Linarestribe
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I've been searching the forums and library for ideas on removing the sap from pine blanks. Should I turn them the try something or is there another process?
Thanks for any help
Jorge
Thanks for any help
Jorge
sbwertz said:I wiped with DNA between grits to get rid of the sap.
Same goes for teh gasoline.One of the most efficient ways to remove the Pine resin from any surfaces is normal gasoline...!
If the piece you are trying to work with has lost of resin in it, is a good chance that that pine is not as dry as you thing.
Just remember that pine resin is extremely flammable so if you are trying to remove its resin, make sure is no open flames near you...!
I thought I read that someones CA finish may have clouded because of sap but I couldn't find the reference.
Jorge
RHossack said:I baked the snot out of mine for a few hours and the pitch in the knot turned hard and turned pretty well. It certainly gives a honey-colored look and in some places the tube showed through but that accented the blank.
I need to post pics of it ...
Pitch will ooooozzze until it hardens and it will take a while. Mineral spirits (paint thinner) is good to remove it -- and shellac will seal it and allow a top coat finish.
Pitchy pine is hard to work with but can be translucent with an oil soak finish.
Expect a lot of zaps ---