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vmaniqui 01-29-2014 12:11 PM


Originally Posted by nanna-up-north (Post 6539927)
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.

one thing i vividly remember when i was a kid, when i was driving with my dad and it was raining so hard and the windshield wiper suddenly stopped working, he got a piece of cigarette and wipe it on the windshield. and i was surprised that it work like Rain X. the rain just slips on the windshield and we we're able to continue driving. not Coke but would be nice to have a stick of cigarette in your car.

callen 01-29-2014 12:28 PM

I hate to think of what this stuff is doing to our internal body parts !!!

QuiltingVagabond 01-29-2014 03:23 PM

Hey, better to drink Diet Coke than get rusty, don't you think? :D LOL

scarlet14 01-30-2014 07:05 AM

I like the oone about coke and rum!!!!!

Woodster 01-30-2014 11:18 AM


Originally Posted by lynnie (Post 6542350)
Jim, if you add rum to the coke, you get a nice drink also

.....and if you drink enough, you won't care how much rust anything has!!

Dodie 01-30-2014 12:17 PM

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

Diane C. 01-31-2014 07:01 AM

I am a retired LPN. I used to use coke to clear clogged feeding tubes! unbelievable what you can do with it. Diane C

tessagin 01-31-2014 07:21 AM

I'll stick to Budweiser and Bailey's. One other thing, if you have a clogged toilet dump a 2 Liter of Coke and let sit for a few minutes. Swooooooooooossssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

Vridar 01-31-2014 08:39 AM

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.

oldsewnsew 02-02-2014 09:47 PM

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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