Mike,

PolyShield is one such product. It's made Aervoe-Pacific in Gardnerville,
Nevada. It's sold two ways: a can of the liquid goop for the traditional dip and
drip method, or an aerosol spray. There are a number of colors but I've only
bought it in black. It cost about $5.00-$6.00 at Orchard Supply (a subsidiary of
Sears).

Garrett Adams
83.5 Adventurewagen GL
Stockton, California

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Mike Barfield
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 12:57 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Plastic coating (semi-Vanagon content)

I'm working on a project for my Vanagon that involves placing a metal bracket on
the rain gutter. Since this is a metal to paint contact I want to protect the
paint. Years ago I saw an ad somewhere for a product that you could coat metal
with a plastic coating, much like the plastic coating found on a pair of pliers
or the roof mounts on a Thule rack system. The ad had a picture of someone
dipping the handle of some pliers into a can of this stuff. Anyone ever seen
this stuff, know what it's called, or know where I can get some?

Mike Barfield
'84 Westy
Tampa, FL