I used semi-gloss Varathane brand paint on my mum's 78 Rabbit grill and it
worked great.  Just make sure you use some brake cleaner on the plastic
first to remove all the dirt and grime.  This paint also drys slowly so you
need about 30 minutes before you can pick it up and 24 hours before it is
totally cured.

At 10:54 10/30/98 -0600, Douglas Holschuh wrote:
>The grill on my 84 Westy is looking all old and faded, and yet it's in good
>shape and isn't cracked or anything. Is there any way I can revive it?
>Specifically, I was wondering if I could (don't laugh) spray paint it flat
>black or something similar. Would this work, and if it would work, would it
>look good? Would the paint need to be heat resistant because the radiator's
>behind it? Has anyone ever tried this or is there another (obvious) solution
>that I'm overlooking?
>
>Thanks.
>
>------------------------
>Doug Holschuh
>Bryan, Texas
>'84 Westy
>'99 Passat GLS (coming soon)
>
>

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