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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 12:29 AM
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If you have it really bad, like a melted plastic grocery bag, I have found 0000 steel wool and WD40 works well too.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 01:28 AM
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Goo Gone is fersure good stuff, but if you wanna save a dime or ain't got no Goo Gone on the shelf then simply use the active ingredient itself.

Reach in the fridge and grab an orange....Peel it, eat the orange, then squeeze the peel so the juice sprays out on the stain....do it with a few peels, then wipe off the stain.

You just got yourself a dose of vitamin C and your scoot is all pretty too.

It's the citrus oil found in citrus rind that disolves the baked on gunk...it's also the main ingredient in Goo Gone.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 07:32 AM
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Never thought of using that on pipes.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 07:38 AM
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Good info.........
 
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 07:54 AM
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When I had the Heritage the ol was always laying her boot heal on the pipe, so I carried a piece of 00 steelwool in a baggie and when we stoped it only took a second to rub off the rubber...didn't scratch the chrome either.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by themensh
easy off oven cleaner does it for me. (I looked at the chrome in my oven and said "I can polish that!")
what are you doing looking in the oven

sorry, couldn't resist!
 
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 09:22 AM
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What would Sully use?
 
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