Pine Tar Removal

[Bob_Young]

Spent 3 days using my L4300 hauling white pine boughs to a burn pile. Ice stripped them off the trees last winter. Now the controls, fender tops, and about anywhere else I touched is smeared with pine tar.

Does anyone have a trick or procedure for cleaning off the stuff? Seems like I saw one posted here before.

Thanks.
Bob

 

[Willl]

WD-40

 

[zeuspaul]

I would give turpentine a try. It's made from pine.

Zeuspaul

 

[SFish]

Bob:

If it were me, I would think of the pitch as protective coating.

Steve

 

[LBrown59]

WD-40

Engine degreaser works great for anything gummy or sticky.
Excellent for removing sales tags and labels.
Makes what once was a frustrating chore a snap.
I get better results with it than I do with WD - 40.

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[Bob_Young]

Thanks, guys. There's WD40 and maybe some degreaser around here. I'll try those first.

SFish: Can't leave it on. Picked the branches and limbs out of an area that was loaded with poison ivy. Made it through first contact OK by showering each night with laundry soap. Got into trouble a week or so later when I tried to re-use the tar coated work gloves.
Bob

 

[jjmarotz]

Don't laugh but try baby oil, it works to take pitch off your skin, might work on other surfaces too.

 

[ragkar]

try goo-gone. It's sold in the paint section of walmart.
home depot and Lowes also sell it.

 

[ragkar]

Also try raiding the medicine cabinet and the garage for rubbing alcohol, lighter fluid, acetone, paint remover, gasoline etc.

 

[LBrown59]

try goo-gone. It's sold in the paint section of walmart.
home depot and Lowes also sell it.

I tried goo-gone but I went back to engine degreaser because it works as good or better than goo - gone and you get a lot more ounces of degreeser for less money than goo-gone.