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-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Kraning <OuiSki1@aol.com>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Sunday, September 10, 2000 10:22 AM
Subject: Pop top color RESTORED!

>Dear Listees-
>
>Just wanted to put in MTCW on my experience with a badly faded blue
pop-top.
>(I think the folks at VW really were at Octoberfest when they came up with
>the colored pop-top notion!) I had tried many of the suggestions from
various
>listees on cleaning and restoring color to the fiberglass, including boat
>waxes and other gel coat treatments. The waxes prooved to be effective for
a
>while, albeit a PITA to wax off because of the "orange peel" finish, and
the
>top seemed to fade back or dry out eventually. This weekend I used a
product
>called Westley's Black Magic, sort of by accident, and the results were
>amazing! It is really easy to work in (the whole top took about 30 min,
max).
>The color came back to a really nice blue luster, and it's not overly
shiney
>or glossy if you buff it out a bit. The product is intended for tires and
>bumpers, etc., and is alot thicker than Armour All and other spray on
>products. This may be old  news to some of you, but just thought I'd share
my
>bliss...FWIW.
>
>Scott K.
>88' Westy - Roxy Blueboxy