How do I get plastic off the undercarriage of my car?
Posted May 21st, 2009 by admin 5 Comments »
ChrisC asked:
This morning on my way to work a large plastic bag flew underneath my car. As a result a portion of the bag looks like it melted to the bottom of the catalytic converter and exhaust system. I’m sure it will cause no damage to the car, but it smells horrible once the car is warmed up and sitting. What I want to know if there is anything I can do to remove it without damaging the cat or the exhaust. What I intend to do, if I don’t hear anything specific, is just leave the car running for an hour or two when I get home to burn it off.
Just in response to the potential for fire… I would prefer not to have it catch on fire, but if it did, that’s why it’s awesome that GAP insurance is standard on leases in NJ. Please keep sending answers at least until I stop by the service station by my house, I’m going to see if he can throw it up in the air and poke around to make sure everything is ok, I just hate that d*&#ed smell… lol
Just had the car lifted, scraped off the majority of the plastic, BUT there was a 4 foot section of the bag wrapped around the front driver’s side axle, so I’m really lucky none of the brake lines or ABS wiring was damaged!
http://www.badcooking.com/
This morning on my way to work a large plastic bag flew underneath my car. As a result a portion of the bag looks like it melted to the bottom of the catalytic converter and exhaust system. I’m sure it will cause no damage to the car, but it smells horrible once the car is warmed up and sitting. What I want to know if there is anything I can do to remove it without damaging the cat or the exhaust. What I intend to do, if I don’t hear anything specific, is just leave the car running for an hour or two when I get home to burn it off.
Just in response to the potential for fire… I would prefer not to have it catch on fire, but if it did, that’s why it’s awesome that GAP insurance is standard on leases in NJ. Please keep sending answers at least until I stop by the service station by my house, I’m going to see if he can throw it up in the air and poke around to make sure everything is ok, I just hate that d*&#ed smell… lol
Just had the car lifted, scraped off the majority of the plastic, BUT there was a 4 foot section of the bag wrapped around the front driver’s side axle, so I’m really lucky none of the brake lines or ABS wiring was damaged!
http://www.badcooking.com/
