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Subject:Re: Restoring Vanagon Emblems
From:thewestyman
Date:Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:42:15 -0700

The flap store has double sided tape to glue it back on like pros would do.
Z

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Shelton
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 7:54 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Restoring Vanagon Emblems

The center pin on my "Vanagon GL" emblem is broken off.  I tried
super-gluing the emblem back on but it doesn't hold.  Any suggestions on
how to keep from losing this NLA emblem?

On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Entertaining thread one restoring, shining up, etc, your emblems
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> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=393666&highlight=emblem+repair
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> Alistair
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> > On Apr 19, 2015, at 11:19 PM, PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > I'm thinking about having my Westy painted, and would like to restore
> > the
> > front and rear emblems to as close to shiny chrome as possible.  Has
> anyone
> > tried this?  Is there a particular brand paint and shade that bears a
> > reasonable resemblance to chrome? Almost anything would be an
> > improvement
> > over faded gray emblems.
> >
> > Can these emblems be removed and put back, or are they permanently
> > attached, and unable to be removed without destroying them?
> >
> > Patti
> > 90 Westy Automatic
> > Los Angeles
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> > If it's not on my Smart Phone, it doesn't exist...
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