Date:         Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:29:41 -0400
Reply-To:     Jack R <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Jack R <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Rear view mirror success almost.
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I have found https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-7775830-Stops-12-Ounce-Leather/dp/B0009XB30O?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1
Rust-Oleum Leather Brown Spray Paint to be a pretty good match!

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Eric Caron
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 3:12 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Rear view mirror success almost.

Sometime being blind is a pain in the butt.

I had some mirror bits and wanted to to try to create a healthy brown rear view mirror.

I took a stem and froze it to make the ball smaller.  I took a brown mirror with no stem and warmed it in the house over night.  I put a bit of WD 40 on the ball and with a little effort popped it in.  Once the temps equalized it worked perfectly.

I proudly presented my mirror to my wife, who said, nice work, only it’s black! 

Ugh. 

So, between a worn out damaged brown one and my working nice black one, I sadly install the black one. 

And, I am still a bit proud that I was able to repair the interior mirror even if I did get the color’s wrong.

Still on a quest for a brown one. 

Eric Caron,
84 looking a bit nicer lately even with the black rear view mirror.