That's disgusting.  Nothing like that in my van.  ;-)

Tried scraping it off with a spatula?  Heating it up to soften it and then
the spatula?  A metal spatula, not a rubber or plastic one.  Paint scraper
could be used in the same way.

Joy

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:59 PM, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote:

> I can't decide if he's messing with our head(s) or somebody is messing with
> his.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Loren Busch
> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 6:05 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
>
> Damn Mike, you get some really weird stuff in your rig.  Just make sure
> there is no "Federal Crime To Remove" label on there somewhere.
>
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The dish drainer / heat shield dingus mounted over the stove burners
> > appears to press into three blobs of some white viscous stuff gummed onto
> > the underside of the counter when it is not deployed. To reduce rattling?
> >
> > The blobs have melted or something -- see the picture at
> >
> >
> >
> http://picasaweb.google.com/j.michael.elliott/DripTray?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCB6orW6O-Uaw#5383981513851249842
> >
> > It's pretty creepy. Stuff is tenacious. Anyone got any hints on how to
> > remove this goop?
> >
> > --
> > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> > 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> > Bend, OR
> > KG6RCR
> >
>