Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 17:34:59 EDT From: James Benthall <Taobythesea@AOL.COM> Subject: Discolored Dash Board (ashtray)

Well guys, I sure goofed this one up. As some of you know I am trying to sell my 87 Westy on Ebay. I have been cleaning for a week and have it in nearly immaculate conditions. Well I decided to clean the ashtray since I unfortunately have been smoking lately. I pulled it out and for some reason(!) decided to fill it with water and dish washing liquid (of course, hoping to get any smoky smell out). After letting it sit for maybe 15 minutes I return and scrubbed it down with a toothbrush and when I was drying it I found to my horror that the outer rim of the ashtray had turned color! Sort of a dim yellow now!! This really pisses me off since I was very proud of how clean my dashboard is (was). I've Armer-All-ed it and it still is a yellow color. Really sucks against my beautiful black dash ;-( Anyway, just wanted to warn ya'll and ask if anyone has any ideas of how to rectify this screw-up? Thanks. James in Houston

I have done this a few times and a good protect ant will fix it up. It may take a few tries. I think it is actually caused by old protect ant that is mixed with soap and water. My favorite product is 303 it works wonders and does not contain any silicone. Much better than Armor All, That stuff I would never use, not even on my X wife's car!

Here is a link to 303's page to find retailers via zip code. There list is not complete, as my dealer is not on there. Performance Products has a good price on a gallon.

http://www.303products.com/main.php?infopage=retailersearch

I have no interest in the company other than happy customer. It may take a few coats but should bring it back to black. You can also find it at a lot of better boat supply places.