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tranny fluid on paint?

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GregB

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Oct 31, 1998, 3:00:00 AM10/31/98
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No, but any petro product will remove the wax.
ma...@MEC.Edu wrote in message <363bba33...@news.matt.mec.edu>...
>I spilled some automatic transmission fluid on my car's paint.
>Anything i should do besides rinse it off with some water? Does tranny
>fluid make paint bubble off like brake fluid does?

steve k

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Oct 31, 1998, 3:00:00 AM10/31/98
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ma...@MEC.Edu wrote in message <363bba33...@news.matt.mec.edu>...
>I spilled some automatic transmission fluid on my car's paint.
>Anything i should do besides rinse it off with some water? Does tranny
>fluid make paint bubble off like brake fluid does?

Mua ha ha! My father discovered that tranny fluid made the (badly-oxidized,
green) paint on his 78(?) Impala station wagon (350, 4bbl, ugly) look a lot
better--there was nothing to lose--though it didn't last. It didn't do
anything overtly bad to the paint IIRC.

Personally, and realize that I am a paint care weenie, for good measure I'd
clean gently with dish soap, glaze, and re-wax any affected areas. Better
to put your mind at ease, yes?

Steve


ma...@mec.edu

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Nov 1, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/1/98
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ADMMJM

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Nov 1, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/1/98
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no


S69318SB

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Nov 1, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/1/98
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NO TRANNY FLUID MAKES PAINT SHINE JUST RINSE IT OFF FIRST ITS AN OLD TRICK OF
GIPSEYS IT WORKS GREAT.

Don Montgomery

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Nov 2, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/2/98
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Geez, by the time you get an answer back from the Internet, your
car could go into nuclear meltdown.

The ATF shouldn't bother your paint, but may take the wax off.
Brake fluid is another matter.

Don Montgomery
do...@sr.hp.com


RWard76547

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Nov 5, 1998, 3:00:00 AM11/5/98
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No. wash and go

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