cleaning pine pitch

[anchorhd]

i have been using my mx34 on some northeastern pine that I have a lot of on the property. i am having a problem with the pine pitch sticking to the mill and my clothes.
Anyone have solutions for the sappy substance?
Thanks
Reg

[thecfarm]

northern pine? you're in upstate NY.I use to cut eastern white pine for logs. meaning I was logging white pine. I use to come home and wash my clothes with Tide,the powder,in cold water. worked for me. I would wash my clothes as soon as I got home.

[5quarter]

Reg...I'm from your neck of the woods. wherebouts are you at in WNY?

[Chuck White]

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, Reg.

[JSNH]

Gojo hand cleaner. Do not get your clothes or you wet first. Rub it onto the area with the pitch, hands, clothes even hair then wash. Works better than gas.

[Magicman]

Mineral Spirits/Paint Thinner should take care of it.

[Barney II]

Lacquer thinner will take off sap off without a doubt---don't put it in the wash tho ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D  I use it to clean sap off everything.  I use it to clean my car after sitting under the many white pines in my yard---does not affect the finish.  Lacquer is the only thing that I have found that will clean it up right now.

[Barney II]

That is lacquer thinner---not just lacquer as in the last sentence above---sorry : : : :

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

That is lacquer thinner---not just lacquer as in the last sentence above---sorry : : : :

Barney,

You can edit your previous posts. Just click on the Edit link in the upper right hand corner of the specific comment block.

Herb

[thecfarm]

Yes on the Go Jo too. I keep some out back by the outdoor faucet. That takes off one layer before I come into the house. I leave it there in 90°weather and 40° weather. Does not get all yucky like some hand cleaner.

[JSNH]

I really like the gojo. Is not flamable, it does not smell bad, and it comes out of your hair. I run a manual circular mill and I am showered with sawdust and pine pitch. My arm hairs are matted with the pitch by the end of the day. I find at the end of the day the gojo pulls all the pitch out.

[cutterboy]

Several years while I was sawing white pine an old gent stopped to watch. He told me to wash my clothes in hot water just as soon as I got home. He said "don't let them sit over night or the pitch will set and you'll never get it out". I've done what he said and I never have a problem with my clothes. However, hands and arms are a different story. Maybe I should try some of that gojo stuff.

[ohsoloco]

Wouldn't want to use it on my clothes, but cooking oil or mineral oil will dissolve it from your skin.  I didn't believe it so I tried some mineral oil on my hands.  Takes a little rubbing, but will get it off.

[Al_Smith]

The hand cleaner trick using Go-Jo or a like product I first found 20 plus years ago from "hints from Heloise".Actually hand cleaner works good for a lot of things.

[anchorhd]

 will the thinner bother the powder coating?

[Barney II]

Good question on the powder coating, don't have anything new enough to have been powder coated.  Have to try that go jo stuff sounds pretty good.

[anchorhd]

I have it in the garage and basement.
Works good or us on poison ivy.

[woodweasel]

what kind of solution are you using on your blade to keep it from building up?

[orion388]

I've been using water/pine-sol and a splash of Dawn soap... Seems to work great for me ..

[lowpolyjoe]

Great thread.  I get covered in sap from time to time and wondered about a good method to cleanup

Thanks guys.

[Cguignard]

I was sawing lots of pine this spring, one thing that I found hat works was to apply silicone spray to my work gloves and mill handles, no pitch build up.