Incredible Rosin Mess

[Paul Cherng]

So I stupidly left my cake of soft oak rosin in the ashtray of my car. Thanks to the ridiculous weather we've been having, it has since melted and hardened all over my ashtray and cupholders. Is there anything I can do short of replacing the entire ashtray/cupholder to remove the cakeful of rosin? Thanks.

[Joe Ergle]

Why would you want to clean it? I'm sure your car smells great now.

But really if I were you, I'd probably either try to melt the rosin (with a hairdryer) and sop it up somehow, or just tediously scrape it all up with a flathead screwdriver or something.

[dchan]

I guess it's not a great idea to freeze you bass, as I suggested in the other thread (actually, just freeze the rosin splatter). But it wouldn't hurt your ashtray. Figure out a way to do that so that the rosin will become more solid, thus making it easier to chip away.

[sXeMike]

Originally Posted by dchan

Figure out a way to do that so that the rosin will become more solid, thus making it easier to chip away.

Spray a can of compressed air upside down. The liquid that shoots out will freeze almost anything and it shouldn't hurt your car. OR Park your car in the sun until it warms up inside and the rosin should peel off.

[reedo35]

Good thing it was just your cupholders and not your seats. When that happened to me, I scrubbed it off with some denatured alcohol and a green pad, I've heard you can use lighter fluid too, but I don't know which smells worse.