Pine sap??

[The Real BigGuy]

I have two big pines right on my driveway where I park. My cars got covered in pitch. I tried everything: pinesol, simple green, assorted other cleaners. Nothing worked. I even found my wife using the edge of a plastic utensil to scrape it off. (Stopped that guck.)

I got rear ended and asked the guy at the body shop what they use. He said they use rubbing alcohol. One cloth with alcohol, one soaked in water.

I started using it and it works great with the exception that there is always some carryover that looks like a haze around the spot you cleaned. I found that if you use a little cleaner wax on the hazed area it takes it right off.

The only real answer is a garage or a car cover. I bought a car cover but my wife wouldn’t put it on. “Too much work”. And using the alcohol & wax isn’t?


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[Biggd]

Originally Posted by The Real BigGuy

I have two big pines right on my driveway where I park. My cars got covered in pitch. I tried everything: pinesol, simple green, assorted other cleaners. Nothing worked. I even found my wife using the edge of a plastic utensil to scrape it off. (Stopped that guck.)

I got rear ended and asked the guy at the body shop what they use. He said they use rubbing alcohol. One cloth with alcohol, one soaked in water.

I started using it and it works great with the exception that there is always some carryover that looks like a haze around the spot you cleaned. I found that if you use a little cleaner wax on the hazed area it takes it right off.

The only real answer is a garage or a car cover. I bought a car cover but my wife wouldn’t put it on. “Too much work”. And using the alcohol & wax isn’t?


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I'd be cutting those trees down in a heart beat or at least trimming them back.

[ApS]

I took denatured alcohol, xylol, and rubbing alcohol out to the truck's windshield to test on three small patches of pine pitch. (Xylol is what we used to call "paint thinner").

Each worked well, but alcohol cleaned-up best the thin haze left behind. You'll need plenty of rag surface or paper towels. On the paint, I'm going to try out MMO, or Marvel Mystery Oil. (Because I have some handy).

Turpentine is still sold, and is derived from tree sap! Somebody try it out!

Originally Posted by Biggd

I'd be cutting those trees down in a heart beat or at least trimming them back.

White Pine trees are the first species to re-populate a forest after a wildfire. Their ample presence early-on, before logging and farming, had contributed to Lake Winnipesaukee's original clarity. We owe a lot of gratitude to White Pine trees. Their presence lakeside reduces silt, many structures include their lumber, and their twigs start my woodstove's fires.

If you visit a pristine lake nearby, you'll see a majority of White Pine trees. Reach down into the ground covering of pine needles and pull out a divot. You'll see at least an 6-inch depth before the needles deteriorate into a light gray color. Erosion is hard to find.

My steep dirt driveway won't erode when there's an unbroken covering of pine needles. I remove the cones, as they interfere with grip. In the neighborhood, I've even seen a dump truck's delivery of pine needles!