What is this dried substance on my headlight

[ARK]

Can anyone tell me what this dried substance is on my headlight? I can’t get it off. It’s been there for a while.

Numerous trips to the carwash have done nothing, a ceramic cleaner has done nothing.

I tried scraping it with a fingernail and it sort of very slowly got the top portion a bit loose. Can I scrap it off with something without scratching my headlight?

It is a thin layer and a bit coarse. It doesn’t look like bird doo-doo, at least I hope not *goes back to wash his hand again*

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[highland58]

Tree sap?

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

Tree sap is my bet as well. Or possibly super glue. Try bug and tar remover (Like Turtle Wax or something). Hope it’s the sap snd not a glue.

 

[DevSecOps]

I need to see my way out of this thread before I get banned ....

I'll vote for tree sap as well since that's the only PG option I can think of.

 

[HuntingPudel]

Definitely sap. is easier to clean. As @Kamuelaflyer said Turtle Wax Bug and Tar remover.

 

[HuntingPudel]

I need to see my way out of this thread before I get banned ....

I'll vote for tree sap as well since that's the only PG option I can think of.

You’re a bad boy, Todd.

 

[ARK]

Thanks I will try the tree sap remover.

I tried to be conscious of the verbage I used to describe this, lol, I have failed

 

[joebruin77]

To get rid of tree sap, I came across a detailing trick. Take some alcohol-based hand sanitizer and spread a thick layer of it on the area. Let it dwell for a good 3-4 minutes, then try wiping the sap off using a microfiber towel. You may have to repeat to get rid of stubborn sap.
Good luck!

 

[generaltso]

Could be Twinkie filling.

 

[notaek]

 

[Logal727]

Were you parked behind a stud Mustang?

 

[ARK]

To get rid of tree sap, I came across a detailing trick. Take some alcohol-based hand sanitizer and spread a thick layer of it on the area. Let it dwell for a good 3-4 minutes, then try wiping the sap off using a microfiber towel. You may have to repeat to get rid of stubborn sap.
Good luck!

Great suggestion, thank you. Four alcohol wipes and, there is no other way to describe this, some vigorous rubbing did the trick 🫣

I had completely forgotten about this cleaning method, I did it once to get tree sap off my paint and it seemed to work easier off of the paint, but then again, that was removed after a day, this had been present on the headlight for a few weeks.

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