Easy Off Oven Cleaner is also an older modelers' trick for stripping paint
from plastic parts without damaging the plastic.
Paul
> From: jim@island.net
> To: ross_hulse@sbcglobal.net; achd73@yahoo.com; tigers@autox.team.net;
mark.rense@ge.com
> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:41:23 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Interior Replacement Question
>
> Ross...
>
> Easy Off oven cleaner...? now that' a different solution...
> Reminds me of a tip I picked up in the carpentry trade...saw blades and
> router bits get gummed up with a baked-on 'varnish' and the solution for
> that was to use 'Mr.Muscle' oven cleaner ... the reason being was that it
> was the only oven cleaner that worked WITHOUT heat. I wonder if that might
> even work better on the car...
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Ross
> Sent: March 30, 2009 5:30 PM
> To: 'Tony Somebody'; tigers@autox.team.net; 'Mark (GE Indust ConsInd)Rense'
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Interior Replacement Question
>
> Hi,
>
> This has been the standard procedure if the car is stripped. Mine is on a
> rotisserie and it was heat, scrape, wire brush, heat, scrape, wire brush
you
> get the idea. I spoke with a knowledgeable restorer and he had done the
> same until an old hot rod guy gave him this tip.
>
> Use easy off oven cleaner let it set for awhile and scrape it off down to
> them metal no problem. It works but you need to neutralize the acid. Use 1
> tbs baking soda and 1 tbs vinegar in a 1/2 gallon of water. Wipe it down
> clean as whistle. I sent pictures to Mark of my progress. It really does
> work and reduces the labor 10 fold.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Tony Somebody
> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 12:32 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net; Mark (GE Indust ConsInd)Rense
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Interior Replacement Question
>
> Mark- Did you have a Sunbeam at 14 too??
>
> Mark- an ox/aceteylen torch might make to much heat unles you have lots of
> experience and too, fire is something you might encounter but from what you
> said, I would try heat and a strong putty knife- the 2.5 to 3" type. Maybe
a
> bottle torch like used to solder copper tubing might be hot enough. Again,
I
> imangine the material will catch fire, so be careful and have something
> handy
> in case and also I would wear proper breathing respirator. Often the fumes
> from materials like those mentioned put off several types of gas when
> burned.
> Let us know what works as you are likely to receive many ideas.
> TtT
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