At 12:45 PM 4/29/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I have tried nearly every kind of "shine" product designed for black
>plastic, rubber, or vinyl parts, and I have yet to find something that will
>have any lasting effect on the grill and bumpers of a VW.  My Scirocco and
>Rabbit both had the same dullness that I could never get rid of.
>
>If anyone has found something that works, please let us know!  (I've tried
>Clear Guard, Armor All, Meguire's, STP One Step, and several others...)
>
>Brent Christensen

I've tried 'em all also - the only one that works for more than a year is
'Forever Black'. I'm not sure, but it *may* be just shoe polish!; whatever
it is, it works great.

Austin