Burned Shopping Bag Stuck On Exhaust..Need Help.

dorkiedoode · 09-18-2008, 09:34 PM

Anyone of you 8th member know how to clean the burned plastic bag that is stuck on my exhaust? it been smelling like plastic 2 days already im getting pretty annoyed of that smell. so if anyone been through this before, share you solution, also it melted down pretty bad.

***maximus20895*** · 09-18-2008, 10:15 PM

lovecheese · 09-18-2008, 10:18 PM

Ouch, that really sucks... Have you taken the exhaust off?

lovecheese · 09-18-2008, 10:19 PM

This happens a lot with motorcycles, so I have some experience.

You can do two things.

The first is nothing and just let it burn off, which may take some time.

The second is to use spray oven cleaner, the nasty kind that you don't want to get on your skin.

If you opt for the oven cleaner, be really careful you don't spray it on anything else other than the exhaust because it's very corrosive. It will very effectively remove that burnt plastic, however.

Someone else also stated that a paint scraper with the car running could work... just don't touch the exhaust.

what I found on another forum... Try the oven cleaner... gonna have the smell for a while it seems.

***msjwild3*** · 09-18-2008, 10:22 PM

Lick it off. Works good.

lovecheese · 09-18-2008, 10:23 PM

lick it??? whoa lol, and I thought burning my tounge on coffee is bad!

***msjwild3*** · 09-18-2008, 10:30 PM

Lol soup is worse.

mandukamja · 09-18-2008, 10:51 PM

try fried cheekin.

lovecheese · 09-18-2008, 10:57 PM

Coffee straight outta the pot hurts like fried oil.

**GeezerSi** · 09-18-2008, 10:59 PM

It will eventually stop smelling in a few weeks.

Fudu · 09-18-2008, 11:25 PM

lol bag on exhaust we gotta see pic!

dorkiedoode · 09-18-2008, 11:59 PM

it too late for pic now all you see is a big old burn spot not technically on the exhaust but on the pipe next to the exhaust. So basically you can only see it when you get down and look at it. Then again the smell has been there for 2days now.

***maximus20895*** · 09-19-2008, 12:03 AM

how does this happen?

pcened · 09-19-2008, 02:28 AM

Try GOOGONE

KShoes · 10-25-2008, 02:02 PM

got the same problem

. did it all burn off eventually?? i tried scrapin it off but its as hard as a rock, even after applying water to it. I'll put up pics when my battery charges up on my camera.

irokster · 10-27-2008, 02:44 AM

Don't post pics because it'll be way too funny, but messed up most of all...

***Zeuceone*** · 10-27-2008, 02:46 AM

try threating to kill its family. should go away.,

innrfusion · 10-27-2008, 03:10 AM

that happened to my exhaust i bought it used and it has a big plastic thing on it! i got boiling hot water (like 3 big ass bowls of it
) and poured it on slowly when it got hot enough i just used a scraper and it came off in 5 minutes. ur option could be to turn your car on leave it on for a few and wait till it gets hot enough to scrape the plastic off after you jack up the car.

PK- · 10-27-2008, 04:50 AM

oh man this EXACT same thing happened to me. i just let it burn off, took about a weeks worth of driving to work and back. the smell bugged me so much tho lol get a nice air freshner to mask it temporarily

vingavina · 10-27-2008, 05:16 AM

damn that sucks. hope everything goes well

09-18-2008, 09:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
dorkiedoode Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,136 Kevin iTrader: 9 / 100%	Burned Shopping Bag Stuck On Exhaust..Need Help. Anyone of you 8th member know how to clean the burned plastic bag that is stuck on my exhaust? it been smelling like plastic 2 days already im getting pretty annoyed of that smell. so if anyone been through this before, share you solution, also it melted down pretty bad.

09-18-2008, 10:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
*maximus20895* VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 4,396 Max iTrader: 0 / 0%	__________________ P2R TBS/TBGs / Fujita SRI / Skunk2 10th Anv. Knob/Radiator Cap / TWM SS / Cable/Base Bushings / JDM Dipstick / Auger Boot / StrutKing DP Cover / HFP Front Lip / Cleared Head/Tails / My Car Build Thread - Amilia

09-18-2008, 10:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
GeezerSi Hidy Ho Neighbor Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 24,236 -> Ken iTrader: 8 / 100%	It will eventually stop smelling in a few weeks. __________________

09-19-2008, 12:03 AM	#13 (permalink)
*maximus20895* VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 4,396 Max iTrader: 0 / 0%	how does this happen? __________________ P2R TBS/TBGs / Fujita SRI / Skunk2 10th Anv. Knob/Radiator Cap / TWM SS / Cable/Base Bushings / JDM Dipstick / Auger Boot / StrutKing DP Cover / HFP Front Lip / Cleared Head/Tails / My Car Build Thread - Amilia

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09-18-2008, 10:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
lovecheese Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 15,671 James iTrader: 8 / 100%	Ouch, that really sucks... Have you taken the exhaust off?

09-18-2008, 10:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
lovecheese Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 15,671 James iTrader: 8 / 100%	This happens a lot with motorcycles, so I have some experience. You can do two things. The first is nothing and just let it burn off, which may take some time. The second is to use spray oven cleaner, the nasty kind that you don't want to get on your skin. If you opt for the oven cleaner, be really careful you don't spray it on anything else other than the exhaust because it's very corrosive. It will very effectively remove that burnt plastic, however. Someone else also stated that a paint scraper with the car running could work... just don't touch the exhaust. what I found on another forum... Try the oven cleaner... gonna have the smell for a while it seems.

09-18-2008, 10:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
*msjwild3* 8th Civic Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB Age: 21 Posts: 3,187 Ryan iTrader: 2 / 100%	Lick it off. Works good.

09-18-2008, 10:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
lovecheese Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 15,671 James iTrader: 8 / 100%	lick it??? whoa lol, and I thought burning my tounge on coffee is bad!

09-18-2008, 10:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
*msjwild3* 8th Civic Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB Age: 21 Posts: 3,187 Ryan iTrader: 2 / 100%	Lol soup is worse.

09-18-2008, 10:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
mandukamja Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: sf bay area Posts: 199 mandu iTrader: 0 / 0%	try fried cheekin.

09-18-2008, 10:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
lovecheese Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 15,671 James iTrader: 8 / 100%	Coffee straight outta the pot hurts like fried oil.

09-18-2008, 11:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
Fudu Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 291 Tim iTrader: 0 / 0%	lol bag on exhaust we gotta see pic!

09-18-2008, 11:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
dorkiedoode Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,136 Kevin iTrader: 9 / 100%	it too late for pic now all you see is a big old burn spot not technically on the exhaust but on the pipe next to the exhaust. So basically you can only see it when you get down and look at it. Then again the smell has been there for 2days now.

09-19-2008, 02:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
pcened Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 223 Mochi iTrader: 0 / 0%	Try GOOGONE

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KShoes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Queens, NYC Posts: 121 KShoes iTrader: 0 / 0%	got the same problem . did it all burn off eventually?? i tried scrapin it off but its as hard as a rock, even after applying water to it. I'll put up pics when my battery charges up on my camera.

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innrfusion Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nb, Nj Posts: 867 Fuentes iTrader: 6 / 100%	that happened to my exhaust i bought it used and it has a big plastic thing on it! i got boiling hot water (like 3 big ass bowls of it ) and poured it on slowly when it got hot enough i just used a scraper and it came off in 5 minutes. ur option could be to turn your car on leave it on for a few and wait till it gets hot enough to scrape the plastic off after you jack up the car.

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PK- Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,389 iTrader: 2 / 100%	oh man this EXACT same thing happened to me. i just let it burn off, took about a weeks worth of driving to work and back. the smell bugged me so much tho lol get a nice air freshner to mask it temporarily

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vingavina Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,341 iTrader: 12 / 100%	damn that sucks. hope everything goes well