Had the same problem with my '84 Westy. What I did was to go over it with a fine steel wool, this took off all of the old silver trim paint and left the plastic clean and with a nice brushed finish. I did not reapply the trim paint and it looks great all black. Bill Knight Raleigh, NC > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@vanagon.com]On Behalf Of > Douglas Holschuh > Sent: Friday, October 30, 1998 11:55 AM > To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM > Subject: Paint Front Grill? > > > The grill on my 84 Westy is looking all old and faded, and > yet it's in good > shape and isn't cracked or anything. Is there any way I can revive it? > Specifically, I was wondering if I could (don't laugh) spray > paint it flat > black or something similar. Would this work, and if it would > work, would it > look good? Would the paint need to be heat resistant because > the radiator's > behind it? Has anyone ever tried this or is there another > (obvious) solution > that I'm overlooking? > > Thanks. > > ------------------------ > Doug Holschuh > Bryan, Texas > '84 Westy > '99 Passat GLS (coming soon) > |
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