rusty (02/08/83)
From: rusty (Rusty Wright)
here are the replies i got to my query about getting gas on the
gas tank and armor-all. thanks to all who replied.
From sdcattb!sdcsvax!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!harpo!zeppo!fox
Date: 28 Jan 83 16:26:32 EST (Fri)
To: harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdcattb!sdcarl!rusty
Subject: satin finish
The Armor-All spray works great in preserve flexibility and
appearance of plastics, however it does tend to attract dust and
dirt (just a little). Also it makes surfaces slippery so don't put
it on your steering wheel or the road surface of your tires.
People in Phoenix and other hot places use the stuff once every
several weeks. I get the stuff in half gallon bottles. As far as
gasoline stains go, sometimes rubbing with vegetable oil helps,
depending on the additives of the gas.
From sdcattb!sdcsvax!sdchema!djo Thu Jan 27 16:40:40 1983
To: sdcsvax!sdcattb!sdcarl!rusty
Subject: armor all
i use armor all and i think it is one of the best products on the
market. at least i haven't found a better one yet. unless, you
are working on leather, then i recommend Hide Food for Leather.
happy car care!
From sdcattb!sdcsvax!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!harpo!decvax!watmath!watbun!kgdykes
Date: Mon Jan 31 02:33:23 1983
First thing: i hope you get this, it is coming from a Honeywell
6000 (gcos) system that is a leafy node on the watmath end of the
net and our mail system on the gcos only had net fixes just put in
recently we cant "post" news yet....
re: keeping your new bike looking like new
yes, i would recommend Armor All for rubber and plastic parts, it
really does work in my opinion (i have used it now for 3 yrs)
for your gas-spillage on the tank problem, Armor-all company makes
a product called "armor plate" it is for painted surfaces, you use
like a liquid wax, but it too is very tough and take quite nicely
to "buffing up" between applications. i find about once a month
is enough times to apply it, but i live in a city with low
air-pollution, and it is my guess that pollution in rain is what
eventually wears it out, i have used this stuff for about 2 yrs.
Enjoy your bike, ..Ken Dykes (Yamaha Rd350b [1975]
Matchless 650 G12 [1960] customized)
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
ps: the armor-all holds up pretty good against winter salt too!
From sdcattb!sdcsvax!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!harpo!decvax!cincy!xasm
Date: Fri Feb 4 00:41:09 1983
To: decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdcattb!sdcarl!rusty
Subject: Re: bike finish
There is a simple way to keep from spilling gasoline on the gas
tank surface. The trouble is it is very easy to show someone but
hard to describe. Basically, if you are spilling gas on the tank
then your basic attempt at putting the pump nozzle in the tank is
the problem. You are pointing the nozzle directly at the tank
opening. That will almost always leave gas on the outside of the
tank. What you need to do is to hold the pump nozzle horizontal
actually tip slightly elevated. Then approach the tank opening from
the side of the tank, when the pump nozzle is directly over the
tank opening (about an inch above it, and the nozzle is still
almost horizontal) turn the nozzle down into the gas tank. Reverse
the operation to remove the nozzle. Sorry I am at a loss on how to
better describe the operation better.
One word of warning, on vinyl products. Be very careful on using
vinyl preservatives on the seat. I used one particular product (I
wish I could positively identify brand) which left a really nice
shine on the vinyl. The only problem was that it also made the
seat very slick on the seat of the pants. This really translate to
an enormous problem of staying on the seat.
Bob Fite
decvax!cincy!xasm