Better than painting your grille, or side mirrors, for that matter, use a product called Forever Black. Obtainable from Rocky Mountain Motorworks, it comes in a shoe polish-type applicator. Works quite well. Directions on the package suggest 2 applications for faded plastic, but I had one Vanagon grille that actually needed 4 coats to bring it back to a nice black. Seems to hold up well - I had used Forever Black on this particular grill about 13 months ago - still looks fine. Can also be used on black rubber parts. Good luck. Michael J Vickey the current VW collection: 84 Vanagon Wlfsbrg blue (my parts vehicle) 85 DblCab Pickup lt gray 87 Vanagon Syncro GL Wolfram gray 87 Vanagon Syncro GL dove blue 88 DblCab Pickup Tornado red 90 DblCab Pickup navy blue 90 DblCab Pickup Syncro black 91 Vanagon Camper GL orly blue 93 Eurovan MV Tornado red 95 Eurovan Camper white |
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