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Date:         Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:11:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: another WD40 use
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <4d1b79350910261149s7f81108br5950bfb91fb2d5be@mail.gmail.com>
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ha,

you see? mention wd40 and all hell breaks loose.

WD40, IMHO, ranks above amorall in the generating abuse department :)

as for drying the vinyl dash by using wd40, i think an occasional swipe with a damp wd40 rag will not do much to leach out vinyl plasticizers. I bet having the dash sitting in the blazing sun does far more...

but then again its such a subject of debate, especially when none if us are experts in the field of plastics.

oh, and I also reset odometer when driving, so there :)

alistair

'86 syncro 7 passenger '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/

On 26-Oct-09, at 11:49 AM, Jim Felder wrote:

Soon you'll start resetting your odometer while you are driving.

Jim

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 1:33 PM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > I think the WD might dry the dash out. > I would clean it with some simple green and immediately apply Vinylex. > > Your hair should start falling out in a day or two and passers on > the street > will begin pointing and screaming soon after. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > Alistair Bell > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 1:53 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: another WD40 use > > I have to admit its with some trepidation i mention this tip, for it > seems every time WD40 is mentioned... well you know. > > I got some double sided tape residue on the top surface of my dash > (don't ask, moment of stupidity) and not having any goo gone or the > like at hand, I thought I would see if WD40 would soften and remove > said glue. > > Well it didn't really work, but a slightly dampened with WD40 rag > rubbed on the dash vinyl made the surface look pretty good, not as > shiny as armorall, but quite nice. I got enthused and wiped over the > steering wheel and rest of dash including binnacle. > > Nothing untoward happened, dash did not crack nor melt, my hands did > not slip on steering wheel my hair did not fall out, passers by on > the street did not point at me and scream. It just removed the dust > and dirty and the grunge. > > Oh and the smell is really not that strong, I kinda like it. > > can i add that your mileage may vary, and that I am not responsible > for any law suits arising from the use of WD40 in this way > > :) > > cheers, > > Alistair > > > '86 syncro 7 passenger > '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 > http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/ >


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