Replying to LOOKEE HEER!!

Ok now that i have everyones attention, the BAJ forum is dead at the moment, and i was unsure of where to put this.  But i have this stainless steel pipe i have at home that used to be covered in insulation.  I want to try and make it into a rail but theres this impenetrable rubbery type caulk around like the end and the middle which probably held the insulation in place.  Ive tried Goo-gone and scraping it off with my knife, but both dont really work......so does anyone know of any hardcore shit that will take this stuff off, or at least soften it up?