Now you have to try all those solutions and report back on which on
works!;>')
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From: "Chris Davis" <cdavis@webworldinc.com>
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Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 10:37 AM
Subject: [MVlist] WC53 Carryall Restoration Entry #34
> Working front to back on the driver's side. I had to do some angle
grinder
> maintenance, so I'm only up to the door.
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> Thanks for all the responses on the tar problem. Here's a list of options
> I've been given so far:
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> Acetone
> Naptha
> MEK - cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil to stop evaporation
> WD-40
> Kerosene
> Turpentine
> Mineral Spirits
> Lacquer Thinner
> Diesel Fuel
> Gasoline
> Number 2 home heating fuel
> Stoddard Solvent
> Goo-Gone
> Olive Oil
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> Tar remover
> Gasket remover
> Undercoating remover
> Dry cleaning solvent
> Elbow grease (in combination with one of the above)
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> Wife's hair dryer
> Low heat torch and a 1 inch putty knife
> Propane torch
> Blow torch
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> Wire wheel (as it won't clog like an abrasive wheel)
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> Freeze it with dry ice (or liquid nitrogen) and chip it off with a (no pun
> intended) cold chisel.
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> And, finally: "Take a look to the attachment. - Setup.pif"
> Which, despite my curiosity, looks too much like a virus to actually risk
> opening.
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> Most of the options listed above involve flammable liquids. I'm working
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> a slightly bigger than Carryall size plastic tent, using an electric tool
> with sparking brushes, so explosive fumes might not be a good thing. I
> think I'll wait until I've stripped the rest before I go after the tar.
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> Thanks everyone!
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> Chris Davis
> MVPA# 20000
> Lake Forest, CA
> '42 WC53 Carryall
> '66 M274A2 Mule
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