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furrypink
Jun 20, 2006, 3:30 AM
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Anyone got a trick to get rid of it ?
Thanks
FP
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deltav
Jun 20, 2006, 4:41 AM
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Hack it up and buy new
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rhyang
Jun 20, 2006, 5:23 AM
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Rubbing alcohol
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salamanizer
Jun 20, 2006, 5:51 AM
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I use gasoline!
Just kidding, don't use gas or you will DIEEEEEEEE!.....SPLAT!!
Rubbing alcohol works well as fore mentioned, new gear works even better.
Rubbing a little dirt on it works well too.
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skinner
Jun 20, 2006, 6:08 AM
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Doesn't that suck?
Someone told me to freeze it, then you can just pick it off. I dunno tho, I always run it under really frikken hot water and scrub it a bit with a drop of mild dish soap. It seems to be the best way without using chemical-based cleaners, which is something I just won't do. For what sling costs, I'd just throw it out before using any strong cleaners on it.
I've had sap on ropes before too and use the same method. While I'm at it I usually wash the whole rope in a bathtub of hot water with a tiny bit of mild dish soap in the water. Where the sap is on the rope I use a soft bristled brush and put a few drops right on the sap and just brush and rinse until it's gone. One thing I found though.. is that you have to do it as soon as possible or you won't get it all out. It may look clean, but the first few times you use it you will notice a dark spot develop where the sap was.
And don't worry about using a bit of mild dish soap, I contacted the manufactures who assured me it would do no harm, and was better the using straight water as it helps to remove any oils (like from your hands) off of the rope.
I know this works because I always get sh*t for the black greasy ring it leaves on the tub :P
You probably just wanted a one sentence/simple answer huh? sorry :D
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heiko
Jun 20, 2006, 9:42 AM
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With the right soap, a rope can be washed in the washing machine, and you can do the same to your webbing. Carefully check instructions on how to wash a rope, put your webbing in a pillowcase so it won't tangle and off you go.
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pastprime
Jun 21, 2006, 10:20 PM
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Soap and water won't do much to the kinds of pine gum I've encountered, but if it does work on what you have, great. Alcohol sort of works, but not well; again, on the kinds I've been attacked by. I've always used Coleman fuel/white gas, then washed with Woolite or Ivory to get the gas smell out. Freak away, oh unenlightened ones. Nylon is not harmed by gasoline. It can mess with the dry treatment on your ropes, so be sparing there. There has been an abundance of testing on this, the results are readily available, so don't make yourself look silly by arguing about it. Just do a search.
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pastprime
Jun 21, 2006, 10:31 PM
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Oh, and the dirt idea from rhyang is useful, lest you thought otherwise.
If I get a particularly obnoxious gob of sticky goo on something while I'm out somewhere, I will often scrape or wipe off what I can with a stick or rock, then dust dry dirt or crushed up leaves on the remaining glop so it doesn't stick and transfer to everything else it touches until I can clean it off at home.
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handtraverse
Jun 21, 2006, 10:36 PM
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Go on the web and see what the manufacturer says.
Tom
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skinner
Jun 21, 2006, 10:49 PM
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In reply to: Soap and water won't do much to the kinds of pine gum I've encountered, but if it does work on what you have, great. |
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the_iceman
Jun 24, 2006, 11:00 AM
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Urin.
Just kidding, don't do that either.
IMO if you cant get it off w/ mild soap and water, trash it and buy new. The stuff is cheap.
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