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Date:         Mon, 28 Feb 2000 16:31:59 -0800
Reply-To:     BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM>
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From:         BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM>
Subject:      Cleaning pop tops (its time for that thread again...)
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Since I have read so many posts about cleaning pop tops over the last couple years, I thought I would finally post my own experience. I have not seen this mentioned before (which surprises me since it is so simple), but it worked very well.

My white top had a lot of tiny black spots all over the horizontal surfaces. Tried a mild bleach solution, thinking it might be mold, but that didn't work. Then I got up there with some soap and water and one of those little yellow 3M sponges with the green fiber on one side. I used a light pressure and a swirling motion, and it removed the stains like magic without any harsh strippers, bleaches, etc.

It also seemed to leave the surface a bit dull-looking, so I hit it with some Meguire's wax and an orbital buffer. It now looks like new, beads water like crazy, and is actually almost shinier than the paint!

Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy Santa Barbara, CA


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