How can you get tree sap out of your clothes?

[panader0]

I was gifted with two pickups loads (I loaded, my pick up) of green pine and juniper today.
It was very sappy and very heavy, My jeans and tee shirt are covered with sticky sap.
Would it come out in the washer? Should I set them aside as my tree sap clothes?

As a side note, I was quite impressed with the tree cutter. He wore a harness and had climbing
spikes strapped to his legs. He threw a pulley and rope over high branches of this tall tree,
and hoisted himself up, lowering large limbs with the rope. He was very good. I did this kind
of stuff when I was young, and he was better than I ever was. I took my two chain saws and
cut the branches up before loading my 3/4 ton old GMC til the springs flattened, twice. The big
rounds were two feet across.

[royable]

1. Could you ask the tree cutter how he gets sap out of his clothes?

He must have lots of experience with it.

[panader0]

5. Yes.

Como quito la savia de los arboles de mi ropa?

[Delmette2.0]

2. Go to the University of Google.

AKA: Google it. Then lets us know.

[panader0]

7. DU is my Google of choice.

[Delmette2.0]

9. Try Goo Gone

[Mister Ed]

11. +1. It'll probably work.

Test it on an inconspicuous part of the fabric first.

[dutch777]

3. Try turpentine. Failing that, scissors work. Good luck!

[drray23]

4. I rub it with vegetable oil.

Sap is dissolved by vegetable oil.

[Cracklin Charlie]

10. Like dissolves like.

Something oily will be dissolved by something oily.

[Patterson]

13. This is what I would try.

[mopinko]

6. sounds like a job for a steamer.

or maybe boil them if you have a big enough pot.
some dawn, mebbe.

[FirstLight]

8. ...anything Oil based will help....

then maybe wash on super hot and double rinse to get the oil stain out

(Living in Tahoe, my kids would get pitch all over them lol)

[Arkansas Granny]

12. Google says rubbing alcohol will dissolve tree sap, then launder as usual.

[eppur_se_muova]

14. Good suggestions here, but be sure to hand wash or soak if you use anything flammable ...

before putting them in a washing machine or dryer.

[Donkees]

15. Try rubbing alcohol to dissolve the sap.

[MLAA]

17. Try drinking alcohol until you no longer care about the clothes 😬

[panader0]

18. I'm working on that right now. That was thirsty work today.

The tee shirt will become some rags for my chainsaw, and the pants?
Well now they have character. I think some good dirt will offset the stickyness.
All of these suggestions have been greatly appreciated, but the amount of work involved
is not worth it. (burp)

[MLAA]

19. 🙂

[MLAA]

16. I don't know why, when I read your title all I could think of was

Have you asked the sap nicely to get out of your clothes and secondly why is a sap wearing your clothes 😬

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

25. Yeah, but it's not just one sap, or even two. It's TREE sap, dangit.

Maybe if you stop pining about it, and bark orders at the tree, they'll move along.

[Hotler]

20. Freeze it and see if will break out. nt

[CentralMass]

21. Lestoil might work.

https://www.stain-removal-101.com/sap-stain-removal.html

[lastlib]

22. Denatured alcohol will remove it.

(Vodka might remove it--if it doesn't, drink it, and you'll be happy you have tree sap on your clothes! )

[Rhiannon12866]

23. When we were kids, my mother got the sap off of our hands with rubbing alcohol

Most of the trees around were pine trees. I imagine it would also work for clothes, rubbing alcohol dissolved it and it's safe.

[Maxheader]

24. what do you use..

them for, if i might ask?...

[Generic Brad]

26. Scissors are most effective