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• Re: Adios
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 16:17:03 -0800
  ...Tomorrow I tackle the very small dent on the > left > > rear fender with a fender tool, a little bondo and some paint. I'm...
• Crippled 87 GL FS
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 13:20:36 -0500
  ...NO RUST!!, only minor bondo on rear muffler apron and right rear fender lip. Body needs washing and waxing. I'll gladly do it...
• Re: 87' VW Westfalia - $12500
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:56:43 -0400
  ...9 times out of > 10 > > it is used to cover up a crappy bondo job patched over rust. you cant > see > > all the rust...
• Re: Richard Koerner van
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 10 May 2023 09:39:51 -0700
  ...Paint & > Bondo are likewise easy; frame straightening is not. He has been highly > endorsed by at least 3 of my San Diego Vanagon friends...
• Re: thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 12:59:51 -0600 (CST)
  ...some rust and peeling paint on the top (darn PO), some bondo and lots of primer...but I'll be ready to go camping...
• Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - Wade Ebert
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:54:07 -0600
  ...use salvage structural parts, we don't put four pounds of bondo on panels when they should have been replaced, we don't get...
• Re: Woe is me !!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 13:48:34 -0400
  ...pull it out as best you >can, bondo it, then put a nice bra over it and let it go at >that. 2. Find...
• Re: poptop installation (shudder)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:20:12 -0500
  ...top right above the gutters and fill > in the imperfections with > bondo. It looked good when I was done, but I kid you not...
• Re: drilling into the Westy pop top
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 16:57:58 -0700
  ...and easily repairable...If you make a mistake, get out the bondo >> and >> the touch up rattle can of spray paint...no one will...
• Re: '85 Vanagon rear right jack point rust
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:06:03 -0700
  ...that a previous owner sprayed in expanding foam >> insulation and put bondo over the rust. I will have to scrape all that off >> to...
• Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:45:36 -0700
  ...and transplant parts, or > trying to hammer out/weld and or bondo the damage on my current van. > > Thoughts? Anyone have any leads on...
• Re: Insurance Companies Rated by Consumer Reports
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  04 Oct 1995 17:34:17 EST
  ...90 Syncro Westie (too much height to fit into Wagonwerks shop doors) 90 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro Wagon IA Stage I (and no bondo...
• Re: New to list and to Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:15:31 -0500
  ...for a rear corner which doesn't > appear to have any bondo and the glass stamps all match. Only rust > I've found is...
• Re: Driving In Canada
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 14 May 2002 21:29:54 -0700
  ...Both DoKas had their under-bed storage compartments full of weed and were WELDED and Bondoed shut with a nice coat of paint so...
• FS: Sacramento & San Jose
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 05:19:06 -0800
  ...Engine & trans done by good shop, lots bondo, not smoothed well, painted with matt finish grey over blue, electrical replaced. Here's my problem...
• FS: 84 Wofly(need to sell)
  Historical mailing list - T G
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 22:11:26 -0800
  ...On the passengers side there is a small quarter size hole becuase it was bondo'd at one time and it had rusted under...
• Re: Is owning a van probable cause?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Jun 1995 12:46:14 -0400
  ...Planning to spend a week or two we packed our 72 BondoBus pretty full and headed up the interstate. By the time we reached...
• Vallejo Show/Lookin for Crew Cab update
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 13:07:51 -0700
  ...The '76 that he's selling has some surface rust, some bondo work, but otherwise looks ok. I guess my concerns are over the...
• Re: poptop installation (shudder)
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:39:33 -0500
  ...top right above the gutters and fill in the imperfections with > bondo. It looked good when I was done, but I kid you not...
• Friday Rambling: Ressurection, not Restoration
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 10:22:53 -0600 (CST)
  ...out rust, primered spots, replaced dents and holes with fiberglass and bondo, reshaped a smashed nose, pounded a front bumper into shape, and pulled...
• Re: Paint job pricing
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sun, 11 Aug 2013 06:50:26 -0500
  ...Windows removed, new seals (my expense), repair (with metal, not Bondo) rust points at base of four windows. Also need to replace rear hatch...
• Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:01:14 -0400
  ...and >> transplant parts, or trying to hammer out/weld and or bondo the >> damage on my current van. >> >> Thoughts? Anyone have any leads on...
• Re: Earl Scheib paint job
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:10:32 -0500
  ...Before I painted my 66 Ford Econoline window van, it was basically yellow with primer grey, and other various colors sprayed over bondo repairs...
• Re: POR Patch as a seam sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:30:38 -0700
  ...Man that stuff is like the ultimate bondo. Dries rock hard, sticks to metal really well, and is a tiny bit flexible, just like...
• Re: Adios
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 16:54:42 -0800
  ...Tomorrow I tackle the very small dent on the >> left >>> rear fender with a fender tool, a little bondo and some paint. I'm...
• Re: Small Rust Areas.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Tue, 4 Jun 2013 16:26:41 -0400
  ...Most body work shops, time is money, so Bondo is often the method of choice. What became clear to me in the three course...
• Re: Woe is me !!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 13:29:54 -0400
  ...pull it out as best you can, bondo it, then put a nice bra over it and let it go at that. 2. Find...
• Campbelltown, PA Report (EV TDI content)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:21:38 EDT
  ...Not an ounce of bondo anywhere and it even smelled new! Got my vote for "Best of show". 4. Met a bunch of list...
• 85 westi FS for a 78 westi
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 18:39:57 -0500
  ...a 4 speed and in equal condition (no rust or repainted bondo buckets) i can put it on the lift for you to look...
• '69 VW Bus for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Amit Ronen
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 23:35:11 -0700
  ...The body is mainly from a '68 and is straight all the way around (although, admittedly with a little help from bondo) and I...
• New '59 Singlecab Status
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 09:34:27 MST
  ...out and do a better job, or just get out the bondo... The rear corners are perfect. Other than a few holes drilled for...
• Re: Parting out a 1987 Wolfsburg vanagon in Toronto / BusFusion / Niagara Falls
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 May 2012 19:34:19 -0700
  ...The > fibreglass bumpers are in 7/10 condition, with some bondo and paint they > could be a 10, but I will leave that to...
• My bus is gone
  Historical mailing list - Edmund A. Hintz
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 23:49:59 -0600
  ...She had bondo over about 80% of her body, an AMC ignition switch shoved into the dash, an aftermarket switch controlling the lights (slowly...
• Re: '91 westy with 60k mi....$9 grand. on CL
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:47:19 -0400
  ...The sliding door has about 3/4 inch thick Bondo that is cracking and it has been partially repainted the wrong color; not sure...
• Re: Rusting seams and other hard to fix rust problems.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 96 22:19:22 EST
  ...our problems with a little sanding, naval jelly (phosphoric acid) and bondo. However Bob's sermons does go on and tell us how to...
• Re: Marine Epoxy Stick saves the day!!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:39:04 -0500
  ...s a handy item to have aboard. "Marine Epoxy Stick" from bondo. >After work Friday, I was stopped at a light when I noticed...
• '56 Kombi Expense Report
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 21:50:08 -0700 (PDT)
  ...00 Total Materials Cost: ********* Parts Date Item Cost 03/17/94 Bondo $35.00 Spray paint $120.00 undercoating $90.00 Sandpaper $150.00...
• questions about 79 westy I Mike might buy (longiish)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 04:45:03 GMT
  ...doesn't open in any way. Owner claims these are original. Bondo in two places on side from late middle eighties are both from...
• Re: Body filler onto primer/rust treatment paint?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 11 May 2007 15:14:33 -0700
  ...out dents at fender well..... interesting! > > > >Will body filler (i.e. Bondo White/lightening) adhere properly to > >primer or rust treatment paint such as...
• Urgent request for Grey Westy interior bits...
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:24:36 -0800
  ...I think I can fix that with some polyester putty (aka, bondo) and the appropriate paint. To say the dog had a near death...
• No good deed goes un-punished.
  Historical mailing list - Russell Patten
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:45:14 -0500
  ...pull it out as best you can, bondo >it, then put a nice bra over it and let it go at that. 2. Find...
• Floppy Vanagon Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 14 Aug 2019 00:23:15 +0000
  ...Also....the repair is hardly even noticeable.  If you were super worried about cosmetics, a light touch of Bondo and a touch of paint...
• bus-buying questions-please answer
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
  Fri, 2 Feb 96 19:01:44 EST
  ...on body, one teensy-weensy rust hole in back, behind bumper (bondo patchable). Has 160,000 miles, clutch is good, transmission is good, differential...
• Re: Help evaluate purchase of '87 Syncro GL
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 11:31:25 -1000
  ...What I'd like to know is, do you guys think this is a good deal? Positives: ------------ o Solid body, no rust, no bondo...
• Re: Part request interior panel
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 28 Dec 2022 01:44:27 +0000
  ...chilly to do body work; I have all the stuff....sandpaper, Bondo, primer, matching spray paint.  I will get to it.  I felt extremely...
• Re: Painting Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Syncronicity1
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:44:05 -0700
  ...Then use a bit of bondo to fill the >> scratches and minor dings. Sand till acceptable. POR15 clear and then >> topcoat with POR15 chaassis...
• Re: '91 westy with 60k mi....$9 grand. on CL
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 20:48:04 -0700
  ...The sliding door has about 3/4 inch thick Bondo that is > cracking and it has been partially repainted the wrong color; not sure...
• Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:14:40 -0400
  ...and >> transplant parts, or trying to hammer out/weld and or bondo the >> damage on my current van. >> >> Thoughts? Anyone have any leads on...
• Re: Seem rust restoration, etc
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:35:05 -0500
  ...and weld in new steel or worse, cover it up with Bondo! But you already know this - maybe some Vanagon owners in your area...
• Re: FS: '91 Syncro SVX Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:46:32 -0800
  ...I think >we took off 3 five gallon buckets of bondo covering the rust. (We still >have the car.) >See it for real. >Then...
• Re: Body work question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:36:21 -0800
  ...back where it was. >>Eventually you finish off with as little bondo as possible. or however you >>do it. >> >>it's mainly a matter...
• Re: Part request interior panel
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Dec 2022 18:47:27 -0800
  ...All of us were kind of in shock! It's been too chilly to do body work; I have all the stuff....sandpaper, Bondo...
• Re: 85 westi FS for a 78 westi
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:14:05 -0500
  ...a 4 speed and in equal condition (no rust or repainted bondo buckets) i can put it on the lift for you to look...
• Should I buy this 66 Deluxe
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jul 95 16:59:13 EDT
  ...front windows sealed in with mucho silicone, bondo etc, but actually not too rusty when you peel the stuff back. Gas tank has 15...
• PPPhrydaye Phunne? well ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 14 Nov 96 21:53:43 CST
  ...extreme cases also paint their vehicles in the same color patterns. Bondo/Rust: This color preference belongs to persons exhibiting an extreme tendency toward...
• Re: <FMBC> Splitty Sighting FS
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 17:08:24 -0700
  ...The front nose > looks like it has been bondo'd at one point, so you > can probably count on > having to replace the lower...
• Re: plastic blower assembly fix(long)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:52:32 -0600
  ...I would buy some 8 oz fiberglass cloth in one of those Bondo kits and wet out 4-5 layers of it with a...
• Re: GPS
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:35:33 -0700
  ...to the instrument cluster) and you bust out some fiberglass > and bondo, make a really fancy box that you paint up to look stock...
• The poptop project, stage 1 (long)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 29 Aug 1999 22:15:57 -0400
  ...The luggage rack has a gouge in one side, so I tried fixing it with Bondo. We'll see how that turns out (setting...
• Re: Bit o' stopped Rust
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:53:36 -0500
  ...If the spot is very large, you will want to epoxy a backing piece so that you are not simply glopping bondo through the...