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Subject:Discolored Dash Board (ashtray)
From:James Benthall
Date:Sat, 8 Oct 2005 17:34:59 EDT

Well guys, I sure goofed this one up.  As some of you know I am trying
to sell my 87 Westy on Ebay.  I have been cleaning for a week and have
it in nearly immaculate conditions.  Well I decided to clean the ashtray
since I unfortunately have been smoking lately.  I pulled it out and for
some reason(!) decided to fill it with water and dish washing liquid (of
course, hoping to get any smoky smell out).  After letting it sit for
maybe 15 minutes I return and scrubbed it down with a toothbrush
and when I was drying it I found to my horror that the outer rim of the
ashtray had turned color!  Sort of a dim yellow now!!  This really pisses
me off since I was very proud of how clean my dashboard is (was). I've
Armer-All-ed it and it still is a yellow color.  Really sucks against my
beautiful black dash ;-(
Anyway, just wanted to warn ya'll and ask if anyone has any ideas of
how to rectify this screw-up?  Thanks.
James in Houston

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