Shortpacked! by David Willis

Discussion (24) ¬

1. 
   The Pletch

   September 4, 2010 at 8:46 am | # | Reply

   Does acetone actually remove bumper stickers without damaging a car’s paint job?
   Because if so I may need to purchase a few tubes for parking lot use.

   • 
     Wackd

     September 14, 2010 at 10:55 pm | # | Reply

     It appears to have removed the bumper, so I wouldn’t recommend it….
   • 
     Jason

     May 10, 2011 at 4:48 pm | # | Reply

     I’m guessing it will strip the clear-coat; just a guess though. Hair dryers work great, but might be a problem in a parking lot.

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       JW

       August 19, 2012 at 11:25 pm | # | Reply

       Seeing as acetone is normally CLEAR, and the goo is purplish, I am guessing it is indeed taking the paint job with it.
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     tahrey

     May 18, 2012 at 6:04 am | # | Reply

     I’d say in that quantity it’ll do a fine job of taking the bodywork back to bare metal, if it’s actually metal to begin with.

     Ultra car is reasserting his position as a grade-A asshole after all. He’s not going to go out of his way to use a solution that merely removes the stickers and leaves everything else intact. He’s just going to nuke the whole thing.
2. 
   HippieJoe

   September 16, 2010 at 11:23 pm | # | Reply

   Later on, I believe Ethan brings up the subject of his missing blue car to Ultra Car. So, I would say Acetone will destroy your car.
3. 
   Rigugonkai

   October 2, 2010 at 11:23 am | # | Reply

   wonder what would happen if u stuck bumper stickers on ultracar

   • 
     docmagnus

     June 6, 2012 at 1:11 am | # | Reply

     The universe would be sucked into the assholiness singularity that was created by a bumper-stickered Ultra Car, obviously.
4. 
   Tetsukalian

   October 6, 2010 at 11:22 am | # | Reply

   yes, acetone WILL destroy a paint job. It won’t destroy the entire car though.

   • 
     Xandra

     December 7, 2010 at 2:04 am | # | Reply

     What did you try? Probably not but I”m the type of person who would, then: INSTANT REGRET.
5. 
   Cormac

   December 8, 2010 at 6:52 pm | # | Reply

   In high enough concentrations it dissolves plastic.

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     tahrey

     May 18, 2012 at 6:02 am | # | Reply

     And a lot of exterior panels are made out of plastic these days … and there’s a good chance it’ll damage rubber, such as in the tyres, door/tailgate/glass seals, exhaust hanger, suspension components…

     I think you can see where this is headed.
   • 
     tahrey

     May 18, 2012 at 6:02 am | # | Reply

     Also the light clusters, rubbing strips, license plate…

     • 
       Yuki

       January 12, 2013 at 10:55 pm | # | Reply

       Acetone is like real life dip isn’t it?
6. 
   MattHKemp

   February 20, 2011 at 7:47 am | # | Reply

   If you need to remove bumper stickers from your car, I’d recommend a two-stage process:

   1) Get some detergent soap, wash the sticker and the area around it with detergent and water.

   2) Put a tiny amount of gasoline in a bowl, and grab a paintbrush. Paint the gasoline on the stickers, and within an hour or two it should all be ready to come off.

   • 
     Quantum Polagnus

     May 18, 2011 at 1:40 pm | # | Reply

     WD-40 works wonders on sticky residues, as well. It should do the trick just as easily.
7. 
   Echoloco

   April 17, 2011 at 9:10 pm | # | Reply

   Hmmm… Where would one place the bumper stickers if they didn’t have a car?

   • 
     chopperdude1

     June 1, 2011 at 1:47 am | # | Reply

     they are called “T-Shirts”
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     tahrey

     May 18, 2012 at 6:03 am | # | Reply

     on your ass. bringing the analogy kind of full circle.
8. 
   Mirrikuu

   June 26, 2011 at 7:57 am | # | Reply

   I see Ultra-Car is the vehicular version of Mike? Why is this not surprising to me?
9. 
   Chris

   March 27, 2012 at 9:31 pm | # | Reply

   Ultra Car, you beautiful cybernetic automobile, I could kiss you if you had lips!
10. 
    The Scout

    June 25, 2012 at 2:14 pm | # | Reply

    Mikey and this car would get along smashingly

    • 
      dcmeserve

      February 28, 2013 at 3:14 am | # | Reply

      Literally.
11. 
    Portmaneau

    November 28, 2012 at 8:04 am | # | Reply

    Every problem can be solved with a bit of ‘cetone.