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