Ficus goo in rope

[overpaidmuniguy]

No hope for the clothes, but any tips to get latex-gunked ropes back to normal?

 

[Oroboros]

Isn't latex water soluble ? Or is that just my house paint ? What VOCs do paint manufacturers use ? Would they be safe for ropes ? Just questions but no answers here. Good luck.

 

[Treeswinger]

Sounds gross but try mayonaise! Works well on pine sap.

 

[overpaidmuniguy]

Thanks,I'll give that a try, nothing to lose but some mayo.
That was a frustrating job, saws would not cut well, hitch bound up on globs on the line, etc. Cuts on branches spilled out like a slit bottle of elmers glue.

 

[treesandsurf]

veggie oil

jp

 

[Maui Palm & Tree Care]

i just wash my ropes in a delicates bag and some laundry. regular detergents gets most of the goop off.

 

[islandarb]

I have to say I just let it dry in and it slowly dissapears. We have breadfruit trees here which are worse than ficus. I will take ficus over the breadfruit any day. Have not found anything that works. I used to wash ropes often but couldn't be bothered anymore. I just use a clean prussic on the sappy rope, and the sappy prussic on a clean rope. This cleans things up quickly. Though I have to say I work these trees from bottom up ( if possible ) to minimize the dripping milk.

 

[simplyarbor]

Agreed. Breadfruit sap is so gnar, it's the worst latex goo.