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Old 03-23-2008, 07:24 PM
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Question How Can I Get Melted Plastic Off My Y Pipe
i ran over something plastic and now my car smells like melted plastic. anybody know how to get it off?
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Old 03-23-2008, 08:00 PM
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I would just let it melt off or use sandpaper and sand it off.
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Yeah let it melt off or use a torch.
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lol i feel your pain had it happen a couple months back to me... it will burn off fine though.
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smells like my car is on fire. mucho stinky!
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go get a butane (SP) torch from lowes and melt it off
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steel wool or a scotch-brite pad.
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it will be burned off within a week
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get a new exhaust, Ill sell ya a Borla Cheap
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Who cares it will burnoff..

Unless your some creep that needs to polish and chrome the under like people are breaking there necks to look under it lol
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Originally Posted by Tom's_03SVT
steel wool or a scotch-brite pad.
Thats going to take years


Get a grinder and use that to sand if off...if you dont use a torch
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