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12/12/12 at 23:38:53

WD wrote on 12/10/12 at 10:06:59:

Hit a skunk with mine, washed it with kerosene.

Speaking of Kerosene, I use a good quality car wash like Armor All in a five gallon bucket about half to two thirds full. Then I add a cup of Kerosene. I learned this trick from an older lady who did windows. She liked the way it helped sheet the water off with no hand drying. I haven't use it on my cycle, but I use it for all my vehicles. It works wonders for a car that sits under a tree or for getting suicidal bugs off the front. I've done this for about 30 years with no discernible degradation of rubber, paint, or wipers. It does smell for a couple of hours, but soon goes away. Plus it really shines.

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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Hole in block? Reply #1 - 12/13/12 at 04:50:59 Kerosene and diesel have been used for decades as a paint preservative. Even collector vehicle restoration guides recommend it for long term project/parts car storage. Works well as a chrome cleaner also.
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Reply #2 - 12/14/12 at 21:29:27

Boofer wrote on 12/12/12 at 23:38:53:

WD wrote on 12/10/12 at 10:06:59:

Hit a skunk with mine, washed it with kerosene.

Speaking of Kerosene, I use a good quality car wash like Armor All in a five gallon bucket about half to two thirds full. Then I add a cup of Kerosene. I learned this trick from an older lady who did windows. She liked the way it helped sheet the water off with no hand drying. I haven't use it on my cycle, but I use it for all my vehicles. It works wonders for a car that sits under a tree or for getting suicidal bugs off the front. I've done this for about 30 years with no discernible degradation of rubber, paint, or wipers. It does smell for a couple of hours, but soon goes away. Plus it really shines.

Not trying to start anything, but this method also dumps a cup of petro-chemicals into the environment each time it is used......

Your world, your choice, however. Just something to think about! Cool

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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Hole in block? Reply #3 - 12/14/12 at 21:33:25 The county road departments down here still spray used transformer oil along the ditches for weed and mosquito control. And most non-state or federal highway type roads are chip sealed (crushed limestone over bunker oil). The odd cup of kerosene means nothing.
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Reply #4 - 12/14/12 at 22:22:12

Digger wrote on 12/14/12 at 21:29:27:

Boofer wrote on 12/12/12 at 23:38:53:

WD wrote on 12/10/12 at 10:06:59:

Hit a skunk with mine, washed it with kerosene.

Speaking of Kerosene, I use a good quality car wash like Armor All in a five gallon bucket about half to two thirds full. Then I add a cup of Kerosene. I learned this trick from an older lady who did windows. She liked the way it helped sheet the water off with no hand drying. I haven't use it on my cycle, but I use it for all my vehicles. It works wonders for a car that sits under a tree or for getting suicidal bugs off the front. I've done this for about 30 years with no discernible degradation of rubber, paint, or wipers. It does smell for a couple of hours, but soon goes away. Plus it really shines.

Not trying to start anything, but this method also dumps a cup of petro-chemicals into the environment each time it is used......

Your world, your choice, however. Just something to think about! Cool

I wonder why we dont ride right between where the tires run on the roads? Could it be all those thousands of cars dripping little drops of oil?

Ever notice right behind a little bump how dark it is, from the droplets made to fall?
Sometimes planes jettison fuel.
Large concentrations, not good, a little here & there, mehh,, no biggeee..

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Reply #5 - 12/15/12 at 06:25:29

Knew a guy years ago up here in the rust belt who used to put his car up on the lift a couple of times a winter and wash off the undercarrige with kerosene from a garden sprayer. Claimed it kept the car from disentegrating from the road salt. Don't remember what kero cost back then but it's about $5 - 6 bucks a gallon around here now. I'll stick to soap and water I think.

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Digger wrote on 12/14/12 at 21:29:27:

Boofer wrote on 12/12/12 at 23:38:53:

WD wrote on 12/10/12 at 10:06:59:

Hit a skunk with mine, washed it with kerosene.

Speaking of Kerosene, I use a good quality car wash like Armor All in a five gallon bucket about half to two thirds full. Then I add a cup of Kerosene. I learned this trick from an older lady who did windows. She liked the way it helped sheet the water off with no hand drying. I haven't use it on my cycle, but I use it for all my vehicles. It works wonders for a car that sits under a tree or for getting suicidal bugs off the front. I've done this for about 30 years with no discernible degradation of rubber, paint, or wipers. It does smell for a couple of hours, but soon goes away. Plus it really shines.

Not trying to start anything, but this method also dumps a cup of petro-chemicals into the environment each time it is used......

Your world, your choice, however. Just something to think about! Cool

Yes, your world your choice, but when someone else dumps stuff in his world he dumps it in mine too. If everyone who rode motorcycles started using this technique, we'd have a thousand gallons of kerosene dumped into the environment every day.

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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Kerosene as bike wash Reply #7 - 12/15/12 at 12:18:51 Never heard of a kerosene wash before. I'll definitely remember that considering I'm in the rust belt. I know the canucks oil-spray the bottoms of their cars but I'm not sure if it's available (or legal) here in the states.
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Kerosene as bike wash Reply #8 - 12/15/12 at 15:19:01 Garden department pump up sprayer and oil of your choice. Legal? Probably not. Effective? Every oil coated surface on the frames of my antique trucks are pristine under the built up oil/sand/dust slurry and one is a 1969 the other is a 1949. Neither have ever been undercoated...
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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Kerosene as bike wash Reply #9 - 12/16/12 at 06:01:31 Oh I know I could easily do it myself but I just let the "natural" leaky gaskets on my engine do that for me. But in canada you can drive into an instant oil change shop and get it done but they definitely don't have that at any shop around me.
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Re: Hole in block?
Reply #10 - 12/16/12 at 08:25:49

Gyrobob wrote on 12/15/12 at 06:55:09:

Digger wrote on 12/14/12 at 21:29:27:

Boofer wrote on 12/12/12 at 23:38:53:

Speaking of Kerosene, I use a good quality car wash like Armor All in a five gallon bucket about half to two thirds full. Then I add a cup of Kerosene. I learned this trick from an older lady who did windows. She liked the way it helped sheet the water off with no hand drying. I haven't use it on my cycle, but I use it for all my vehicles. It works wonders for a car that sits under a tree or for getting suicidal bugs off the front. I've done this for about 30 years with no discernible degradation of rubber, paint, or wipers. It does smell for a couple of hours, but soon goes away. Plus it really shines.

Not trying to start anything, but this method also dumps a cup of petro-chemicals into the environment each time it is used......

Your world, your choice, however. Just something to think about! Cool

Yes, your world your choice, but when someone else dumps stuff in his world he dumps it in mine too. If everyone who rode motorcycles started using this technique, we'd have a thousand gallons of kerosene dumped into the environment every day.

Just take your stuff to the local do it yourself car wash and wash it there, so it goes down the drain to the separator then to the treatment plant...saves the environment

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Re: Hole in block?
Reply #11 - 12/17/12 at 06:10:30

[quote author=250806060413610 link=1355384334/0#2 date=1355549367][quote author=4C6161686B7C0E0 link=1355072134/0#10 date=1355384333]WD wrote on 12/10/12 at 10:06:59:

Not trying to start anything, but this method also dumps a cup of petro-chemicals into the environment each time it is used......

Where did the kerosene come from?

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Reply #12 - 12/17/12 at 06:31:59

[quote author=0130233020243025510 link=1355384334/0#11 date=1355753430][quote author=250806060413610 link=1355384334/0#2 date=1355549367]Boofer wrote on 12/12/12 at 23:38:53:

WD wrote on 12/10/12 at 10:06:59:

Not trying to start anything, but this method also dumps a cup of petro-chemicals into the environment each time it is used......

Where did the kerosene come from?

--Steve

It came from the environment. Then was modified into something harmful to the environment. It did not come out of the ground as kerosene.

Your point would be??

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28889 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Kerosene as bike wash Reply #13 - 12/17/12 at 17:13:27 I'll have to try some as a finishing wipe, then there won't be any tossed into the sewer just some that vaporates.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28678 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Kerosene as bike wash Reply #14 - 12/17/12 at 17:19:01 Lemon scent furniture polish,... that stuff works like magic... ...
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