Hactar said...
> In article <47E3FC3E.E5665E98@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Bill Bonde ( 'the oblique allusion in lieu of the frontal attack' )
> <tributyltinpaint@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> Hactar wrote:
>> >
>> > In article <Xns9A676A37F392Ccotd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Andy <q> wrote:
>> > > Neal Eckhardt said...
>> > >
>> > > > On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:14:24 +0000, Nick Spalding
>> > > > <spalding@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > >>Daughter has asked me how to get a barcode sticker off her new
>> > > >>shower unit. The surface to which it is stuck is hard, rigid
>> > > >>white plastic.
>> > > >She has tried nail-polish remover without success.
>> > > >
>> > > > Well, now that the structure of the label has been destroyed by
>> > > > all of the solvents that everybody else has recommended, I always
>> > > > use a hair dryer. Heat it up before touching it and SLOWLY peel
>> > > > it back from a corner directing the hot air right at the surface
>> > > > with the glue on it as you are peeling it back.
>> > > >
>> > > > I haven't found much that can resist the heat.
>> > >
>> > > From The Vinegar Institute:
>> > > http://www.versatilevinegar.org/usesandtips.html#1g
>> > >
>> > > Bumper stickers
>> > > (Possibly bar code stickers on shower units?):
>> > > Remove bumper stickers by repeatedly wiping the sticker with white
>> > > distilled vinegar until it is soaked. In a few minutes, it should
>> > > peel off easily. Test on a small invisible area of the car to
>> > > ensure there will be no damage to the paint.
>> >
>> > BTW, you can trust them. After all, they'd never recommend a method
>> > which works poorly just to sell more product.
>> >
>> How much could you make on the added use of vinegar to remove
>> stickers? "By this time next year, we'll be millionaires!" ~Del
>> Acetic Acidboy Trotter.
>
> That one use? Not much. But if you print enough half-truths and
> distortions, some will develop the mindset that "vinegar's useful stuff;
> I should try it for X and Y and Z". Presto, instant sales. There could
> be easier or cheaper solutions out there. But will they print them?
> Heck no, they're the _Vinegar_ Institute.
You could always google "uses for vinegar" and run a comparison from 1,000
web sites results and just as easily declare uses for vinegar a www
conspiracy.
You claimed:
> "There could be easier or cheaper solutions out there."
Why didn't you come up with just one? All you did in that simple-minded
sentence was open your mouth and let out hot air.
It's easy to be a critic!
Ya BUM!!!
Andy
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