Our previous owner took very good care of our White Westy. Overall, whatever it needed, she paid someone to do. The receipts show that the Van saw service bays in a half-dozen countries here and across the pond. Thanks, Ms. S. Wood. :) At some point in its 16 years of service, a service tech somewhere in the world sealed the gap between the rubber top seal and the Fiberglas top with clear silicone gook. Did a neat job of it and apparently used about a gallon of the muck, as the bead is about an inch wide, tapering neatly up the top. While this has served to preserve the seal in nearly pristine condition, there are a couple of spots where the seal is loosing the battle with water and time, and will soon have to come off. I don't want to screw up the top in an way, as ours still has a bright white shine to it. Question is, how does one remove gobs of silicone from Fiberglas without using damaging chemicals or anything that might scratch/haze the gel-coat? G. Matthew Bulley Principal Bulley-Hewlett & Associates Communications for Organizational Development www.bulley-hewlett.com (888) 468-4880 toll free
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