How can I get Pine tree pitch off shoes?

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I've been cutting up some pine trees the past couple of days and they are oozing pitch by the bucketfull!

A whole bunch got on the bottom of my shoes (not corks). My shoes are now 1/4" higher due to this gunk stuck to the bottom! A friend told me he uses gasoline...
 
Elbow grease works best !

Any approach using solvents (be it gasoline, alcohol, or even peanut butter) will not be very good for the boots, and will make one heck of a mess. It will probably be more work to dissolve/loosen than it is worth.

The gunk is probably deeply ground into dust and wood chips. Use a putty knife to scrape the excess, then walk some more dust into it to keep it from being too sticky. If it is too stiff to scrape: get a smaller putty knife and use a heat gun (a hair dryer might work) to soften it up.
You could probably use some solvent action to get the last stickiness off, but what would be the point ? You're just going to go out and get your boots dirty again, aren't you ?
 
...You could probably use some solvent action to get the last stickiness off, but what would be the point ? You're just going to go out and get your boots dirty again, aren't you ?

No, 'cause today I'm cutting Cedar! :D
 
I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't of used it at my buddy's house, but get a skin care product called Skin So Soft. Takes pine sap off anything like acetone on ink. Just don't let your buddies see you with a bottle of it in your truck.:buttkick:
 
I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't of used it at my buddy's house, but get a skin care product called Skin So Soft. Takes pine sap off anything like acetone on ink. Just don't let your buddies see you with a bottle of it in your truck.:buttkick:

Skin So Soft is sold by Avon...i know this b/c me and my buddy/archery shop owner who shoot outdoor 3-D archery have used it along w/ bug spray to keep them at bay. Doesnt smell the most "manly" but it works for keeping the bugs down...gotta do what ya gotta do:dizzy:
 
I finally used gasoline on my shoes and this "melted" the goo so I could then scrape a lot of it off on the edge of a piece of wood. Then I had the strong (very strong) smell of gas and pine on my shoes!

For my arms I always use peanut butter (not chunky).
 
I finally used gasoline on my shoes and this "melted" the goo so I could then scrape a lot of it off on the edge of a piece of wood. Then I had the strong (very strong) smell of gas and pine on my shoes!

For my arms I always use peanut butter (not chunky).

pitch is a wood product so use paint thinner or turpintine
 
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