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Xtracho wrote:
MEK is pretty nasty stuff....carcinogen and all. Wondering if just a good old paint stripper would work.
Don't know if paint stripper would work. The stuff in the POR-15 kits called POR Strip has Methylene Chloride in it which is what paint stripper has I believe so maybe.
I have heard that Acetone may work but when you consider that stuff stands up to gasoline for a long time it's not easy to remove. I had no issues with the MEK. It is what the Kreem was made from when it first went in from what I have been told so it made sense that MEK would take it out. I just used it outside, wore gloves, and did not light any fires.
The stuff is not fun to remove no matter how you do it... I had no choice because mine was being slowly dissolved by whatever is in fuel nowadays. The bike would run good until I parked it. Then the float needle would stick in the up position because the dissolved tank liner would harden up around the needle and kind of glue it in place. Drove me crazy trying to figure out how a needle could stick up..