Date:         Sat, 25 Mar 2000 20:46:28 -0800
Reply-To:     Stephen Arbaugh <sneakers@OZ.NET>
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From:         Stephen Arbaugh <sneakers@OZ.NET>
Subject:      Re: Oxidized pop-top on my '90 Westy Multivan
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The poptop on my westy was coated with something when I bought it, and I
never could figure out what it was, but a year or two later it started the
chalky, white road trip. For several years, I used a cleaner sold at a
local marina for boat gel-coat finishes and a hard carnuba wax. Very time
consuming and I'd have no arms for a couple days after. Then just a couple
years ago, a Makita power buffer (I can hear the "Tool Man" in the
background) came into my modest garage, and part of the regime is taking
care of the poptop twice yearly with the spring and fall wax jobs. Same
compounds as for the metal finish, and seems to be just fine. The carnuba
wax did last longer, but with the buffer, it only takes a couple hours to
do the top, mostly due to moving the ladder so often.

steve
'85 westy
kent, wa

At 07:35 PM 03/25/2000 -0500, David Bogle wrote:
>Lawrence Johnson wrote:
>>
>> Ken,
>> No, I do not concur. ....snip
>>
>> "K. Taylor" wrote:
>>
>> > Hi, Westies.
>> >
>> > The fiberglass pop-top on my '90 Multivan has oxidation problems. ....snip
>> > '90 Westy Multi
>
>Hi Larry, et. al.,
>
>I have not tried this stuff but it gets some good reviews in the boat
>mags.
>
>http://www.newglass2.com/
>
>I have had a bottle of 3M fiberglass cleaner/wax for some time, but have
>not tried that either.  It was recommended by listmembers.
>
>Best regards,
>David Bogle
>'87 syncro westfalia
>brooklyn, ny