Finally getting to the exterior clean up stage of my car, following 5-speed conversion, carb work, radiator recore, exhaust and oil leaks, ball joints, suspension bushings etc etc.
The paint is pretty good but have some stubburn dots I can't seem to get rid of. Seems to be only on the horizontal flat surfaces (i.e. hood) I can't feel them by touching but I'm guessing its from long ago tree sap droppings but can't be sure. There are 50 or so on the hood and about 3/16" in diameter. Basically a stain rather than destroyed rough paint. I've tried Mcquires Cleaner/wax and a new to me Mcquires Body scrub. Neither had much effect despite elbow grease. The remaining paint comes up nice, but the spots remain nearly unchanged. Any suggestions?
Peter S

I used Mothers California Gold Clay Bar to remove tree sap, paint overspray(neighbours fence!), and all sorts of other crap off my paint. It worked amazing. Also straightforward, and easy to use. Hope this helps, Al (I have no affiliation with product, just happy customer)