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Subject:Re: cleaning/shining the westy
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Fri, 19 May 2006 22:58:45 -0700

John, you're supposed to be communing with Nature, not recalling your anger
!

On 5/19/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > so, i've read that there are those who believe that armor all actually
> > does damage to the vinyl interior.
> >
>
> A hotly debated topic to be sure, on every automotive forum on the net. I
> can't say personally whether it's true, but I DO know that when you pay a
> couple nimrods to detail your car, what they mostly do is spray PINTS of
> that crap all over everything (including the leather steering wheel!) and
> some of it ends up leaking through and dripping down the INSIDE of the
> speedo and tach windows, redering them opaque two days later when it
> finally
> dries, requiring complete disassembly of the dash cluster for cleaning to
> make the gauges visible again. Ask me how I know...
>
> If you decide to use it, difinitely WIPE on the dash cluster, don't spray.
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>

-- 
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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