Today I was driving home from work - and some middle aged man in the passenger seat of a car leaned out, and yelled: "Hey! Nice vehicle, man!" Well, I'd had a crummy day at work today, and this made me feel a whole lot better. Nobody ever said about my father's car - he drives a late-model Toyota Avalon. I don't know if you guys feel the same, but after I've waxed and polished my van - I just feel better, knowing how nice it looks. It really is a feeling of accomplishment. I'm using a new 8" random-orbital waxer-polisher, and it really makes a big difference in how the paint looks. I don't use it to apply the wax - too many grouves etc, but I do use it to rub out the wax, and to polish it. It makes that part of the job, which is the most difficult and time-consuming, go a lot faster. I also removed the grills, the signal and marker lights, the bumper ends, the air duct grills and the door handles etc prior to the waxing. I also masked off the window rubber and my body stripes. The time it takes to do all this is far less than it takes to remove the excess wax. You may say, "man - what a lot of work!" - and it is. And yet it's not, too. Regardless, I did spend at least 5 hours on it. To me, it's as much fun and relaxation as an afternoon at the beach. Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peder" <pederthevwnut@MSN.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 08:42 PM Subject: how many times has this happened to you
So, I look out my window yesterday to see a couple in their early 20's walking around my Vanagon peaking in the windows, just admiring it. I could here them through the window saying, "this is the coolest van ever." Now, I used to get a lot of people that would stop and look at my '70 bus, but this is the first time anybody has pulled over and gotten out of their car to look at my Vanagon. Has this ever happened to any of you? Peace out, Peder
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