Diet Coke and rust
#11
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 586
When I was a kid I remember my dad stopping at a gas station to get coke to pour on the windshield. I guess there wasn't a sprayer that worked with the wiper at that time. (Am I old or what?) I just remember being amazed at how the coke cleared off the road film when on a long trip. And I also remember dissolving a wishbone in coke....or was that vinegar. Yup, coke is some powerful stuff.
#16
one of my grandkids spilled a fry daddy on my kitchen carpet I used a towel to soak up the oil then opened a can of classic coke poured on the carpet let sit a few minutes soaked it up then used some spray cleaner for carpets on it and was as good as new never did have an oil stain I know some people that work on cars keeps it around for cleaning purposes glad I don't drink soda LOL
#19
Fountain Coke syrup has been prescribed for baby's colic. Supposedly works. May be a carry-over effect from when it had cocaine in it instead of caffeine. Cocaine would surely mellow out a colicky baby. I would think caffeine would have the opposite effect.
Last edited by Vridar; 01-31-2014 at 08:43 AM.
#20
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Springfield Oregon
Posts: 1,481
I just bought a junk box of SM parts, and some were rusty faceplates, rear cover plates, etc. 1st I bought a bottle of Coke, which I haven't done in years, the BIG bottle in case it worked. I poured some in a stainless steel container. I took the parts outs and brushed with a brass brush occasionally to loosed it up. I wasn't really sure it was doing much. Then I rinsed them down and stuck 'em in white vinegar, that seemed to actually work pretty well for me. Now I'll take some to work tomorrow where I have access to a full size buffing wheel, that does a great job without leaving marks.
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