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#190766 - 05/30/15 04:38 PM cleaning pine pitch off of hammock straps
the-gr8t-waldo Offline
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Registered: 01/16/11
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when hiking and was forced to hang my hammock off of trees. the only trees we have are soft woods, and they made a somewhat mess of my tree straps. so I'm back home now, and would love to clean 'em up, rather than toss and make a new set. does anyone have a slick trick to clean? I'd settle on fast hardening as a second...I just hate handling that sticky goo!


Edited by the-gr8t-waldo (05/30/15 04:40 PM)

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#190775 - 05/31/15 12:11 PM Re: cleaning pine pitch off of hammock straps [Re: the-gr8t-waldo]
the-gr8t-waldo Offline
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ok, so I got a reply from the hammock forum for this....turns out denatured alcohol dissolves the stuff and does not effect the poly straps. good to know, information


Edited by the-gr8t-waldo (05/31/15 12:11 PM)

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#190776 - 05/31/15 12:16 PM Re: cleaning pine pitch off of hammock straps [Re: the-gr8t-waldo]
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Spray on wd-40, let sit for a minute. Wipe off with a rag with a little vinegar on it. It's what I use on ropes that get pitched dropping trees.
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#190782 - 05/31/15 03:38 PM Re: cleaning pine pitch off of hammock straps [Re: bluefish]
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For clothing, saturating with cooking oil, letting it stand and then using strong detergent seems to do the job (it's a very old remedy; I heard about it in the 1950s), but I'm not sure about those straps.
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#190785 - 05/31/15 04:05 PM Re: cleaning pine pitch off of hammock straps [Re: the-gr8t-waldo]
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I put my straps in a little plastic baggie. I just let them get gooey. It doesn't bother me.
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#190841 - 06/02/15 07:14 PM Re: cleaning pine pitch off of hammock straps [Re: finallyME]
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That's what I do, FM.
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