I've heard of the leaf blower idea. I'm leary of using a pressure washer on my bike, I'll stick to a soft brush and sponge but drying it with a leaf blower it a great idea..
On Jun 22, 4:52 am, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm an NRA member and I read about a collector who frequently buys old > WWII rifles that have been preserved in cosmoline, a nasty wax/grease > concoction that prevents them from rusting (coincidentally, the same > stuff new motorcycle tires come coated with). > > Cosmoline is a bitch to remove from anything, as you might imagine. > This guy came up with a solution via As Seen On TV. It's one of those > small, low-pressure steam cleaners that looks like a teapot and is > claimed to do mahvelous miracles in your kitchen and bathroom. He's > covered the top of a 55-gallon drum with chicken wire, puts his gun > parts on it and steams the cosmoline until it melts into the drum, no > muss, no fuss. > > I'm thinkin' it might also work on the nooks and crannies of a bike, > in a steam-a-little, wipe-a-little fashion. Hell, my Tim Allen-type > neighbor pressure-washes his bike, then blows it dry with a leaf > blower, so why not? > > "More powerrrrr...huh, huh, huhhh!!" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
