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- From: rrusk@ssd.csd.harris.com (Bob Rusk)
- Subject: Re: Care and Feeding of Woodgrain Sides
- Reply-To: rrusk@ssd.csd.harris.com
- Organization: Harris Computer Systems Division
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 21:18:01 GMT
- Message-ID: <RRUSK.93Jan7161801@rcx1.ssd.csd.harris.com>
- In-Reply-To: andyh@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu's message of Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:54:29 GMT
- References: <RRUSK.93Jan6164741@rcx1.ssd.csd.harris.com>
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- In article <1993Jan7.185429.15424@news.cs.brandeis.edu>, andyh@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Andrew J. Huang) writes:
-
- >In article <RRUSK.93Jan6164741@rcx1.ssd.csd.harris.com> I wrote:
- >>OK, so after swearing in my teens that I'd never own such a beast, I've
- >>come into posession of a Dodge Caravan with woodgrain sides. Although
- >>the exterior decor would not be my first choice, I'd really like to treat
- >>it well and have it look presentable for a long time. So, how does one
- >>maintain woodgrain sides?
- >>
-
- >:-)
- >1) Tung Oil once a year
- >2) Pledge once a week
- >3) Remove scratches with 00 steel wool and Olde English furniture
- >polish
-
- >Seriously, unless this is a 50's Woody, isn't the woodgrain about the
- >same as auto paint and you treat it the same way (weekly washes in
- >muddy water, seasonal spraying with salty water, occasional peanut
- >butter finger painting)?
-
- I'm sorry, I thought that "woodgrain" would make it clear that I didn't
- mean real wood. This stuff is like wood-grain contact paper only thinner.
- And yes, that is my question exactly. Do you wax this stuff, is there
- some other kind of treatment you should put on it, etc.?
-
- I remember back in the late 70's that the older Fords were having a
- lot of problem with their woodgrain sides. The finish was turning
- milky. More recently, a lot of the Caravan/Voyagers from the late
- 80's that have the woodgrain sides are having problems with the
- finish peeling on the trim strips that surround the "wood".
-
- So, how does one best care for fake imitation not-quite-real stick-on vinyl
- woodgrain on the exterior of a late-model minivan?
-
- (Is that better? ;^)
-
- --
- Bob Rusk
- rrusk@ssd.csd.harris.com
- My thoughts, probably not Harris'.
-
-