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Subject:Re: 85 vanagon sale help
From:Edward Maglott
Date:Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:25:10 -0400

yeah depending on the prep done before it was painted on there, you might
be able to get it off with products mentioned or polishing/rubbing compound
followed by a nice wax job.

On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yeah, nobody's going to buy that van for $2500. You might stop by some
> auto body shops to find out if that graphic can be removed. It's could be
> possible depending on the paint used.
>
> Another idea is to stop by an auto body supply store, like Wesco, and call
> some of the folks who have posted cards on their bulletin board. These guys
> are looking for extra jobs.  It might come off with a lacquer thinner wash
> done by a professional.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Laura Mangan
> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 4:20 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 85 vanagon sale help
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I've been trying to sell my 85, manual vanagon for a few months now and
> haven't had any luck. I think I'm in a rural area with not much interest.
>
> Anyway, I am leaving tomorrow for Florida and have no idea what to do with
> it at this point. My options are to take it (and it really isn't ready for
> another 1500 mile trip with only 3 days to get there) and leaving here (in
> northern PA in a barn) is not a great alternative. I'm worried it will get
> destroyed by mice and the like.
>
> Anyway, so in a last ditch effort, I'm asking the community for help.
>
> Does anyone want to buy my van (I'd part with it for $3000, or as close as
> I can get to it) or does anyone have a storage solution ?
>
> Ad can be seen here:
>
> https://pennstate.craigslist.org/cto/d/1985-vw-vanagon/6343952609.html
>
>
> Thank you all!
>
> Laura
>

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