How to remove pine pitch from clothing?

Question

I sat in pine pitch in perma press pants and need to get it out of the material

Answer 1

laundry

Answer 2

I work at a lawn and garden nursery and we sell Christmas trees in the winter.  We have to sit on the trees in the truck to tag them before they come off the truck.  We get tons of sap on our clothes.  I looked it up and it said pine pitch (I've never heard it called that) is the same as sap.  So what I was told to do and what works VERY WELL is to get some WD40 and saturate the areas with the sap and then throw it in and wash like you would any other day.  You will be amazed at how well it works and your pants WON'T smell like WD40 when you take them out.  Good luck!

Answer 3

To remove wood pitch, use mineral spirits (paint thinner). It´s safe to use on most everything, but you should test it to make sure it won´t leave a mark. The easiest way is to put some paint thinner in a spray bottle and spray it on the pants. It should soften up the pitch and allow you to wash it out.(You might need to retreat the area until the pitch thins enough to remove.)

Before you put the clothes in your washing machine, wash out the thinner with plenty of soap and water. It´s greasy, but it will wash out. Once all the thinner is gone, you can wash it in your machine like you normally do...