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Date:         Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:37:14 -0500
Reply-To:     Chris Helvey <chris@TURNERGROUP.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Chris Helvey <chris@TURNERGROUP.COM>
Subject:      Re: Adhesive "Gunk" Removal - NO Xylene, MEK, or Toluene!
Comments: To: "vanagon@vanagon.com" <vanagon@vanagon.com>
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Maybe this is really silly, but try "Goo Gone" from the local K-Mart or such. All natural. It has worked miracles for me on a few occasions and is based in Lemon Oil.

> -----Original Message----- > From: Max/Joyce Wellhouse [SMTP:maxjoyce@ipa.net] > Sent: Monday, October 12, 1998 4:20 AM > To: Vanagon@vanagon.com > Subject: Re: Adhesive "Gunk" Removal - NO Xylene, MEK, or > Toluene! > > Marty and group: If the Westy top is Fiberglass, there should be no > problem. If the Westy top is a vaccuformed piece of plastic, there > could > be problems. Perhaps the ScotchBrite tool is the best method. I've > never > had trouble with the aforementioned solvents degredating fiberglass > composites and I was under the impressin from previous posts that the > Westy > top was indeed fiberglass. Do I need to be re-educated? > > Dimwitted moose and Flying Squirrel AR 90GL 123k > > ---------- > > From: Marty Wallace <martywallace@ROCKETMAIL.COM> > > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: Adhesive "Gunk" Removal - NO Xylene, MEK, or Toluene! > > Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 1:30 AM > > > > Just a suggestion, but NO WAY would I recommending using MEK, > toluene or > > xylene - MANY of the materials on a Westy are soluble in these > solvents. > > > > These solvents might be effective in removing the residual adhesive, > but > > then they might effective in dissolving the pop-top as well... :-) > > > > For what it's worth, > > > > Marty Wallace, grad. student & Chemistry Geek > > Department of Chemistry > > California State University, Chico > > 1984 Westfalia "Heisenberg" > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > >Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 12:39:24 -0500 > > >From: Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET> > > >Subject: Re: Sticker Removal~&~Need Mirror > > ---<snip>--- > > >Rather than use acetone which evaporates too quickly, a slightly > slower > > >evaporating solvent would work better like Methyl Ethyl Ketone, > Tolulene, > > >or Xylene. Be very careful and juducious about how much you glop > on the > > >vertical serface if you choose to use the chemicals. > > >Dimwiteed Moose and flying squirrel AR 90GL > > >---------- > > > From: Kristin Dewey <Goldenroad@AOL.COM> > > > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > > > Subject: Sticker Removal~&~Need Mirror > > > Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 6:30 PM > > > Hey folks... > > > 1. What should I use to remove the grungy deteriorating > "Westfalia" > > letters > > > from my westy top? > > > :o) Kristin > > > 84 Wolfsburg GL Westy~Wolfy > > > 90 Subaru Legacy LS SW AWD~Althea > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > DO YOU YAHOO!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com


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