OOPPs!  Every once in a while I feel the need to explain when I post a
message to the wrong list by accident.  This post was in response a fellow
on our ozark whitewater  list who was practicing his Z-drag skills pulling
an upside-down wheel barrow  across his yard.  His comment was that lots of
folks were looking at him strangely as they drove by  and hence my reply.  I
got in trouble for doing this once before and feet an explanation was in
order.  That's why they call me...

dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
-----Original Message-----
From: Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Sunday, September 10, 2000 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: Pop top color RESTORED!

>To quote a song recently heard on Dr. Dimento's show" They're going to take
>me away ha ha he he, to the funny farm where life is beautiful every
>day........
>
>DM&FS
>-----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