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Subject:Re: Cleaning the Westy fiberglass top
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Tue, 16 Oct 2001 22:53:27 -0500

Just scrub it down about once every two years with a stiff brush and
dutch cleanser. Keep the tree sap off of it (wash it when you wash your
car) and the mold will not have the media to grow again.

Stan Wilder

On Tue, 16 Oct 2001 20:29:48 -0700 phil hans <hansph_99@YAHOO.COM>
writes:
> Hi everyone. I have a 1980 Westfalia.  The previous
> owner scratched the top a lot, so there are lots of
> places for mildew to grow on it.  Being a neat-freak,
> I don't like the dark, mildewed look of many older
> Westfalias I see around.  I want mine always to be
> bright.
>
> This top seems messy to clean to me.  You can use
> bleach or muriatic acid (stuff to get at mildew), but
> then it drips will drip down on the van.  Any
> suggestions for harmlessly cleaning the fibreglas top?
>  Once it is clean, maybe I should paint the top so I
> don't have to bother with it.  Does that work out OK?
>
> Thanks, Phil Hanson
> 1980 Westfalia.
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