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I believe this used to be known as a "Mazola Party,"
On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 4:19 PM, <sentenac.rw@gmail.com> wrote:
> Andrew and the List-
>
> Perhaps we can return to talking about cars in general and Healeys in
> particular.
>
> As a start, here is a bit of information I read in this month's Auto
> Restorer magazine. The article says that when faced with something
> like a Healey's or any LBC's undercarriage coated with dried, hardened
> oil and dirt, instead of trying all of the usual expensive solvents,
> try vegetable oil. It costs $6 a gallon at Walmart, I am told. It
> should cost something like that anywhere. Spray it on from a plastic
> spray bottle, give it time to penetrate and loosen. Then rub off with
> old towelling (or I guess a burlap sack). Put some plastic sheeting
> under the car to catch the debris. No poisonous fumes or skin
> disolving acids. The vegetable oil will clean the tarry stuff off of
> your hands too if you forget to wear gloves.
>
> Has anyone already tried this?
>
> -Roland
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I believe this used to be known as a "Mazola Party,&q=
uot;<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 2=
8, 2015 at 4:19 PM, <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:sentenac.rw@gm=
ail.com" target=3D"_blank">sentenac.rw@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><=
blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px=
#ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Andrew and the List-<br>
<br>
Perhaps we can return to talking about cars in general and Healeys in<br>
particular.<br>
<br>
As a start, here is a bit of information I read in this month's Auto<br=
>
Restorer magazine.=C2=A0 The article says that when faced with something<br=
>
like a Healey's or any LBC's undercarriage coated with dried, harde=
ned<br>
oil and dirt, instead of trying all of the usual expensive solvents,<br>
try vegetable oil.=C2=A0 It costs $6 a gallon at Walmart, I am told.=C2=A0 =
It<br>
should cost something like that anywhere.=C2=A0 Spray it on from a plastic<=
br>
spray bottle, give it time to penetrate and loosen.=C2=A0 Then rub off with=
<br>
old towelling (or I guess a burlap sack).=C2=A0 Put some plastic sheeting<b=
r>
under the car to catch the debris.=C2=A0 No poisonous fumes or skin<br>
disolving acids.=C2=A0 The vegetable oil will clean the tarry stuff off of<=
br>
your hands too if you forget to wear gloves.<br>
<br>
Has anyone already tried this?<br>
<br>
-Roland<br>
<br><br>
<br><br><br><br><br>
</blockquote></div><br></div></div>
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