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Author Topic: Help removing pine sap from stands  (Read 530 times)

Offline Blaino

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Help removing pine sap from stands
« on: October 24, 2015, 04:42:00 PM »
I left 2 stands under a pine tree during the off season   :knothead:   Now, both stands are COVERED in sap!
Anyone know any tricks to get it off fast?
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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2015, 06:17:00 PM »
Alcohol will dissolve pine pitch. I make pitch varnish for sealing sinew wraps by dissolving hard, brittle pitch in alcohol.
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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2015, 06:46:00 PM »
WD40 works wonders for getting it out of raccoon fur. (last time I set a trap near a sapling pine)
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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2015, 07:06:00 PM »
Use carb cleaner, it dissolves it fast

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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2015, 07:15:00 PM »
Alcohol dissipates with little or no residual smell.
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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2015, 07:24:00 PM »
Butter, margarine, or even mayonnaise works great on pitch.... Barbecue briquet fluid is the mildest solvent you can use and not remove paint.

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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2015, 07:26:00 PM »
Turpentine
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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2015, 11:49:00 PM »
I used the hand sanitizer stuff to get it off my hands several times this year while elk hunting, I think mineral spirits or alcohol would be better choice for what your attempting but thought I'd share my find about the hand sanitizer!
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Offline Blaino

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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2015, 05:10:00 PM »
I'm going to start with a paint scraper and move to turpentine for the cleanup....
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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2015, 01:55:00 PM »
"Goof off" works great. It stinks a little though. It evaporates within an hour and the smell is gone.

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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2015, 03:25:00 PM »
Alcohol. Cheap, stink free, safe and very effective.

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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2015, 03:43:00 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by Pat B:
Alcohol dissipates with little or no residual smell.
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Offline Blaino

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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2015, 04:11:00 PM »
It's hard to imagine 1 tree could produce this much sap in a few months. I'm not exaggerating when I say it's like some pored sap out of a 5 gallon bucket down my stands...
Goof off didn't do anything.  I'll probably have to remover everything all the way down to the bare aluminum and paint the stands.  Thanks for the help.
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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2015, 04:23:00 PM »
Maybe boiling water will lift it off? Worth a shot before you strip it all down.

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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2015, 06:44:00 PM »
I use the seat of my pants    :rolleyes:
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Re: Help removing pine sap from stands
« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2015, 09:36:00 PM »
Always used gasoline myself.....

Use a scrub brush for the tough spots!
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