Need some help:

I took out a coupler. When it did, the coupler blew black sticky tar like residue all over.

How do you remove it?????

I have tried Purple Power, Simple Green, acetone, citrus cleaner. . . . .

The only thing that kinda works are Swipe wipes - but only if the tar-like crap is thin. The areas where there are glops, it only smears!!!

So - anyone blown a coupler and had this black tar like crap everywhere? What did you use to clean it off??????

Help

It's not tar, it's rubber. I've used acetone and hard rubbing. If it were tar gasoline would be the answer but I haven't tried that on what you have.

Bill, Try kerosene, then the other stuff you mentioned

I use laquer thinner/acetone or brake cleaner(the flammable stuff-Brakekleen in the green can). Either of these will take care of it, but it will take some elbow grease. It is a nasty job that is a big giant pain in the ass. Keep working at it and it will come off. Wear gloves and a long sleeve shirt because it is a Bit@h to get off of your skin. Good luck.
Eddie

The black stuff is basically melted rubber that stuck and cooled. My first guess to remove it would have been acetone.

Laquer Thinner !!!!!!!

gas,acetone,laquer thinner,paint thinner,petroleum based.


soak the rag let it sit on the rubber it will help melting it,I used paint thiner in the parts washer.its some nasty black buggers


Rob

Start out with a razor blade and VERY CAREFULLY remove the thick stuff then move on to the chemicals

Just get a bunch of yellow, blue, and red paint, and splatter some of that in there. It will then be themed to match the rest of the boat.

Just use a torch, it will come off quickly