Um.... paint?

Cya,
Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Benthall" <Taobythesea@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 2:34 PM
Subject: Discolored Dash Board (ashtray)

> 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