Re: Warning: could not send message for past 4 hours

[Jim Buck <vwpride@mixi.net>]

Jason Brunberg wrote:
> 
> Well, for some reason I couldn't send this direct to Leo, so I'll send
> it out to the group instead...
> 
> > What's up Leo?  I have asked the group for their opinions on a cleaner
> > known as Oil Eater.  I never actually got a reply from anyone, so I
> > suppose nobody's heard of it.  My old man picked up a jug of this stuff
> > at some garage sale last time he was in Arizona.
> >         Anyways, I am currently running my white 16V without a cat, so the
> > shite it spews out it's butt is pretty dirty.  I had quite a buildup of
> > exhaust on the rear bumper that I didn't think I would be getting off
> > very easily.  Well, I put this stuff directly onto a cloth and with two
> > wipes, I had a gleaming white bumper looking me in the eye.  I also
> > removed the side trim from my car a couple months ago and had to clean
> > the remaining double-sided tape from the paint.  This stuff got rid of
> > it pronto.  Unfortunately, I now have a strip of really bright white
> > where I used the Eater along the sides of the car.  I also have a number
> > of clean streaks where the excess cleaner dripped down.
> >
> >         I don't know 100% that this stuff is bad for your paint, but I honestly
> > don't think that it is.  There have been no adverse reactions from my
> > use of it.  What I make sure to do is saturate a towel, wipe an area
> > down, then spray it off a couple seconds afterwards.  Works for me.  I
> > haven't had a chance to yet, but when I get my hands on this stuff next
> > time, I'm going to do the whole car followed up with a second cleaning
> > of proper car soap and then Imma wax that baby down....I'm getting
> > excited just thinking about it. :)
> >
> >         Well, I hope that helps.
> >
> > jason
> > 87 16V
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The best stuff I have found for removing trim from the sides of cars is
3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner.  A guy at the tire place used that
crap to remove a press-on wheel weight from one of my rims...I couldn't
believe it!  You couldn't tell it was there.

Jim
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