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Re: body refinisher from the 70's

To: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: body refinisher from the 70's
From: "Linda Grunthaner" <grunthaner@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 06:24:36 -0400
Jim,
Nice bike but I couldn't find the finished bike pic?
Linda

On 6/1/06, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Linda,
>
> I gotta whole sack full of 'em.
>
> 1964 BMW R60/2
> 1976 BMW R90/6
> 1990 BMW K100LT
> + a 1979 Honda CX500 (my wife's)
> + a 1973 Yamaha RD350 (garage queen)
>
> The 64 R60/2 is a complete restoration. I don't actually show it, but I
> could.
> You can check out some of our useless rubbish and other distractions at:
> http://www.starrtech.net/~jimj/
>
> Cheers!!
> Jim - 68 Midget in Dodge City
>
> On 6/1/06, Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey Jim,
> > What kind of bike is it? I'm sure glad I kept my beemer because I'm not
> sure
> > if the Sprite will be on the road till later in the summer.
> > Happy Cycling,
> > Linda
> >
> >
> > On 5/31/06, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> >  Yeah, Bud. I used Classic Car Wax's Aircraft Wax which was real
> > carnuba based stuff. I still jealously guard a half a can of it and
> > use it on my 64 show bike. Still the best stuff I've ever found though
> > the MeGuires stuff isn't bad on the Spridget and my beater bikes.
> >
> > Cheers!!
> > Jim - 68 Midget in Dodge City
> >
> > On 5/31/06, Bud Osbourne <abcoz@hky.com> wrote:
> > > Wasn't that Turtle Wax, in the commercials?
> > > Personally, I always used Classic Car Wax, "back in the day".  It
> seems
> > > to have fallen from favor (is it still produced??), replaced by
> products
> > > that are a lot easier to apply.  Too bad.  I'd still buy it, if I
> could
> > > find it.
> > > Bud Osbourne
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
> > > [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Linda Grunthaner
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:58 AM
> > > To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: body refinisher from the 70's
> > >
> > > Does anyone recall the the name of the product that was used on a car
> in
> > > a
> > > junk yard in a TV commercial that renewed the auto finish? I remember
> > > buying
> > > it in the 70's and thought it was a product that NuVinyl produced but
> > > not
> > > sure of the name. It worked great in a pinch and since it will be over
> a
> > > year before I paint my car it would make it easy on the eyes ; ) BTW I
> > > bought Nu Vinyl also in the 70's and applied it to my 74 Grand Prix
> > > black
> > > vinyl top and it worked so much better than the others I only needed
> to
> > > apply it 3 times a year and it always looked wet : )
> > > Happy motoring,
> > > Linda,
> > > 62 Sprite




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