flip@osu-cgrg.UUCP (Flip Phillips) (01/25/86)
*** REPLACE THIS gascap WITH YOUR new gascap ***
I have a 83 VW GTI. The gas cap has turned a dull grey / white. I have
tried using Armor-All but to no avail... it just gets lighter again.
What should I do... oh oh what shall I do( besides buy a new one )?
flipper
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Flip Phillips {ucbvax,decvax}!cbosg!osu-cgrg!flip
Computer Graphics Research Group, The Ohio State University4373jml@homxb.UUCP (J.LISS) (01/30/86)
I'm surprised you didn't experience the same phenomenon on all the black vw trim. I had a similiar problem due to the wax from car washes and the wax when I waxed my car. There is a product (about 5 - 7 $) in a can that is specifically made to restore the black color to the plastic. I works but must be applied periodically.
hsu@eneevax.UUCP (Dave Hsu) (01/31/86)
In article <614@osu-cgrg.UUCP> flip@osu-cgrg.UUCP writes: >*** REPLACE THIS gascap WITH YOUR new gascap *** > >I have a 83 VW GTI. The gas cap has turned a dull grey / white. I have >tried using Armor-All but to no avail... it just gets lighter again. > >What should I do... oh oh what shall I do( besides buy a new one )? > > Flip Phillips {ucbvax,decvax}!cbosg!osu-cgrg!flip Thanks to the good folks in net.auto, I discovered Black Chrome from Turtlewax last winter. Tried it yet? -dave -- David Hsu Communication & Signal Processing Lab, EE Department <disclaimer> University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 hsu@eneevax.umd.edu {seismo,allegra}!umcp-cs!eneevax!hsu CF522@UMDD.BITNET "Vern Vern Vern Vern Vern Vern Vern, you've done it now, buddy..." -Ernest P. Worrell
jbs@mit-eddie.UUCP (Jeff Siegal) (02/01/86)
In article <1198@homxb.UUCP> 4373jml@homxb.UUCP (J.LISS) writes: > >I'm surprised you didn't experience the same phenomenon on all the >black vw trim. I had a similiar problem due to the wax from car washes >and the wax when I waxed my car. >There is a product (about 5 - 7 $) in a can that is specifically made >to restore the black color to the plastic. >I works but must be applied periodically. I have had the same problem with the black plastic on a Datsun Puslar. It appears to happen only on the flat black plastic, not the plastic which has been polished. Black shoe polish takes care of it fine. Jeff Siegal - MIT EECS