A friend sent this to me today. Considering our recent thread about the
various uses of coke to loosen bolts, etc. I thought this may be of interest
and help restoring our MV's. I can NOT verify these statements, but the MAY
be true.
Tom Campbell - Birmingham, Alabama
Just when you thought you knew everything (no, it's not an anti cola add
;-)...
1.In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck
to remove
blood from the highway after a car accident.
2.You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two
days.
3.To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl....... Let
the "real thing"
sit for one hour, then flush clean.
4.The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
5.To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a
crumpled-up
piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
6.To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over
the
terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
7.To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted
bolt for
several minutes.
8.To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan;rap the
ham in
aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove
the foil,
allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
9.To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy
clothes, add
detergent, And run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen
grease stains.
It will also clean road haze fromyour windshield.
FYI: 1.The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It's pH is 2.8. It
will dissolve a
nail in about 4 days.
2.To carry Coca Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the
Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly Corrosive materials.
3.The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their
trucks for about
20 years! Drink up! No joke. Think what coke and other soft drinks do to your
teeth on a
daily basis. A tooth will dissolve in a cup of coke in 24-48 hours.
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