| Author | Message | ||
     Whatever |
We have a lot of asphalt here right now... anyone know what to use to get it off of my rear fender and swingarm... will acetone just eat my paint away? Will S100 work on asphalt? | ||
| Nevrenuf |
wd-40 is good for a lot of stuff. even use it to get the bugs off the bike if i don't want to waste the time washing it. | ||
| Ourdee |
wd-40 is pretty safe. Another is the tar remover sold through Mopar, ie. chrysler dealers have it in an aerosol can. I used it on my car in the past. | ||
| Ulynut |
Gasoline. | ||
| Metalstorm |
If it's the oil from the asphalt I second the gasoline. Wet a towel with gas and wipe the stuff off then rinse with water. Repeat as needed. It's the only thing that works at the work yard when we wash the trucks (paving company). | ||
| Whatever |
Cool. I will try gasoline. It is the tar from the asphalt actually. Asphalt is a byproduct of coal gassification. Otherwise known as "coal tar". Nasty little stuff. They have it in the groundwater and oozing out into the bay in Ashland, WI. http://www.epa.gov/region5/sites/ashland/pdfs/ashl and_feasibility_study_200811.pdf | ||
| Ducbsa |
Since there are so few coke oven byproducts plants in the US anymore, I believe that the main source of asphalt is oil refineries as the leftovers of the heavy fractions of crude oil. Such as http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/ 07/20/superiorrefinery/ in Superior, WI. | ||
| Whatever |
You are probably correct. The place I was talking about was shut down in the late 70's I believe. Considering Superfund (US law making rp's-resonsible parties- pay for their cleanup) did not come around until 1980. The company responsible (in Ashland) had been polluting starting in the 1920's and 1930's when people pretty much had no clue what the heck they were doing to the environment... | ||
| Whatever |
That Superior Area has been a mess for some time now... surprised npr article doesn't mention the ongoing cleanup there, of which Murphy is one of the rp's... http://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/aoc/stlouis.html#Bac kground "The $6.3 million project removed nearly 55,000 tons of petroleum-contaminated sediment from Newton Creek and parts of Hog Island Inlet." | ||
| Danger_dave |
This stuff works even better than WD40 if you can get it. http://www.desolvit.co.uk | ||
| S1wmike |
Bug and tar remover from 3M available. At Wally world | ||
| Ratbuell |
Just remember, anytime you use something like that, clean it off real good and WAX the area because you also just stripped all that protection off. | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Turtle Wax has some tar and bug remover, it works pretty well. Smells a lot like naptha... | ||
| Mnrider |
3M adhesive cleaner is gentle on the paint and plastic,unlike gasoline and was made for removing tar and adhesives on paint and plastic. | ||
| Bads1 |
honda contact cleaner | ||
| Whatever |
Wax? What is that?  It is a Buell, not a Harley... | ||
| Swampy |
BABY OIL It really works and won't hurt a babys bottom. | ||
| Etennuly |
You could even soak it with motor oil and then wipe it clean with mineral spirits. | ||
| Honu |
I second Swampy (baby oil) WD-40 Diesel Hope everyone was kidding about using gasoline, vapor pressure is very low and the fumes (vapors) ignite very easily. Please don't use gasoline!!! | ||
| Spiderman |
Soak it in goats blood while you dance around a pentagram with candles at all 5 points. Chant 'Light as a feather loose as a goose" the chunks should fall off within a few min. Bad news is you sold your soul to the Flying Spaghetti Monster but your bike is lookin FIIIIIINE | ||
| Whatever |
Spidey... I have to do that naked... right?  | ||
| Wolf102 |
spidey isnt joking it really works  | ||
| Bandm |
Seafoam | ||
| Ourdee |
Whatever, Of course you have do it naked. I can't believe you would even ask. Try alcohol wipes. | ||
| Whatever |
I have a whole box of alcohol wipes. I will try it tomorrow.  | ||
| Ourdee |
Did you use the wipes naked? | ||
| Slaughter |
Problem is using the baby to spread the oil - it might not hurt but they always start squealing. Maybe I'm not holding them right? | ||
| Whatever |
Slaughter, you have to mash the baby and strain it to get the baby oil out... do I have to explain everything...  |
