Yep, that reply pretty much took an entire 24 pack of TP and a garden hose to clean up after. Matt RetroRalph wrote: > Actually, BULLSH**T works great. Usually just takes a little longer. And maybe a little residual staining. You have to work it in good, is all. Matt knows the many, many ways of the wily Rambler restorationists... (come on, it's a compliment... :) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Matt Haas > To: AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans. > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 3:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Amc-list] decals > > > Tom Jennings wrote: > > -- Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> 3M Also makes stuff that will dissolve the stripe adhesive. It's used > >> for removing woodgrain on the sides of station wagons. > > What amazing stuff this is! > > How does it know a station wagon from a sedan? > > > > (ducks for cover) > > It's not that you can't use it on sedans but it's all about using the > right stuff for the job. You see, station wagons are faster than sedans > due to the improved aerodynamics of the long roof (if you don't believe > me, why else would they put luggage racks that generate down force on > the big V8 wagons) and you need stronger adhesive to keep the woodgrain > on at speed (just think how embarrassing it would be to have the > woodgrain vinyl flapping while you lap a Corvette or Viper). The 3M > stuff just happens to be strong enough to dissolve the mighty station > wagon woodgrain glue. > > Seriously, I should have put an "among other applications" at the end of > my last sentence. > > Matt > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: http://www.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20080103/fdc21f1c/attachment.htm > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > -- mhaas@xxxxxxx Cincinnati, OH http://www.mattsoldcars.com 1967 Rambler American wagon 1968 Rambler American sedan ================================================================= According to a February 2003 survey of Internet holdouts released by UCLA's Center for Communication Policy, people cite not having a computer as the No. 1 reason they won't go online. _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list