Re: [CR]Trouble in the hood

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Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:29:39 -0400
To: C R List <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Trouble in the hood
In-Reply-To: <98CE8BCA-C8B7-4951-AD26-0756A3FB4CBC@mac.com>


At 04:12 PM 09/10/2007 -0700, Mark Fulton wrote:
>Is there
>something I can use to dissolve or at least, soften the hoods, or
>must I sit for hours painfully picking at them with my thumb nails?

Since petroleum based solvents, like gasoline, will soften and dissolve rubber, you could probably remove the levers and soak them in gas to make the job easier.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada