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RE: Car/Tar question - acetone usage

To: "Jim Juhas" <james.f.juhas@snet.net>, <MJSUKEY@cs.com>
Subject: RE: Car/Tar question - acetone usage
From: "Gordie's Garage" <mg_garage@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 19:59:27 -0400
Whoa!  I'd be real careful.  I use it to REMOVE paint.

A quick google search turned up:

http://www.eig.com/smos/smo98075.html

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/423.html  (about half way down)

> 
> I have discovered that Acetone, available at the hardware store 
> for less than $10/gallon, will remove tree sap, even the dried 
> stuff, from my clear coat painted truck without even dulling the 
> gloss.  It may work with tar.  I figured this stuff is pretty 
> safe to use because it's what Nail Polish Remover is.  I also 
> used it on the oxidized black paint on my 1986 Mustang to get rid 
> of the same tree sap, and it left a ring of dulled paint, and a 
> little color came off on the paper towel I used.  Some Mequires 
> Diamond Cut compound brought it right back.
> 
> Jim

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