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Subject:Re: poptop seals and painting grills
From:Mark Dorm
Date:Wed, 16 May 2001 20:46:25 -0700

Seems to me like it would be cool to just paint the vw emblem on the grill
black as well

>
>painting the grill:
>i took them off the bus, scrubed them with dish soap (to remove any oils,
>and bugs). Then i masked off the VW emblem and the foot of the mirrors and
>spray painted them. I used black semi-gloss. About 5 or 6 coats. i used
>one can for all of the items. Front and back- mostly front.  The paint was
>some name brand that i got at the local hardware store. They have been
>this way for 3 years and look really good.
>
>Cheers
>matthew
>
>
>Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
>Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
>University of Idaho                   http://www.uidaho.edu

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