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A while back I bought some black restorers for my 914. One was in an applicator bottle that was very similar to liquid shoe polish ones with the sponge tip. Couldn't get an even application and it left streaks if you didn't follow the directions to the letter! Bought another restorer, Black Again. Simple white bottle with black letters (looks pretty generic). It has a smell like artificial banana. ItÝ”]pretty well so I tried it on my Jetta's outside mirror housings and door handles -- wow! It's similar to a liquid auto wax in that you rub it into the surface then buff it off. The directions state that it becomes activated in UV light (uh, that'd be the sun). So, I tried it on my plastic tunnel tray. It was very dirty from wasting away in a junk yard. Soap and water, as well as bug and tar remover, were just not removing the brownish-gray dirt in the corners. On the first application it cleaned the dirt and some of the adhesive left over from removing the tray liner. The tray was now a glossy/satin black and clean -- much better looking than the dull black/gray that I found it in. I put a second coat on it the following night for good measure but it really didn't need it. If it weren't for the spotty UV fading already present on the tray it would look new. It's called "Black Again" and I found it in a general auto parts store (G.I. Joes here on the west coast). It does a great job at cleaning, protecting and restoring the black on plastic and I sure recommend it. It does contain petroleum distillates (for cleaning I'm assuming) and the directions state it works on rubber and vinyl as well. For you chemical engineering gurus, would it be okay to use the stuff on the dash and interior body panels? Toby Erkson air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension Portland, Oregon, http://www.pobox.com/~toby_erkson/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/