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Re: Black vinyl polishing

To: simon.halliwell@postoffice.co.uk
Subject: Re: Black vinyl polishing
From: "T. .R. Dafforn" <td214@cam.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:09:02 +0000
Get some cockpit shine from Halfords, or any other vinyl cleaner/polish.
Spray it on, leave it to dry, then polish, Lovely finish on my 1500!
Cheers
Tim
simon.halliwell@postoffice.co.uk wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm starting to get towards the end of my Mk3 restoration project, engine is 
>in
> - brakes are done - starting to untangle the wiring harness.  I've noticed 
>that
> the black vinyl covering the dash top and other interior metal work is not as
> black as it once was.  Does anyone have any suggestions for cleaning or
> re-colouring the vinyl to erase 30+ years of grime & fading?  Against the new
> vinyl of the seat covers etc. the old stuff looks positively grey.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon.
> Derbyshire
> England
> 1967 Mk3

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