Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
Subject:Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:19:20 -0700

And I hope you remembered to breathe as deeply as possible too to get the
full effect!  =)

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Who was it suggested acetone? Acetone and a paint scraped took the melted
> white rubber bumper slime right off the heat shield/dish drainer. Didn't
> touch the residue of the adhesive that originally held the three bumpers
> in place on the countertop underside. Goof Be-gone (or Goo Gone or
> whatever that yellow stuff is called) took care of those.
>
> The moral of the story is, of course, a fellow can't have too many
> solvents on hand.
>
> It was a worthwhile in-camp project. I made sure that I had no ventilation
> and plenty of open flames while working with the acetone.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27