I had that same goop, and in the same location, on the '85 Westy when I bought it. It was extremely tenacious, almost like melted raw rubber or something - I got most of it off but was never able to get it all. I kind of thought it might be old nail polish that had gotten pliable and sticky. I tried lots of different cleaning agents, even tried unsuccessfully to scrape it off - it would stretch a little bit, then snap back into place. Weird. Must've been part of the same alien invasion Mr. Squirrel experienced. Maggie |
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