Pine Gum on Coat
Dear Aunt Daisy, I am writing this letter to you as a last resort. Last week in a pine plantation I managed to get a lot of pine gum on my blue serge overcoat. I have tried everything that I can think of to remove the marks, but without success. As a mere man I thought you may be kind enough to help me out. Mr. F. Oh yes, here are some remedies which enerally prove successful, but I wish you had said what you had tried. Eucalyptus generally removes pine gumor turpentine, or clear methylated spirits, Some people just soak it in cold water, and get it off. Others use carbon-tetra-chloride. I have heard of soaking the place in metal-polish-afterwards sponging off with warm soapy water containing a little ammonia. An _ old- | fashioned way was to rub the gum with | butter. If you use any greasy thing like | that you must get the grease off with | carbon-tetra-chloride. |
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 427, 29 August 1947, Page 23
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162Pine Gum on Coat New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 427, 29 August 1947, Page 23
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