Your top has probably lost its "gelcoat" - the finish coat given fiberglass surfaces. I don't personally know how to do this, but you might talk about it with a body shop, or marine outfit that deals with fiberglass hulls. I imagine it'll take sanding the whole top down and refinishing the whole thing. You may be better off trying to find a good used top. I have a pretty nice light brown one from an '85, complete with luggage rack. Getting it to you might be as much as the part - I think I'd want a $100 for the two pieces. Sounds like the color would clash, though... -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Scott White Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 11:51 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Westfalia Pop Top Question
I own a maroon (burgundy, dark red, whatever...) 1990 Westy. The problem I have is that the top looks like it is hery oxidized (i.e. a lot of whitish stuff hanging on). I have tried everything I can think of to clean and then 'polish' the top to restore the color and a bit of the shine that they have when new. Anyone out there found a good product or technique to do this? I have tried various auto and marine cleaning and restoration potions with moderately OK, but short-lived, results. Thanks for any ideas... Scott White Boise, Idaho 1990 Westfalia |
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