I've also got a Green 83 Westy.
I'd suggest that you use Mothers cleaner Wax and just repeat the process
about three times over the next 12 months.
You may not get all of the oxidation off the first or second application
but you'll be keeping your original paint. You can never get a paint job
as good as the original.
If you have a repaint job on your Westy ............... then just take it
to the car wash and let those guys with the buffers have a go at it.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Tue, 24 Sep 2002 07:13:46 -0600 Simon Reinhardt <simon@FARRSIDE.NET>
writes:
> I've used Meguiar's Body Scrub with fine results- it's not really a
> rubbing compound per se, but it does do the job without being too
> harsh. Between it and the polish (step 2), I got rid of a fairly
> heavy
> haze on my '86.
> Of course, it helped to have an orbital buffer!
> -Simon
>
> On Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at 06:56  AM, Gordy Jones wrote:
>
> > Has anyone ever used this stuff? it's to use before a wax to get
> rid
> > of weathering/oxidation. My van has a lot of oxidation so i want
> to
> > try this but i was wondering if it might be too abrasive that it
> might
> > take paint off. any ideas?
> >
> >
> > ~83 Green Air-Cooled Westy
>

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