pine pitch

[griff154]

What's the best way or product to remove pine pitch(aka. sap) from your bar and so forth.

 

[joesmith]

What's the best way or product to remove pine pitch(aka. sap) from your bar and so forth.

I like to use mix gas and a steel wire brush and rag....mixed gas rag on the bar and soak the chain in mix gas then the wire brush. Watch the paint lettering on the bar though!

 

[Fish]

gasoline would be the quickest.

 

[w8ye]

I've seen it built up in big clumps here and there on a chainsaw. It is usually more on the front of the saw and handles than the bar?

 

[griff154]

Duh.should of the gasoline well it works.thanks some times I get the ol' brain fart!

 

[kev1n]

I've heard mayonaise works great, but I never tried it myself.

 

[o8f150]

i have found if is real bad, through the bar and chain away and buy some new ones:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:

 

[SteveH]

I use turpentine. Comes from sap anyway. Let it sit on there a few minutes. Stubborn deposits I hit gently with a putty knife or a plastic kitchen scrubber pad. Wipe down with a soft cloth afterwards. Never had a problem gettin' the stuff off this way. Plus, no danger from gasoline fumes.

 

[WhiteHavenFarm]

WD-40 will clean sap off anything. Including your skin. Shines the saw up nice too and helps in getting future sap drippings off. I never go into the woods without it.

 

[joesmith]

WD-40 will clean sap off anything. Including your skin. Shines the saw up nice too and helps in getting future sap drippings off. I never go into the woods without it.

Sure does shine em up nice

 

[hamish]

Pinesol. works good, smells nice, non-flamable, easy on the skin, use it on the mill site to get rid of pitch build up on the blade, and works just as good on my saws.

 

[old-cat]

WD-40 will clean sap off anything. Including your skin. Shines the saw up nice too and helps in getting future sap drippings off. I never go into the woods without it.

I read somewhere that WD_40 is basically kerosene. Rubbing alcohol works for fir pitch.

 

[B Harrison]

I read somewhere that WD_40 is basically kerosene. Rubbing alcohol works for fir pitch.

Not at all.

 

[stihlrookie]

First, remove any large clumps of pitch by scraping with a hard plastic scraper, old credit card does well. I then use Dawn dish soap and a nylon scrubber, this will not harm the paint or lettering on quality bars like a solvent can. Rinse with water, and blow dry with a compressor. Re-install bar and run the saw to oil the bar, ward off possible rust. You can also use butter to break down pitch or sap but then you need to wash or wipe it off, I just skip it and wash usually.

 

[z71mike]

Ether starter fluid and a Scotch-Brite

 

[goboyle]

Just use some mineral spirits. It will take it right off and will not harm any plastic.

 

[Abflyboy]

WD-40 will clean sap off anything. Including your skin. Shines the saw up nice too and helps in getting future sap drippings off. I never go into the woods without it.

+1 WD-40 works fantastic on sap!