag on your paint be extremely careful works great but can cause major problems if your not careful i use it all day on brand new acura's

I would personally advice not to use paint thinner, I wouldn't want to mess up my paint with it.

Tree Sap Solution.

Chemicals such as "Bug & Tar" or mineral spirits will somewhat work for tree sap that has not dried yet. However, when it dries it hardens because it is a resin. Once it has dried the only way to get it off is with physical force.

I got the dried up tree sap off of my Xterra with a plastic snowboard wax scraper. Do not use a metal scraper on your vehicle, but use a metal scraper to clean the sap/wax from the plastic scraper. Then, polish and carnuba wax.

Dakine.

Try mineral spirits. It'll take oops paint off from say a light pole but won't damage your X paint. It will take your wax off though.

I have a stain from a bird dropping, I didnt remove it right away after a baking in the sun for a few days, i now have a stain. My fault for being lazy