Tree Sap on your clothes?

Confirmed that rubbing alcohol 70% does indeed remove white spruce tree sap from clothing. Brand new black shirt that I mistakenly wore while chopping wood last year. Washed and dried the shirt several times and the sap hardened up nicely. Soaked the spots today with the rubbing alcohol for about 5 minutes, washed and dried. Tree sap is gone finally.

 

"The wise man doesn't wear clothing they care about while working with spruce."

MountainMariner 2016

 

I have found Goo Gone and nail polish remover to work pretty good.

 

I end up with pine sap on clothes from Pinion pines. Only thing I've found to remove it is turpentine. But then it's difficult to get rid of the stink.

I'll try the isopropanol (rubbing alcohol). I have the 91% stuff on hand. Doesn't smell as bad and it's easier to get rid of because it's water soluble.

Thanks Mountain Marine.

 

When I worked in the auto body business we would use rubbing alcohol to remove tree sap droplets from newly painted cars that were parked near a few large pines in the detailing area. I had forgotten about that.

 

Mayonnaise works on some pitch .

 

I use Orange Rind Spray : Ill see if I can post a pix.

I use this on sapped dripped machines !!!!

 

Oh yeah.
I used to use Citrol at my old job in the mines for removing grease. Good solvent. Smells like fruit.
Also used to use it on the occasional paper wasp. Kills 'em dead.
Never tried it on pine sap. Good call.
Thanks

 

It's Orange oil from the rind . Organic & beats anything on taking off sap from trees , cleans my hands & chainsaws from cutting a sweating pine .
Sloth

 

Yes, it workd great, but I can't use it. The smell is too strong for the wife, and can cause breathing problems for her. I have to keep things as scent free as possible.
Hand cleaners with lanolin work well on skin, but i never tried it on cloth. (Work even better, if used before work)

 

chicken fat.... seriously chicken fat, cooked or uncooked has smaller molecules and gets under the wax (or other grease) and lifts it off, then the detergent washes it out.

 

I'd try that G , But Larry (main Rooster ) might get wicked ideas , more than just attacking me .

 

LOL @Crusin Sloth recycle that chicken fat no need to keep a noisy rooster around

 

Well then who's going to do the deed to have 54 birds this year hatched out (I think ,wife is chicken , Im duck) I have 84 in the e-bator & the lock down is on Thursday .. Attitude is the drake .
Sloth