Date:         Fri, 13 Jul 2001 15:57:48 -0500
Reply-To:     wilden1@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Washing your Westy?
Comments: To: CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET
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The top only needs to be cleaned about once every five years unless you
park under a mulberry tree.
I had a few streaks but they waxed right out.
You can use just regular dish soap and scrub hard and get a perfect job.
I've just got one of those sleazy three side seals for my top from XXXX
and I'm going to paint my top with the two part textured paint before I
install it, so I'm going to use the Wesley's Bleach White because I want
it really clean. I know I'm going to have some streaks but I'll just wax
them out and that will be that.
You could get some construction plastic or good plastic drop cloths but
time spent masking is more time than waxing out the streaks.

Stan

On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:56:29 -0500 Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET> writes:
> Stan,
>
> I have always wondered about this---
> What does the bleach white or other fiberglass cleaners do to the
> Van's
> paint?
>
> I know that bleach will stip the wax off the body of the van, and
> streak
> it like crazy.
>
> I know this because I have bleached the canvas on my boat, and it
> messed
> up the finish on the hull below.
>
> How do you prevent this from happening?
>
> Do you mask off the body of the van with plastic?
>
> Later,
>
>             ______________
>            |[  ] [  ] [ ]\
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>      ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-|
>
> Terry--
> 74 Campmobile- (Clementine)
> 85 GL- (Delilah)
> 86 BMW 325 ES- (Eva)

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