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Date:         Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:24:00 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Removing oil from upholstery
Comments: To: Ellen <elleninoregon@hotmail.com>
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Remember this is a diesel... lots of staining black carbon suspended in it. Have you tried using lacquer thinner and a rag? Nasty stuff but a great solvent for petroleum products. Jim

On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 8:15 PM, Ellen <elleninoregon@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Jim, > > Years ago, when I was an aircraft mechanic, my uniform used to get lots of > oil, grease, hydraulic fluid, etc. on it. I used good old spray & wash on > the stains, then laundered in hot water with good old tide. The stains > always came out. > > Hope this helps, > > Ellen & Lola, '85 Vanagon ASIClimb the mountains and get their good > tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The > winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, > while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of autumn.--John Muir> > Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:28:49 -0700> From: jrasite@EONI.COM> Subject: > Removing oil from upholstery> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Believe it > or not, there is vanagon content here.> > When i put the Orphan ('82 diesel > Westy) on its roof last month most> all the crankcase oil drained into the > body. An hour later when it> was put to rights, all that black sooted oil > came draining back. I> have oil stains EVERYWHERE. Worst places are on my > new canvas> (acrylic) and on the OEM curtains. I removed the worst one and> > laundered it with double doses of detergent and Oxy-clean. Still has> a > bunch of oil in it.> > If there was still a dry cleaner in this part of the > world I'd let> them deal with it. But since there's not....> > I am open to > suggestion.> > Jim > _________________________________________________________________ > With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. > > http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mobile_072008


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