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Subject:Re: Reviving Vanagon Grilles
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:25:16 -0700

I just painted mine, used "mar-hyde satin finish paint for exterior trim"
(black). Looks good, except for some places where a faint whitish bloom
developed after the paint dried. This rubbed off with a cloth, however.

Alistair

>My Westy's upper & lower grilles are dull & I can't seem to restore their
>rich, black color with wax.  A detailing book I've got mentions that plastic
>auto ashtrays can be revived by painting with laquer.  Do you think this is
>what will work to restore my grilles?
>Phaedra
>'85 Westy-Wolf
>