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I got some shocks from Don (THANKS DON) I didn't have any cleaner,went to the garage found some A/C condenser cleaner,what the heck it's cleaner right heck no got a plastic container put the blue stuff in it ,closed it up,started lunch! about 5 mins later "BOOM" blew the top off the plasic jar,turned the shocks black ,ate the ano off .I tossed them in a jug of water still fizzing,made my hands feel like they had oil on them,but man are they WHITE. so I guess I'll not use the cleaner again. anyone know what that stuff was? No lunch for me. WHAT A MESS!

Johnny

sounds like it was like oven cleaner. lye. same stuff you use to strip aluminum.

I don't know Joe but I took the fireplace tongs,tool the bodies out they were still fizzing in cold water

that stinks....probably really strong alkaline solution to keep fizzing.

Shoulda disassembled the bottom seals out and used easy off to get them cleaned and stripped then polish and reassembled lol.You got a chemical reaction and no space in jar for the gases to escape.lol Did you lose your lunch? Even though there white use easy off till you get a consistent texture you like on the bodies.My chassis i stripped kinda turned white but i reapplied the easy off came out nice.Don

Here's an idea... don't use chemicals that you have no idea what they are or what they can do.

I can tell you from when I was a kid that carburetor cleaner will kill a black widow and disintegrate styrofoam.