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Removing sap from concrete (update)

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hewey posted on Wed, Apr 5, 2006 8:09 PM

Hey

One of my future tikis had a little accident and leaked sap onto the concrete out the back of my place. Whats the best way to remove the offending sap and appease the parental heathen gods?


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[ Edited by: hewey 2006-04-18 19:36 ]

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pdrake posted on Wed, Apr 5, 2006 8:18 PM

fire?

Depending on the wood. Gasoline, paint thinner. or any type of degreaser. I've used gas on Pine sap before and it helped. If there's any type of paint on the concrete your screwed.

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Loki posted on Thu, Apr 6, 2006 7:01 AM

Goo Gone

I've used mineral spirits to take sap off of a vinyl floor... citrus cleaners would work...

On a side note my arborist friend/wood source has mentioned many times that baby oil will help take sap out of clothing

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hewey posted on Tue, Apr 18, 2006 7:35 PM

The sap was on painted concrete, so I was hesitant to try any chemicals that might have affected it. I boiled the kettle and poured the water over the affected area - the sap all dissolved and washed away - didn't even require scrubbing :)

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so it was fire.

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