Date:         Wed, 4 Jul 2001 08:22:16 -0700
Reply-To:     mike and shari <mjgarske@HOME.COM>
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From:         mike and shari <mjgarske@HOME.COM>
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Subject:      Re: Cleaning and polishing exterior body plastic parts??
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I just painted my mirrors and rear louvers with semigloss black.  They look
great!  The bumper ends I just cleaned w/ a strong purple cleaner that eats old
build up and a stiff brush.

My girlfriend also gave me a hard time as I did this and taunted me with,
"vanagon geeeeek!" every so often from the house.  I love it!


Mike G.

'87 Syncaru

Brian McClure wrote:

> Hi all- took advantage of this week I had off- washed, rubbed out, buffed and
> waxed my van! Wife was teasing me  " so you gonna sell it now? The only time
> you make your cars this clean is when you first get them, then right before
> your gonna sell them." Ha Ha- she is such a wit!  (half or dim-I'm not sure..)
>  Anyway- the body looks great! BUT i started to put the body plastics back
> on-mirrors bumper ends, engine louvers etc... I hadn't realized how TERRIBLE
> these look!
>  So what's everybody do? Cleaning hints? Paint them? Throw them out and buy
> new??  Any help would be appreciated
> Brian
> 83 Urabus- body looking shiny everything else looking like dog a**