Submitted by Old-Bikes on Tue, 12/31/2013 - 19:34.
heating with a blow torch and then letting the part soak in varsol for a day works well for softening stubborn goo (I do this on old motor castings with caked on oil and soil). the problem with a bike is that the paint will come off with the goo.
maybe rubbing with steel wool until you reach the paint would do it?
a picture would help in determining what exacly the goo is.
Varsol should work and not harm paint.
thanks dave i tried varsol alchol soap and water etc. may be it is not road tar thanks william rudolph
heating with a blow torch and then letting the part soak in varsol for a day works well for softening stubborn goo (I do this on old motor castings with caked on oil and soil). the problem with a bike is that the paint will come off with the goo.
maybe rubbing with steel wool until you reach the paint would do it?
a picture would help in determining what exacly the goo is.