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- From: sharen@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (Sharen A. Rund)
- Subject: Re: Care and Feeding of Woodgrain Sides
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.210411.11736@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com>
- Organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- References: <RRUSK.93Jan6164741@rcx1.ssd.csd.harris.com> <1993Jan7.185429.15424@news.cs.brandeis.edu> <RRUSK.93Jan7161801@rcx1.ssd.csd.harris.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 93 21:04:11 GMT
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- In article <RRUSK.93Jan7161801@rcx1.ssd.csd.harris.com> rrusk@ssd.csd.harris.com writes:
- >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? ;^)
- >
-
- I had a 73 pinto wagon with woodgrain (woodie) trim that I drove
- for 3 years in MN & 6 years in CA -
- I washed & waxed it regularly and used Armour All on the woodgrain,
- I never had a problem with the woodgrain going 'milky' or fading like
- a big number of them did - towards the end I did encounter a
- 'puckering' at each of the door handle indentations - but other than
- that had no problems with the car and/or wood trim
-
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