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chris0626

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Just got an e-mail from a friend, on the various uses of Coca-Cola. Included was this little tip: "To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola." With all that we go thru to avoid any scratches, can you believe anybody would give such advice?? Worse yet, somebody will probably follow it.



I'm still trying to decide whether I'm amused or disgusted, but meantime knew that Autopians would appreciate it.



[Mods, if this should be in Hot Tub, please move it.]
 
LOL.... I read in a book earlier some other horrific advice:



"to increase lustre after polishing your car, sprinkle some cornstarch on your buffing cloth before removing polish residues... this will evidently cause the shine to be deeper and more reflective"



I'm scared....
 
My old boss had a friend that would use Comet as a compound. I told him to stay as far away from my car as possible. I even considered a restraining order. Nutz. :eek:
 
That advice probably came from a show on the DIY network (http://www.dyinet.com). They have this "Queen of Clean" that is pretty good most of the time but she recently did a show on "cleaning" your car. My wife made me watch it and I couldn't believe the things she was pushing. Removing rust with foil was one, another was to wipe your car dry in circular motions with an old bath towel you might have around the house. Use a sea sponge for washing the car, etc. Shaving cream for removing spots on the carpet, all kinds of "great" tips. I nicely suggested to my wife that perhaps we not follow her suggestions in the area of cars :D
 
Cornstarch is an excellent polish - wet or dry. Slightly more abrasive than GEPC, but a lot less oily! Try it dry to remove carnauba smudges or wet with QD on a minor scratch.



Coca-Cola is an excellent cleaner, good on windshields and wheels. Somewhat acidic, so don’t let it stand.





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Some people need to research there so called "findings" before instructing other people on how to damage their personal property. Jeepers creepers.
 
When I worked at a bodyshop, they sometimes used comet to scuff paint before it was re-painted and it worked fine. It's funny because it was a 3M rep that gave us the advice.
 
Yea but they wanted to make sure all of the clear coat, paint and primer was removed. Kind of scary when I'm trying to keep it ON my panel hahahah



Look Ma! My car's clear coat is so shiny I can see the fiberglass panel! :(
 
joed1228 said:
Some people need to research there so called "findings" before instructing other people on how to damage their personal property. Jeepers creepers.
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If what you mean by “research� is reading other people’s posts, that’s not the way I do things. I didn’t need to do any research for my post, I’ve used both products many times in the distant past. But, to make sure that my memory wasn’t distorted by my senility, dyslexia, or drug impaired memory I went to the garage and polished a minor scratch on my Jet Black garage queen using both wet and dry cornstarch.



Be assured that I never pass on information gathered from what others have said, only what I have learned from personal experience!



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It was 1953 and I was ten yrs old. My dad got his first ever new car, a 1953 Olds Holiday Coupe, green bottom white hardtop.



It was a great looking car but after a couple of weeks it got dirty and I wanted to surprise him by getting it REAL REAL clean. I figured that Comet would be the way to do it.



He never did like me much and he liked me even less that day. I can still see that car all spiffy and REAL CLEAN!!
 
Nick is correct. I use cornstarch for cleaning windows, add it to some of my paint cleaners for an extra bite and it does in fact help in residue removal, especially the black residue left over from polishing aluminum. Sprinkle it on the residue and buff it out.



Coke also does a bang up job on toilet scum.....Ewwww.



The BIGGER question is this....who in the hell is trying this stuff out in the first place??!!



Anthony
 
I've used corn starch with a rotary to do a final buff. Worked great.



If Coke cleans toilet scum really well, what is it doing to my stomach lining?
 
bretfraz said:
I've used corn starch with a rotary to do a final buff. Worked great.



If Coke cleans toilet scum really well, what is it doing to my stomach lining?
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A acidity level of a healthy stomach is pH 1 to pH 2...a million times more acidic than water!



The acidity of Coca Cola is weaker...so it really isn't affecting your stomach lining...but drinking too much regular Coke can increase your waistline! :D ;)



On the Coca Cola Website, they mention the claims that Coke can be used to remove rusty bolts, etc. They recommend using the approriate chemicals, not their product!
 
Coke is great for cleaning old copper coins. Toothpaste cleans them up well also.



Disclaimer: I'm not suggesting you use either on your car.:nono
 
I have used coke to clean battery terminals when stranded. Be sure to clean properly when you can and use some baking soda to neturalize the coke acid.



Have you ever went to jump started a car and find the battery terminals a mess?
 
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