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Subject:Re: Van was egged, how to remove?
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Fri, 4 May 2012 18:31:56 -0700

You and David seem to have the same take on this. Thanks, friends --
I'll soak 'n' wipe that nasty egg mess off this weekend.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
Bend, Ore.
1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.

Sent from my kitchen.

On 05/04/2012 06:28 PM, Kim Brennan wrote:
> Soak a sponge in some warm water, and place it on the egg. Leave for 20 minutes (or more). Don't use hot water, as that will cook the egg (which makes it harder to remove.) Just let it rehydrate and then it should be easy to get off.
>
> On May 4, 2012, at 7:18 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>
>> Really? It's that simple? I'll be hornswoggled.
>>
>> Somehow I picked up the impression that raw eggs hardened into a
>> tenacious, epoxy-like substance which dug into the paint finish and
>> required expert attention and advanced cleaning techniques to remove.
>>
>> Shoot. It's that simple.
>>
>> I have so many odd ideas about how the world works. Sigh.
>> --
>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> Bend, Ore.
>> 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
>> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
>> San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.
>>
>> Sent from my kitchen.
>>
>> On 05/04/2012 04:14 PM, David Beierl wrote:
>>> At 06:46 PM 5/4/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>>> How does one remove tempered and hardened and dried raw egg mess from
>>>> glass, rubber surrounds, and paint?
>>>
>>> Ants? Couple rainy days, a bucket of warm water and a gentle plastic
>>> scrubbing ball?
>>>
>>> Yrs,
>>> d
>