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Date:         Wed, 17 Oct 2001 09:46:43 -0300
Reply-To:     Malcolm Stebbins <MSTEBBIN@MSVU1.MSVU.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Malcolm Stebbins <MSTEBBIN@MSVU1.MSVU.CA>
Organization: Mount Saint Vincent University
Subject:      Re: Cleaning the Westy fiberglass top
In-Reply-To:  <20011016.231142.-606171.33.wilden1@juno.com>
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I use a product called (something) 2001. It is in the auto parts sections with all of the other car care stuff. It is an oily film that brings back the lustre, but needs doing every year. Malcolm

On 16 Oct 2001, at 22:53, Stan Wilder wrote:

> Just scrub it down about once every two years with a stiff > brush and dutch cleanser. Keep the tree sap off of it (wash > it when you wash your car) and the mold will not have the > media to grow again. > > Stan Wilder > > On Tue, 16 Oct 2001 20:29:48 -0700 phil hans > <hansph_99@YAHOO.COM> writes: > Hi everyone. I have a 1980 > Westfalia. The previous > owner scratched the top a lot, so > there are lots of > places for mildew to grow on it. Being > a neat-freak, > I don't like the dark, mildewed look of many > older > Westfalias I see around. I want mine always to be > > bright. > > This top seems messy to clean to me. You can > use > bleach or muriatic acid (stuff to get at mildew), but > > then it drips will drip down on the van. Any > > suggestions for harmlessly cleaning the fibreglas top? > > Once it is clean, maybe I should paint the top so I > don't > have to bother with it. Does that work out OK? > > Thanks, > Phil Hanson > 1980 Westfalia. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You > Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > > http://personals.yahoo.com > > ____________________________________________________________ > ____ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or > PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your > FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.


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