Pinesol anyone?

[RANDY10]

I was told that Pinesol was good to clean a very dirty rope so i gave it a try today after my climbing line got some dog poop on it! It worked very well and took care of the lovely sent that stunk up the truck big time! Anybody else?

 

[Treezybreez]

I just finished a very sappy pine job where my flip line and climbing line were caked with pitch. I have heard that peanut butter can take pitch off leather gloves however I haven't tried it on rope yet. I guess I am in the same boat as Randy 10, looking for advice.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Jeff Jepson told me about PS years ago. He works in mostly pines and birches so he would get dirty ropes all of the time.

 

[Treezybreez]

Thanks Tom,

I guess I will have to try it then. I hope it won't damage the rope fibers.

Any Canadians out there? I bet you guys know the trick.

 

[MooseHead]

Please let us know how it works out and good luck

 

[rfwoodvt]

Pine sol and fabric softener are two staples in my rope cleaning kit. Although I have found that warm water and many of the "clear" or "free" liquid laundry products do just as well as the pinesol.

But, Pinesol does apparently have disinfecting qualities too especially important for dog crap encrusted ropes.

 

[GibsonTreeCare]

I leave mine as-is, too. However, I called Sampson rope last year to ask how to get pine pitch off climbing ropes. They put an engineeer on the line and he told me acetone. Non-reactive with all synthetic rope materials. Drop the rope in a 5 gal bucket and pour on the solvent until submerged. Hang to dry, but not in the sun.

As far as a steelcore flipline, acetone won't affect the metal.

this is a post from another site I read last year. I have used acetone since then with no ill effects at all

 

[SingleJack]

FWIW, just got this from Yale:

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We have heard that Pine Sol, an all natural cleaner, will remove the stickiness of the sap. Use a little bit and increase until you find the right proportion to use to remove. Its suggested to dilute with water and make sure you rinse the rope well when finished

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[Treezybreez]

Well, I didn't end up using Pinesol. I just used the other end of my rope until the sap turned to powder. Now it works fine and there is not trace of sap.