On the advice of ex listmember Terry K, my dad used Penetrol on his
boat.  Worked great - till it got hot out and the penetrol turned white.
Now he's trying to figure out how to remove the Penetrol.

Karl Wolz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> Oliver Balson
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 12:05 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Campertop restore/ Rhino liner
>
> My maroon fiberglass campertop look more like a cross between pepto
bismol
> and chaulk.  I am a residential painter and on occasion use an oil
based paint
> additive/conditioner called Penetrol.  I was reading the label today
and it
> said that it can also be used as a fiberglass restorer.  I was
wondering if
> anyone has had some experience with this at all or with any other
product that will
> make the top look as good as when it rains.
>
>
> Also, I got sick of the "upgraded" (more like overpriced, flimsy,
> plasticized) trim package and ripped it out and went back to plain
black metal
> bumpers.
> Ahhhh!!!  What pleasure.   Now I need to deal with the small holes
down the
> sides of the van that the rivets left.  ANy ideas?  I was considering
RHino
> liner.  ANyone ever done it?
>
> Thanks, Oliver
>              91 Westy - Aiken, S.C.