SteveandBelinda
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Anyone know what may be safe to use on a BRP bike cover, to remove pine tree sap?
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Removing Pine Tree Sap
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HankD
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Try a product called "Goo Gone". It works on a heck of a lot of sticky residues, but I don't know if it is compatible with your cover, it could damage or remove color from it. It's available at a lot of places, Walmart, etc.
Just Google Goo Gone...
pegasus1300
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There are laundromats that have machines that will take a sleeping bag. They will be big enough for your cover and a mild laundry soap will take out the tree sap. Woolite, Arm and Hammer, something like that. If you have the time and the energy you can hand scrub it with those same soaps.
Larry rt
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Dab the alcohol over the sap until the sapcomes off. Add a little mild dish soap to another corner of the cloth dampened with water. Wipe the fabric to wash away any remaining residue. Rinse the white cloth, then wipe the previously sappy area once again.
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Bob Denman
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I've heard it said, that WD-40 will take it off of a bike.
But I'm not sure what it would do with a cover... :dontknow:
Put some of it on a rag, and perhaps try holding it against the sap (to soften it up...)
But I'm not sure what it would do with a cover... :dontknow:
Put some of it on a rag, and perhaps try holding it against the sap (to soften it up...)
SteveandBelinda
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Not from home. Got this a couple weeks ago when parked at hotel.
SpyderAnn01
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I sat in sap with my Gortex riding pants and didn't have any luck with goo gone. Eventually the sticky came off but I was left with a white spot on my black pants. I may try the alcohol remedy listed above.
Yes, if it's pine sap by all means start with the least powerful petroleum product first. Try it on something other than the lid of your fronk. If you're like most of us that live in the pines there well be many samples of pine pitch everywhere. Experiment on something else first. I use regular gas and it works well for me. Example, if I dribble gas on the side of my spyder while fueling up, I just wipe it off. No harm done. Good luck.
spyderfish
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Solvents are dicey
Steve and Belinda,
I do believe there is any solvent thatwill dissolve the sap without harming or at least marking the cover.
I have had some luck over the years with sticky stuff using a powder approach. Perhaps dry baking soda rubbed onto the sap spots, maybe it will attach to the sap and release it from the cover. Other possibilities could be talcum/baby powder, flour, confectioners sugar; any really fine, inert powder is worth trying, I do not think it will hurt the cover.
Just an idea, not proven.
Gerry
Steve and Belinda,
I do believe there is any solvent thatwill dissolve the sap without harming or at least marking the cover.
I have had some luck over the years with sticky stuff using a powder approach. Perhaps dry baking soda rubbed onto the sap spots, maybe it will attach to the sap and release it from the cover. Other possibilities could be talcum/baby powder, flour, confectioners sugar; any really fine, inert powder is worth trying, I do not think it will hurt the cover.
Just an idea, not proven.
Gerry
BLUEKNIGHT911
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maybe this
Try putting an Ice Cube on it and scraping it with something not too sharp .... this has worked on a few other things like Gum ..... PS this won't stain ..... Mike :thumbup:
Try putting an Ice Cube on it and scraping it with something not too sharp .... this has worked on a few other things like Gum ..... PS this won't stain ..... Mike :thumbup:
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White Lightening
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Removing Sap
First read this on a hot tub cover manufacturer's website. Use olive oil. I have tried it and it works almost instantly, at least on sap from Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar.
First read this on a hot tub cover manufacturer's website. Use olive oil. I have tried it and it works almost instantly, at least on sap from Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar.
Vader
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Fatcycledaddy
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Good old WD-40 works great for me. Then a mild detergent to take out the residue.
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