what's worse for my paint? parking under a tree or under the sun?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

my designated parking spot is under a tree that gives me shade but also leaves some sort of residue (sorry don't know what it is and what tree).
best way to describe it is when, when my gf got into my car, she said it's raining, why am i not using my wipers?
and it wasn't raining. just clear, tiny drops that looks like rain drops.

it's either this, or the sun beating on my car.

 

[ja1484]

Sun fade takes aeons, especially if you regularly use a quality wax/sealant after washing.

Parking under a tree invites bird shit, which will etch you up quick.

Stay in the sun.

 

[LaBella]

brake fluid

 

[The Boston Dangler]

agreed, i park in the sun. i still get plenty of bird shit, but it's better than bird shit x4, sap, and everything else that falls from trees.

 

[Dman877]

What are you going to do? Chop the tree?

 

[angry hampster]

It's not pine sap is it?

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: angry hampster
It's not pine sap is it?

not a pine tree so i doubt it. it's clear. you tell me.

i think it's an oak tree. i'm in the northeast.

 

[sdifox]

Could be maple.

 

[Throwmeabone]

I hate those clear sticky drops. They're so hard to get off. That's why I park in the sun.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Sap pisses me off. Bird shit pisses me off. Choose the sun.

 

[MotF Bane]

TN != northeast.

Park in the sun. Trees make a mess of a car.

 

[KIAman]

Car cover if you truly this picky.

 

[FeuerFrei]

I park under an oak at home and get those clear sap sprinkles as well. Doesn't do it all year round though.
It just washes right off with water, no big deal. Won't harm the paint, but then, neither will sunlight.

I'd rather get bird droppings in the shade where they don't bake on as badly as they do in direct sun.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: Dman877
What are you going to do? Chop the tree?

not park in my spot.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: MotF Bane
TN != northeast.

Park in the sun. Trees make a mess of a car.

i was messing around in my profile.
not my real city/state.

 

[user50285925]

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[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: angry hampster
It's not pine sap is it?

not a pine tree so i doubt it. it's clear. you tell me.

i think it's an oak tree. i'm in the northeast.

My guess is Oak sap. call it a long shot.

 

[ViviTheMage]

I have the same situation, I prefer to park in the sun....I hate that white/clear crap. It's sticky, probably sap of some sort.