DANMAS@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-05-12, John Cowan wrote:
>
> > Most intrigueing recommendation (from a book) was to soak old license
> > plates in Drano for a few minutes to remove the paint. I was thinking of
> > trying this; I'm assuming it only attacks the paint and not the metal,
> and
> > is thereby ok for the air cleaners, especially the filter metal. Drano is
> > highly toxic, but easily disposable.
>
> John:
>
> Drano consists of lye and tiny particles of aluminum (pour a little in a bowl
> and examine it closely). Lye eats aluminum, giving of heat and Hydrogen. It
> is the combination of heat and the bubbling action of the hydrogen that
> produces the cleaning action in the kitchen drain. DO NOT, repeat, DO NOT,
> use drano, nor any lye compound, on aluminum. It will not harm steel. I have
> no idea what it will do to paint.
>
> Dan Masters,
> Alcoa, TN
I used Draino to strip and derust all the steel parts when I did the
front end of my Tiger. Filled a plastic dish pan with a strong Drano
solution, and let the stuff soak for a couple of days. The paint got
soft and goey, and wiped off with a rag. The steel underneath got real
clean. Washed, dried, epoxy primed, then chassis black. Still look good
10 years later.
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