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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                                
                                                
                          SCHEDULE 13D
                                
                                                
  Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 32)
                                 
                  Wynn's International, Inc.                
                        (Name of Issuer)
                                
                        
             Common Stock Par Value $0.01 Per Share     
                (Title of Class and Securities) 
                                
                                                
                           983195108                  
              (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
                                                
                                                
                                                
               James E. McKee, Gabelli Funds, Inc.
     One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1434 (914) 921-5294
    (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
             to Receive Notices and Communications)
                                
                                                
                     February 5, 1999                       
     (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Sched-
ule 13D, and is filing this Schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 
240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box [  ].       
                                

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_________________________________________________________________

CUSIP No. 983195108                                        13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
      Gabelli Funds, Inc.            I.D. No. 13-3056041
_________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                                       ____
                                                  (a) /___/
                                                       ____
                                                  (b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      OO-Funds of investment company clients
_________________________________________________________________
(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
     REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)          _____
                                                     /    /
_________________________________________________________________
(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
      New York
_________________________________________________________________ 
                                        : (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                        :     400,000 (Item 5)
                                        :________________________
                                        : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY          :     None  (Item 5) 
 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING                :________________________
 PERSON WITH                            : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     400,000 (Item 5)
                                        :________________________
                                        :(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None  (Item 5)  
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
      400,000 (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
     EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                         _____
                                                     /  x /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
      2.13%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
      HC, IA, CO
_________________________________________________________________
              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!  <PAGE>
________________________________________________________________

CUSIP No. 983195108                                        13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
      GAMCO Investors, Inc.              I.D. No. 13-2951242
_________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                                       ____
                                                  (a) /___/
                                                       ____
                                                  (b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      OO-Funds of investment advisory clients
_________________________________________________________________
(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
     REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)          _____
                                                     /  x /
_________________________________________________________________
(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
      New York
_________________________________________________________________ 
                                        : (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                        :     4,063,439 (Item 5)
                                        :________________________
                                        : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY          :     None 
 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING                :________________________ 
 PERSON WITH                            : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     4,108,969 (Item 5)
                                        :________________________ 
                                        :(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None  
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
      4,108,969 (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________

(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
     EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                         ____
                                                     /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
      21.86%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
      IA, CO
_________________________________________________________________
              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!   <PAGE>
_________________________________________________________________

CUSIP No. 983195108                                        13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
      Gabelli International Limited  I.D. No. Foreign Corporation
_________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                                       ____
                                                  (a) /___/
                                                       ____
                                                  (b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      WC 
_________________________________________________________________
(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
     REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)          ____
                                                     /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
      British Virgin Islands
_________________________________________________________________ 
                                        : (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                        :     None   (Item 5)
                                        :________________________
                                        : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY          :     None  
 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING                :________________________ 
 PERSON WITH                            : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None   (Item 5)
                                        :________________________ 
                                        :(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None  
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
      None   (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
     EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                         ____
                                                     /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
      0.00%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
      CO
_________________________________________________________________

              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!<PAGE>
________________________________________________________________

CUSIP No. 983195108                                        13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
      Gabelli Performance Partnership L.P.   I.D. No. 13-3396569
_________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                                       ____
                                                  (a) /___/
                                                       ____
                                                  (b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
     WC     
_________________________________________________________________
(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
     REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)          ____
                                                     /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
      New York 
_________________________________________________________________ 
                                        : (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                        :     76,500 (Item 5)
                                        :________________________
                                        : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY          :     None  
 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING                :________________________ 
 PERSON WITH                            : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     76,500 (Item 5)
                                        :________________________ 
                                        :(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None  
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
      76,500 (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
     EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                         ____
                                                     /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
      0.41%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
      PN
_________________________________________________________________

              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!<PAGE>
_________________________________________________________________

CUSIP No. 983195108                                        13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
      Gemini Capital Management Ltd. 
_________________________________________________________________
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                                       ____
                                                  (a) /___/
                                                       ____
                                                  (b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      00-Funds of clients
_________________________________________________________________
(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
     REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)          ____
                                                     /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
      Bermuda                     
_________________________________________________________________ 
                                        : (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                        :     3,375 (Item 5)
                                        :________________________
                                        : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY          :     None  
 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING                :________________________ 
 PERSON WITH                            : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     3,375 (Item 5)
                                        :________________________ 
                                        :(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None  
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
      3,375 (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
     EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                         ____
                                                     /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
      0.02%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
      CO
_________________________________________________________________

              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!<PAGE>
_________________________________________________________________

CUSIP No. 983195108                                        13D
_________________________________________________________________
(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
     Mario J. Gabelli       
_________________________________________________________________ 
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                                       ____
                                                  (a) /___/
                                                       ____
                                                  (b) /___/
_________________________________________________________________
(3)  SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      00 - Funds of family partnership 
_________________________________________________________________
(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
     REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)          ____
                                                     /    /
_________________________________________________________________
(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
      USA 
_________________________________________________________________ 
                                        : (7) SOLE VOTING POWER
                                        :     2,025  (Item 5)
                                        :________________________
                                        : (8) SHARED VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY          :     None  
 OWNED BY EACH REPORTING                :________________________ 
 PERSON WITH                            : (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     2,025  (Item 5)
                                        :________________________ 
                                        :(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE 
                                        :     POWER
                                        :     None  
_________________________________________________________________
(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     2,025  (Item 5)
_________________________________________________________________
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
     EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                         _____
                                                     /  x /
_________________________________________________________________
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
      0.01%
_________________________________________________________________
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
      IN
_________________________________________________________________

              *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!<PAGE>
Item 1.   Security and Issuer
          This Amendment No. 32 to Schedule 13D on the Common Stock
of Wynn's International, Inc. is being filed on behalf of the
undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D, as amended (the "Schedule
13D") which was originally filed on August 26, 1988.  Unless
otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein but not
defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the
Schedule 13D.

Item 2.   Identity and Background
          This statement is being filed by Mario J. Gabelli ("Mario
Gabelli"), Marc J. Gabelli ("Marc Gabelli") and various entities
which either one directly or indirectly controls or for which
either one acts as chief investment officer.  These entities,
except for Lynch Corporation ("Lynch"), Spinnaker Industries,
Incorporated ("Spinnaker"), Western New Mexico Telephone Company
("Western New Mexico"), Entoleter, Inc. ("Entoleter"),  Lynch
Telecommunications Corporation ("Lynch Telecom"), Lynch Telephone
Corporation ("Lynch Telephone") and Inter-Community Telephone
Company ("Inter-Community") (collectively, "Lynch and its affili-
ates"), engage in various aspects of the securities business,
primarily as investment adviser to various institutional and
individual clients, including registered investment companies and
pension plans, as broker/dealer and as general partner of various
private investment partnerships.  Certain of these entities may
also make investments for their own accounts. 
          The foregoing persons in the aggregate often own
beneficially more than 5% of a class of equity securities of a
particular issuer.  Although several of the foregoing persons are
treated as institutional investors for purposes of reporting their
beneficial ownership on the short-form Schedule 13G, the holdings
of those who do not qualify as institutional investors may exceed
the 1% threshold presented for filing on Schedule 13G or implemen-
tation of their investment philosophy may from time to time require
action which could be viewed as not completely passive.  In order
to avoid any question as to whether their beneficial ownership is
being reported on the proper form and in order to provide greater
investment flexibility and administrative uniformity, these persons
have decided to file their beneficial ownership reports on the more
detailed Schedule 13D form rather than on the short-form Schedule
13G and thereby to provide more expansive disclosure than may be
necessary. 
          (a), (b) and (c) - This statement is being filed by one
or more of the following persons: Gabelli Funds, Inc. ("GFI"),
GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GAMCO"), Gabelli Securities, Inc. ("GSI"),
Gabelli & Company, Inc. ("Gabelli & Company"), Gabelli Performance
Partnership L.P. ("GPP"), GLI, Inc. ("GLI"), Gabelli Associates
Fund ("Gabelli Associates"), Gabelli Associates Limited ("GAL"),
Gabelli & Company, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan"), Gabelli
International Limited ("GIL"), Gabelli International II Limited
("GIL II"), Gabelli International Gold Fund Limited ("GIGFL"), ALCE
Partners, L.P. ("ALCE"), Gabelli Multimedia Partners, L.P.
("Multimedia Partners"), MJG Associates, Inc. ("MJG Assocciates"), 
Gemini Capital Management Ltd. ("Gemini"), Gabelli Fund, LDC
("LDC"), Gabelli Foundation, Inc. ("Foundation"), Mario Gabelli,
Marc Gabelli, Lynch, Spinnaker, Western New Mexico, Entoleter,
Lynch Telecom, Lynch Telephone and Inter-Community. Those of the
foregoing persons signing this Schedule 13D are hereafter referred
to as the "Reporting Persons".     
          GAMCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GFI, is an investment
adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended ("Advisers Act").  GAMCO is an investment manager providing
discretionary managed account services for employee benefit plans,
private investors, endowments, foundations and others. 
          Gabelli & Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI, is
a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended ("l934 Act"), which as a part of its business
regularly purchases and sells securities for its own account.  
          GLI, wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI, is a corporation
which currently has no active operations. 
          Gabelli Associates is a New York limited partnership
whose primary business purpose is risk arbitrage investments.  GSI
and Mario Gabelli are the general partners of Gabelli Associates. 
          GAL is a corporation whose primary business purpose is 
risk arbitrage investments.  Shares of GAL's common stock are
offered to persons who are neither citizens nor residents of the 
United States and may be offered to a limited number of U.S.
investors.  GSI is the investment manager of GAL.
          GSI, a majority-owned subsidiary of GFI, is a Delaware 
corporation which as a part of its business regularly purchases and
sells securities for its own account.  It is the immediate parent
of Gabelli & Company.  
          GFI is the ultimate parent company for a variety of
companies engaged in the securities business, each of which is
named above.  In addition, GFI is an investment adviser registered
under the Advisers Act.  GFI is an investment adviser which
presently provides discretionary advisory services to The Gabelli
Equity Trust Inc., The Gabelli Asset Fund, The Gabelli Growth Fund,
The Gabelli Convertible Securities Fund, Inc., The Gabelli Value
Fund Inc., The Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund, The Gabelli Equity
Income Fund, The Gabelli ABC Fund, The Gabelli Global Telecommuni-
cations Fund, Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc., The Gabelli Global Multime-
dia Trust Inc., The Gabelli Global Convertible Securities Fund,
Gabelli Capital Asset Fund, Gabelli International Growth Fund, Inc.
and The Gabelli Global Interactive Couch Potato Fund (collective-
ly, the "Funds"), which are registered investment companies.
          Gabelli Advisers, Inc. ("Gabelli Advisers"), a Delaware
corporation, is an investment adviser which provides discretionary
advisory services to The Gabelli Westwood Mighty Mitessm Fund.
          The Plan, a qualified employee profit sharing plan,
covers substantially all employees of GFI and its affiliates. 
          GPP, a New York limited partnership, is a limited
partnership whose primary business purpose is investing in
securities.  MJG Associates is the general partner of GPP, and
Mario Gabelli is a portfolio manager for GPP.  
          GIL is a corporation whose primary business purpose is 
investing in a portfolio of equity securities and securities
convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities in order
to achieve its investment objective of significant long-term growth
of capital.  Shares of GIL's common stock are offered to persons
who are neither citizens nor residents of the United States and may
be offered to a limited number of U.S. investors.  MJG Associates
is the Investment Manager of GIL.  Mario Gabelli is a portfolio
manager for GIL and Chairman of the Board of Directors of GIL.
          GIL II is a corporation whose business purpose is
investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities and
securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities
in order to achieve its investment objective of significant
long-term growth of capital.  Shares of GIL II's common stock are
offered to persons who are neither citizens nor residents of the 
United States and may be offered to a limited number of U.S.
investors.   MJG Associates is the Investment Manager of GIL II. 
Mario Gabelli is a portfolio manager and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of GIL II. 
       ALCE is a Delaware investment limited partnership that seeks
long-term capital appreciation primarily through investments in
public and private equity securities.  GSI is a general partner of
ALCE.
       Multimedia Partners is a Delaware investment limited
partnership whose objective is to provide long-term capital
appreciation by investing primarily in public and private multime-
dia communications companies.  GSI is a general partner of
Multimedia Partners.
       LDC is a corporation whose business purpose is investing
primarily in a portfolio of equity securities and securities
convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities in order
to achieve its investment objective of significant long-term growth
of capital.  Interests are offered to insurance companies which do
not conduct any business in the United States and which are
licensed where they do business.  MJG Associates is the Investment
Manager of LDC.  Mario Gabelli is a portfolio manager for LDC.  
       MJG Associates, a Connecticut corporation, provides advisory
services to private investment partnerships and offshore funds. 
Mario  Gabelli is the sole shareholder, director and employee of
MJG Associates.
       Gemini is a corporation whose primary business purpose is to
provide advisory services to offshore funds.  Marc Gabelli is the
President and Chief Investment Officer of Gemini.
       The Foundation is a private foundation. Mario Gabelli is the
President, a Trustee and the Investment Manager of the Foundation.
       Lynch, an Indiana corporation, is a diversified public
company traded on the American Stock Exchange.  Its subsidiaries 
are engaged in communications, services, and manufactured products. 
Spinnaker, a Delaware subsidiary of Lynch, is also a public company
and its stock is traded through the NASDAQ System.  Spinnaker is a
diversified manufacturing firm with major subsidiaries in specialty
adhesive-backed materials business.  Another of Lynch's subsidiar-
ies, Western New Mexico, provides telephone services in a service
area in Southwestern New Mexico.  Inter-Community, which is also a
subsidiary of Lynch, provides local telephone services in an area
40 miles west of Fargo, North Dakota.   Lynch and Spinnaker
actively pursue new business ventures and acquisitions.  Lynch and
its affiliates make investments in marketable securities to
preserve capital and maintain liquidity for financing their
business activities and acquisitions (not in the case of Western
New Mexico) and are not engaged in the business of investing,
reinvesting, or trading in securities.  Mario Gabelli is Chairman
of Lynch and beneficially owns approximately 23% of the shares of
common stock of Lynch. 
          Mario Gabelli is the majority stockholder and Chairman of
the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of GFI and the
Chief Investment Officer for each of the Reporting Persons other
than Gemini.  GFI, in turn, is the sole stockholder of GAMCO.  GFI
is also the majority stockholder of GSI and the largest sharehold-
ers of Gabelli Advisers.  Gabelli & Company is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of GSI.  GLI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSI.  Marc
Gabelli is the majority stockholder of Gemini.
          The Reporting Persons do not admit that they constitute
a group. 
          GFI, GAMCO, Gabelli & Company and GLI are New York
corporations and GSI and Gabelli Advisers are Delaware corpora-
tions, each having its principal business office at One Corporate
Center, Rye, New York 10580-1434.  GPP is a New York limited
partnership having its principal business office at 401 Theodore
Fremd Ane., Rye, New York 10580.  Gabelli Associates is a New York
limited partnership having its principal business office at One
Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580-1434. GAL and GIL are
corporations organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands
having their principal business office at c/o MeesPierson (Cayman)
Limited, British American Centre, Dr. Roy's Drive-Phase 3, George
Town, Grand Cayman, British West Indies.  GIL II is a corporation
organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands having their
principal business office at c/o Coutts & Company (Cayman) Limited,
West Bay Road, Grand Cayman, British West Indies.  Gemini is a
Bermuda corporation with its principal business office at c/o
Appleby, Spurling & Kempe, Cedar House, 41 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton
HM12, Bermuda.  LDC is a corporation organized under the laws of
the British Virgin Islands having its pricipal business office at
c/o Tremont (Bermuda) Limited, Tremont House, 4 Park Road, Hamilton
HM II, Bermuda. The Foundation is a private foundation having its
principal offices at 165 West Liberty Street, Reno, Nevada 89501.
Lynch is an Indiana corporation having its principal business
office at 401 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, NY 10580.  Spinnaker is
a Delaware corporation having its principal business office at 251
Welton Street, Hamden, CT 06511. 
          For information required by instruction C to Schedule 13D
with respect to the executive officers and directors of the
foregoing entities and other related persons (collectively,
"Covered Persons"), reference is made to Schedule I annexed hereto
and incorporated herein by reference. 
          (d) and (e) -  On December 8, 1994, the SEC instituted 
and simultaneously accepted offers for the settlement of an
administrative proceeding against Gabelli & Company and GAMCO.  The
order instituting the proceeding included a finding, which Gabelli
& Company and GAMCO neither admitted nor denied, that they failed
to implement and maintain policies and procedures reasonably
designed to prevent the misuse of material, nonpublic information
by not specifically addressing the special circumstances that arose
from their affiliation with Lynch Corporation, a public company. 
To resolve this matter, Gabelli & Company and GAMCO agreed to cease
and desist from violating Section 15(f) of the 1934 Act and Section
204A of the Advisers Act, respectively.  They further agreed to
each pay a civil penalty in the amount of $50,000, and to retain,
and adopt the recommendations of, an independant consultant
regarding their Section 15(f) and Section 204A policies and
procedures.  
     (f) - Reference is made to Schedule I hereto.  

Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
     Item 3 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as
follows:
          All Reporting Persons used an aggregate of approximately
$6,399,900 to purchase the additional Securities requiring this
Amendment to Schedule 13D.  GAMCO and GFI used approximately
$6,028,802 and $371,098, respectively, of funds that were provided
through the accounts of certain of their investment advisory
clients (and, in the case of some of such accounts at GAMCO, may be
through borrowings from client margin accounts) in order to
purchase the additional Securities for such clients. 

Item 5.   Interest In Securities Of The Issuer
          Item 5 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as
follows: 
          (a)  The aggregate number and percentage of Securities to
which this Schedule 13D relates is 4,590,869 shares, representing
24.42% of the 18,797,126 shares outstanding as reported in the
Issuer's most recently filed Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
30, 1998.  The Reporting Persons beneficially own those Securities
as follows:
                              Shares of           % of
                              Common              Class of
Name                          Stock               Common  
                                      
GFI:
  As Principal                       0                0.00%
  As Agent                     400,000                2.13%

GAMCO:
  As Principal                       0                0.00%
  As Agent                   4,108,969               21.86%

GPP                             76,500                0.41%

GIL                                  0                0.00%

Gemini                           3,375                0.02%

Marc Gabelli                         0                0.00%

Mario Gabelli                    2,025                0.01%

          Mario Gabelli is deemed to have beneficial ownership of
the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons
other than Marc Gabelli and Gemini, Marc Gabelli is deemed to have
benficial ownership of the Securities owned benficially by Gemini.
GFI is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities
beneficially owned by each of the foregoing persons other than
Mario Gabelli, Marc Gabelli and Gemini. 
          (b) Each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons has
the sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to dispose
or to direct the disposition of the Securities reported for it,
either for its own benefit or for the benefit of its investment
clients or its partners, as the case may be, (i) GAMCO Investors,
Inc. does not have authority to vote 45,530 of the reported shares,
(ii) GFI has sole dispositive and voting power with respect to the
400,000 shares of the Issuer held by the the Funds, so long as the
aggregate voting interest of all joint filers does not exceed 25%
of their total voting interest in the Issuer and in that event, the
Proxy Voting Committee of each of the Funds shall respectively vote
that Fund's shares, (iii) at any time, the Proxy Voting Committee
of each such Fund may take and exercise in its sole discretion the
entire voting power with respect to the shares held by such Fund
under special circumstances such as regulatory considerations, and
(iv) the power of Mario Gabelli, Marc Gabelli and GFI is indirect
with respect to Securities beneficially owned directly by other
Reporting Persons. 
          (c) Information with respect to all transactions in the
Securities which were effected during the past sixty days by each
of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons is set forth on
Schedule II annexed hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 


<PAGE>
Signature     
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct. 
Dated:    February 9, 1999

                                  GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.  




                                   By:_________________________
                                      Douglas R. Jamieson 
                                      Executive Vice President



                                  GABELLI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   




                                   By:____________________________
                                      Mario J. Gabelli, Chairman
                                      by:  James E. McKee
                                           Attorney-in-Fact       


                                   GABELLI FUNDS, INC.




                                   By:_____________________________
                                      James E. McKee           
                                      General Counsel

<PAGE>
                                   GEMINI CAPITAL MANAGMENT 
                                   LIMITED



                                   By:____________________________
                                      Marc J. Gabelli
                                      President
                                      by:  James E. McKee
                                           Attorney-in-Fact


                                   MARIO J. GABELLI




                                   By:____________________________
                                      James E. McKee             
                                      Attorney-in-Fact



                                   GABELLI PERFORMANCE 
                                   PARTNERSHIP, L.P.




                                   By:____________________________
                                      MJG Associates, Inc.
                                      General Partner
                                      by: James E. McKee            
                                          Attorney-in-Fact



<PAGE>
Schedule I


              Information with Respect to Executive
            Officers and Directors of the Undersigned 

          Schedule I to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as
follows:
          The following sets forth as to each of the executive offi-
cers and directors of the undersigned: his name; his business address;
and his present principal occupation or employment and the name,
principal business and address of any corporation or other organiza-
tion in which such employment is conducted.  Unless otherwise speci-
fied, the principal employer of each such individual is Gabelli Funds,
Inc., Gabelli & Company, Inc., or GAMCO Investors, Inc., the business
address of each of which is One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580,
and each such individual identified below is a citizen of the United
States.  To the knowledge of the undersigned, during the last five
years, no such person has been convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), and no such
person was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administra-
tive body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which he was or is
subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future viola-
tions of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal
or state securities law or finding any violation with respect to such
laws except as reported in Item 2(d) of this Schedule 13D. 

<PAGE>
Gabelli Funds, Inc. 

Directors: 

     Mario J. Gabelli*

     Richard B. Black              President and Director of 
                                   Oak Technology, Inc.; 
                                   Chairman ECRM; Director
                                   of The Morgan Group, Inc.;
                                   General Partner of KBA Part-  
                                   ners, Parker Plaza
                                   400 Kelby Street,
                                   Fort Lee, NJ 07029

     Charles C. Baum               Chairman, Director and Chief Execu-
                                   tive Officer of The Morgan Group,
                                   Inc.; Secretary & Treasurer
                                   United Holdings              
                                   2545 Wilkens Avenue
                                   Baltimore, MD  21223

     Dr. Eamon M. Kelly            Professor
                                   Payson Center for International
                                   Development Technology Transfer
                                   Tulane University
                                   300 Hebert Hall
                                   6823 St. Charles Avenue
                                   New Orleans, LA  70118

     Marc J. Gabelli               Managing Director

     Matthew R. Gabelli            Vice President-Trading             
                                   Gabelli & Company
                                   One Corporate Center
                                   Rye, New York 10580
Officers:

     Mario J. Gabelli              Chairman, Chief Executive
                                   Officer and Chief Investment
                                   Officer

     
     Stephen G. Bondi              Executive Vice President-Finance
                                   and Adminstration

     Robert S. Zuccaro             Chief Financial Officer
                         
     James E. McKee                Vice President, General 
                                   Counsel and Secretary
_____________________

     *    Mr. Gabelli is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Invest-
ment Officer of Gabelli Funds, Inc. and of GAMCO Investors, Inc.;
Director/Trustee of all registered investment companies advised by
Gabelli Funds, Inc.; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lynch
Corporation; Director of East/West Communications, Inc. <PAGE>
GAMCO Investors, Inc.

Directors:
     
     Mario J. Gabelli
     Douglas R. Jamieson
     Joseph R. Rindler, Jr.
     Regina M. Pitaro
     F. William Scholz, II

Officers:
     
     Mario J. Gabelli              Chief Executive Officer 
                                   and Chief Investment Officer

     Joseph R. Rindler, Jr.        Chairman

     Douglas R. Jamieson           Executive Vice President 

     Stephen G. Bondi              Vice President

     James E. McKee                Vice President, General Counsel
                                   and Secretary

Gabelli Advisers, Inc.

Directors:
     
     Bruce N. Alpert
     John D. Gabelli
     Joseph R. Rindler, Jr.

Officers:

     Bruce N. Alpert               Chief Operating Officer

     Stephen G. Bondi              Vice President

     James E. McKee                Secretary


Gabelli Securities, Inc.

Directors:

     Robert W. Blake               President of W.R. Blake
                                   & Sons, Inc.
                                   196-20 Northern Boulevard
                                   Flushing, NY  11358

     Douglas G. DeVivo             General Partner of ALCE
                                   Partners, L.P.
                                   One First Street, Suite 16
                                   Los Altos, CA  94022


     Joseph R. Rindler, Jr.        See above



Officers:
     
     Stephen G. Bondi              Vice President

     Robert S. Zuccaro             Vice President-Finance

     James E. McKee                Secretary


Gabelli & Company, Inc.

Directors:

     James G. Webster, III         Chairman 
     
     Stephen G. Bondi              See above

     Donald C. Jenkins             Director of Research

Officers:

     James G. Webster, III         Chairman 

     Stephen G. Bondi              Vice President 

     Bruce N. Alpert               Vice President-Mutual Funds

     Walter K. Walsh               Compliance Officer

     James E. McKee                Secretary


GLI, Inc.
Directors:

     Mario J. Gabelli              See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.


Officers:

     Mario J. Gabelli              Chairman and Chief Investment
                                   Officer

     Stephen G. Bondi              Vice President


Gabelli Associates Limited

Directors:

     Mario J. Gabelli              See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
     
     MeesPierson  (Cayman)         British American Centre   
     Limited                       Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
                                   Georgetown, Grand Cayman   
                                   Cayman Islands, British             
                                   WestIndies



Officers:

     Mario J. Gabelli              Chief Investment Officer

     Kevin Bromley                 Vice President, Treasurer and
                                   Assistant Secretary

     Sandra Wight                  Secretary and Assistant Treasurer



Gabelli International Limited

Directors:

     Mario J. Gabelli              See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.
   
     MeesPierson  (Cayman)         British American Centre   
     Limited                       Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3
                                   Georgetown, Grand Cayman   
                                   Cayman Islands, British West Indies

Officers:

     Kevin Bromley                 Vice President, Treasurer, and 
                                   Assistant Secretary 
                                   MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited
                                   British American Centre  
                                   Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3   
                                   Georgetown, Grand Cayman    
                                   Cayman Islands, British West Indies

     Sandra Wight                  Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
                                   Assistant Secretary
                                   MeesPierson (Cayman) Limited
                                   British American Centre  
                                   Dr. Roy's Drive- Phase 3   
                                   Georgetown, Grand Cayman    
                                   Cayman Islands, British West Indies


Gemini Capitial Management Ltd.

Directors:

     Marc J. Gabelli               See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.

     Stephen G. Bondi              See Above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.

     Michael A. Salatto            Controller, Gabelli Securities, Inc.

     Michael J. Burns              Appleby, Spurling & Kempe
                                   Cedar House
                                   41 Cedar Avenue
                                   Hamilton, HM12
                                   Bermuda             


     Douglas Molyneux              Appleby, Spurling & Kempe
                                   Cedar House
                                   41 Cedar Avenue
                                   Hamilton, HM12
                                   Bermuda        


Gabelli Fund, LDC

Directors:

     Johann S. Wong                c/o Tremont (Bermuda)
                                   Limited
                                   Tremont House
                                   4 Park Road
                                   Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda

     Peter D. Anderson             Givens Hall Bank & Trust
                                   Genesis Building
                                   P.O. Box 2097
                                   Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
                                   BWI3459498141

     Karl Otto Pohl                Sal Oppenheim Jr. & Cie
                                   Bockenheimer Landstrasse 20
                                   D-6000 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
                                   Germany

     Anthonie C. van Ekris         See below


Lynch Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, NY  10580

Directors:

     Paul J. Evanson               President               
                                   Florida Light & Power Co.
                                   P.O Box 14000
                                   700 Universe Blvd.
                                   Juno Beach, Fl 33408

     Mario J. Gabelli              See above-Gabelli Funds, Inc.


     E. Val Cerutti                Business Consultant          
                                   Cerutti Consultants 
                                   227 McLain Street
                                   Mount Kisco, NY   10540

     Ralph R. Papitto              Chairman of the Board
                                   AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
                                   50 Kennedy Plaza
                                   Suite 1250
                                   Providence, RI  02903



     Salvatore Muoio               Principal
                                   S. Muoio & Co., LLC
                                   655 Third Avenue
                                   New York, NY 10017       


     John C. Ferrara               Chief Financial Officer
                                   Golden Books Family Entertainment
                                   888 Seventh Avenue  
                                   New York, NY 10106


     David C. Mitchell             Business Consultant
                                   c/o Lynch Corporation
                                   401 Theodore Fremd Ave
                                   Rye, NY 10580


Officers:

     Mario J. Gabelli              Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

     Robert E. Dolan               Chief Financial Officer 

     Carmine Ceraolo               Assistant Controller

     Robert A. Hurwich             Vice President-Administration,
                                   Secretary and General Counsel

Spinnaker Industries, Inc.
600 N. Pearl Street 
Suite 2160
Dallas, TX  75201

Directors:

     Joseph P. Rhein               5003 Central Avenue     
                                   Ocean City, NJ  08226
                                   
     Richard J. Boyle              The Boyle Group, Inc.             
                                   6110 Blue Circle Drive
                                   Suite 250           
                                   Minnetonka, MN  55343

     Ned N. Fleming, III           Boyle, Fleming, 
                                   & Co., Inc.              
                                   600 N. Pearl Street
                                   Suite 2160
                                   Dallas, TX  75201


     Robert E. Dolan               See above Lynch Corporation





     Anthonie C. van Ekris         Chairman and Chief 
                                   Executive Officer
                                   Balmac International, Inc.
                                   61 Broadway
                                   Suite 1900
                                   New York, NY  10006


     Frank E. Grzelecki            President
                                   Saugatuck
                                   1 Canterbury Green
                                   Stamford, CT 06901


     Philip W. Colburn             Chairman of the Board
                                   Allen Telecom, Inc.
                                   11611 San Vincente Blvd.
                                   Suite 505
                                   Los Angeles, CA 90049
Officers:

     Ned N. Fleming, III           President

     Richard J. Boyle              Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

     Robert A. Hurwich             Secretary

     Mark A. Matteson              Vice President, Corporate
                                   Development

     Craig Jennings                Controller


Entoleter, Inc.
251 Welton Street
Hamden, CT  06517

Directors:

     Ned N. Fleming, III           See above-Spinnaker

     Mark A. Matteson              See above-Spinnaker

     Robert Hladick                See above Entoleter   

     Robert P. Wentzel             See above Entoleter


     James Fleming                 230 Saugatuck Avenue, Unit 8
                                   Westport, CT  06880

Officers:

     Robert P. Wentzel             President

     Mark R. Matteson              Vice President

     Robert Hladick                Controller & Secretary

Western New Mexico Telephone Company
314 Yankee Street
Silver City, NM  88062

Directors:

     Jack C. Keen                  Chairman and President

     Dr. Brian E. Gordon           Vice President

     Mary Beth Baxter              Secretary & Treasurer



     John Clay Keen                Route 6
                                   Box 270
                                   Greenville, TX 75401

     Robert E. Dolan               See above-Lynch Corporation

     Robert A. Hurwich             See above-Lynch Corporation

     Carmine Ceraolo               See above-Lynch Corporation

     Mary J. Carroll               See above-Lynch Corporation

     Eugene P. Connell             See above-Lynch Corporation

Officers:

     Jack C. Keen                  Chairman and President

     Jack L. Bentley               Executive Vice President

     Dr. Brian E. Gordon           Vice President

     Charles M. Baxter             Sr. Vice President-Operations
     
     Mary Beth Baxter              Secretary & Treasurer

     Robert A. Hurwich             Assistant Treasurer


Inter-Community Telephone Company
P.O. Box A
Nome, ND  58062

Directors:

     Mary J. Carroll               See above-Lynch Corporation

     Robert E. Dolan               See above-Lynch Corporation

     Joseph H. Epel                See above-Lynch Corporation

     Robert A. Hurwich             See above-Lynch Corporation

     Eugene P. Connell             See above-Lynch Corporation

     Harry B. Snyder               P.O. Box 131
                                   Buffalo, ND  58011
                                   
     Robert Snyder                 200 Broadway South
                                   Buffalo, ND  58011

     Keith S. Anderson             See above-Inter-Community Telephone
                                   Company

     Robert Reff                   See above-Inter-Community Telephone
                                   Company

Officers:

     Leone A. Nilsen               President
     
     Robert Snyder                 President 

     Robert  Reff                  Vice President
     
     Keith S. Anderson             Secretary
     
     Harry B. Snyder               Treasurer

     Joseph H. Epel                Assistant Treasurer

     Robert A. Hurwich             Assistant Secretary


Lynch Telecommunications Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, NY 10580

Directors:

     Richard A. Kiesling           2801 International Lane
                                   Suite 207
                                   Madison, WI  53740           

     Robert E. Dolan               See above-Lynch Corporation



     Robert A. Snyder              See above-Inter-Community
                                   Telephone Company

     Eugene P. Connell             See above-Lynch Corporation

Officers:

     Robert A. Hurwich             Secretary

     Joseph H. Epel                Treasurer and 
                                   Assistant Secretary


     Robert E. Dolan               President, Controller, Assistant
                                   Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary

Lynch Telephone Corporation
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, NY 10580  

Directors:

     Robert E. Dolan               Controller

     Jack W. Keen                  President

     Robert A. Hurwich             See above-Lynch Corporation

     Eugene P. Connell             See above-Lynch Corporation



Officers:

     Jack C. Keen                  Chairman

     Jack W. Keen                  President

     Robert A. Hurwich             Secretary

     Mary Beth Baxter              Treasurer and 
                                   Assistant Secretary

     Robert E. Dolan               Controller




                                                                                
                                          SCHEDULE II     
                                                                                
                                      INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO               
                           TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR  
                           SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)     
                                                                                
                                             SHARES PURCHASED        AVERAGE    
                                  DATE            SOLD(-)             PRICE(2)  
                                                                                
           COMMON STOCK-WYNNS INTERNATIONAL                                     
                                                                                
          THE GABELLI PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP                                   
                                 1/04/99           11,000-             *DO      
          GABELLI FUNDS, INC.                                                   
               THE GABELLI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND                                
                                 1/07/99            2,000            20.0500    
                                 1/06/99            4,500            20.0500    
                                12/28/98            1,500            20.0000    
          GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.                                                 
                                 2/05/99            2,250            18.5625    
                                 2/04/99            3,060-           18.1250    
                                 2/03/99              875            18.3357    
                                 2/02/99              339-           25.2106    
                                 2/01/99            1,000            18.7938    
                                 2/01/99              500-           18.4375    
                                 1/26/99              500            19.0000    
                                 1/26/99            3,000-           18.9792    
                                 1/25/99              400-           19.1250    
                                 1/25/99              500            19.1875    
                                 1/21/99              500            18.0000    
                                 1/20/99            4,000            18.3750    
                                 1/20/99            2,000            18.2970    
                                 1/20/99            1,000            18.5000    
                                 1/19/99            2,000            18.4875    
                                 1/15/99            3,500            18.3125    
                                 1/12/99            1,900            18.8092    
                                 1/12/99            2,250            18.8819    
                                 1/12/99            1,000-           18.0200    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                







                                                                                
                                               SCHEDULE II     
                                                                                
                                      INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO               
                           TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR  
                           SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)     
                                                                                
                                             SHARES PURCHASED        AVERAGE    
                                  DATE            SOLD(-)             PRICE(2)  
                                                                                
           COMMON STOCK-WYNNS INTERNATIONAL                                     
                                                                                
          GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.                                                 
                                 1/07/99            1,000            19.6250    
                                 1/07/99            1,500-           19.2917    
                                 1/06/99            2,000            20.4375    
                                 1/06/99            1,000-           20.4250    
                                 1/05/99            1,800            21.4549    
                                 1/05/99            1,875-           20.8083    
                                12/28/98            1,500-           20.3333    
                                12/28/98            2,000            20.2500    
                                12/28/98              800-           20.3125    
                                12/23/98              500            20.1250    
                                12/22/98            1,500            20.8542    
                                12/16/98              300            21.5625    
                                12/11/98            2,000-           21.7500    
                                12/10/98              450-           21.1250    
                                12/09/98              500            22.2500    
                                12/09/98            2,500            22.1250    
                                                                                














                                                                                
          (1) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE EFFECTED        
              ON THE NYSE.                                         
                                                                                
          (2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION.                                        
                                                                                
          (*) RESULTS IN CHANGE OF DISPOSITIVE POWER AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP.  



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