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  1. 16th May 2009, 09:06 PM #1
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    hi

    i picked up some dressed timber today and it has some sap leakage which has run onto some other timber stack against it.

    how do i get it off? turps?? hand plane??

    any help would be appreciated.

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    What sort of Sap - Pine resin?

    I'd go with a hand scraper, lots of control, easily wiped clean (a plane will clog). Then possibly a wipe down with turps or spirit.
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  4. 17th May 2009, 09:05 PM #3
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    thanks for your reply.

    and yes its pine resin. douglas fir. i'll scrap and then give it a rub with some turps.

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  5. 17th May 2009, 09:48 PM #4
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    Hit it with a heat gun first, especially with pockets of resin it'll soften enough to drip out. Then clean it with turps/wax remover.
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    Cheers Harry.
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