>I noticed a curious thing today on my Westfalia.  The paint on the top of
>the fender was worn away from 16 years of people sliding in and out of the
>camper.  Anyone else have this problem?

Yup. I put myright  hand there to pivot myself out, so it'll be a handprint
on mine...though, come to think of it, it was there when I bought the van.
PO's bum or hand?

Got the paint chips by the lockknob too.

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1984 VW Caravelle (currently SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans)
1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD), for sale
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel (extaxi)
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel van/wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel (taxi)