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• Considering SO-23 Westy - Input Needed (no real vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - ovalwindow
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 12:30:02 -0800
  ...went over them very thoroughly - didn't have a magnet for bondo though....) Will if I go back. (Respray was 5+ years ago fwiw...
• Re: Window tinting
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:39:29 -0600
  ...plus about $4-5 for some 'bondo spreaders' ... little yellow plastic paddle-looking things that you use to spread bondo/fender-fixer. they work...
• Re: question: '76 or '77, possible purchase, what to look for
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 20:10:58
  ...If this bus was repainted, those "cracks" would concern me, because metal generally does not crack and Bondo does. There may be rust or...
• Re: More on Westy Prices
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:23:11 -0800
  ...If that paint and bodywork is original and not rusted or dented or bondo'd over ...that's worth something. the term 'rebuilt engine...
• Re: Replacing front upper body panel?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:17:36 -0800
  ...Then they will even it out with a thin bondo, spray on acrilic primer and paint it the correct color, then clear coat it...
• Re: Body work question
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:05:14 -0500
  ...Modern fillers are NOT the bondo of yesteryear that shrinks as a piece, then cracks and falls off. While i don't advocate filling...
• FF just a little stolen humor ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 19 Jun 95 10:43:35 CDT
  ...Your friends ask if you frosted your hair when you forgot to wash out the Bondo dust. The centerpiece on your kitchen table consists...
• Re: Was Failed emissions testing, now is testing a good thing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:52:08 -0800
  ...far gone were taken care of with a quick application of Bondo, maybe some plywood and spray paint. And I know from experience that...
• First Offering: '85 Single Cab FS
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 12:09:44 -0300
  ...Body requires paint, NO welding and likely zero bondo however, to put it back to mint condition. If anyone wants a show cab this...
• Re: Seem rust restoration, etc
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:10:30 -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: Parting out a 1987 Wolfsburg vanagon in Toronto / BusFusion / Niagara Falls
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 22 May 2012 07:09:02 -0400
  ...The >> fibreglass bumpers are in 7/10 condition, with some bondo and paint they >> could be a 10, but I will leave that to...
• Re: GPS
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:40:31 -0400
  ...to the instrument cluster) and you bust out some > > fiberglass > > and bondo, make a really fancy box that you paint up to look stock...
• Disassembling the DOA 87 Syncro (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  04 Mar 1996 13:50:13 EST
  ...A close examination of the DOA Syncro showed major bondo work on the right rear side, two other areas of unrepaired collision damge,and...
• 87 SYNCRO WESTY ROJECT PIX AND STORY LONG
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 11:44:05 -0500
  ...going to crack! In addition they were 1/4 inch thick bondo to match the lines of the van. What did i do? i...
• Re: Seeking Advice (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 15 May 2002 12:36:44 -0600
  ...As a buyer, I would also much prefer to see the hole in the side than to see bondo and new paint. Again, I...
• Re: Seem rust restoration, etc
  Historical mailing list - Brandon Christophel
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:10:25 -0700
  ...and weld in new steel or worse, cover it up with Bondo! >> >> But you already know this - maybe some Vanagon owners in your area...
• Rust treatment, or repair? please read (a little too long)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 00:46:08 -0500
  ...I called my local VW junk guy and ordered a rust-free, dent free, bondo free Vanagon door. I got one with only a...
• Found 6 Splitties in a barn!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Mon, 25 Sep 1995 09:43:28 MST
  ...The interior was in good shape, but the nose and a corner were bondo-supremo. $1200 maybe, $1800 no- way. The '62 Double-cab...
• Re: Bit o' stopped Rust
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:59:28 -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...
• Re: Bit o' stopped Rust
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:24:25 -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...
• Re: Seem rust restoration, etc
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:41:23 -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: Spring has sprung and so has the rust.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Mar 97 19:35:51 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: Seem rust restoration, etc
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:33:05 -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: Improving stock curtains/matress toppers
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:59:47 -0400
  ...corners and just stick to the body ( unless it is all bondo ) . C-ya Jonce www.fanchers.com >Hi folks: >Just got back from...
• Re: Fiberglass Patch on Bumpers (Part II is long)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:36:22 -0500
  ...off? >> >>I tell you this was my first adventure in fiberglass/bondo - it didn't go >>real good. Oh well I am just hoping...
• Re:gimmie some opinions
  Historical mailing list - ray landers
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 05:05:45 -0800 (PST)
  ...one guy would fill in the rust and scratches with bondo and then sand it down and paint it, and sell it to someone...
• it lives!! (too long)
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Tue, 01 Aug 95 09:28:29 EST
  ...notably, dave easterwood, kevin murray, the hoover, the infamous dr van bondo, and busboy jim. i am completely honest when i tell you i...
• (long!) non-forking family trees.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 1994 17:52:03 +0800
  ...The primary color of your car is "Bondo". You honestly believe women are turned on by animal noises and seductive tongue gestures. Your mother...
• My Weekend Adventure
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 11 Jul 94 9:52:39 PDT
  ...Hell, I've never done bondo work even. I think that's actually a positive for me. Anyway, I decided not to buy because...
• Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:48:28 -0400
  ...of the door track which had rusted out completely under the bondo. Rust was starting to force apart the corners of the fuel tank...
• Re: Buying advice
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:24:08 -0700
  ...Previously, I did my own body work with a hammer and bondo and sandpaper and Paintscratch.com and lots of hours and lots of...
• Re: A day with Waxoyl(and no Pompadore to use the leftovers on)
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:54:45 -0500
  ...If anyone knows anything about this stuff like to hear. <br><br> Bondo and Permatex were also selling rustproofing kits which ommitted any mention...
• VW Van Newspaper Article - LONG
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 09:39:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...white Volkswagen camper, Heath Ellis, 21,(ANY RELATION TO RUSTY VAN BONDO?? - rfg) with his dark, curly brown hair just long enough to get...
• V6anagon/Route 66: Day 4, Home at last /L
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 08 Dec 1995 16:36:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...I express regrets over not meeting his charming wife Cherry Van Bondo, but approve heartily the sticker in the rear window of the single...
• Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:59:41 +0000
  ...of >the door track which had rusted out completely under the bondo. Rust >was starting to force apart the corners of the fuel tank...
• California Campers..careful.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Crosland
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 16:03:18 -0700
  ...of rust, seams, sides, front, back and bottom, bondo, bad paint, dents and more bondo. inside was a mess, stained carpet, cracks in the...
• Re: Profiting on VWs, etc \ caution: long (and final) rant
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:51:46
  ...All of the sudden, bondo, painting over rust, and other quick fixes are neccessary evils, because they need to turn over busses. I don...
• Finally! Big Trip Report!
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 11:12:33 -0700 (PDT)
  ...2) I bondo'd up holes behind the front wheel wells which=20 were allowing water to soak the interior when driving on=20...
• Buying Vehicles off E-bay Re: The Story Of The eBay Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 08:12:16 -0500
  ...When I got there, he had covered it all with bondo! See the problem? You just can't buy a vehicle without seeing it...
• Maby a few ideas?? RE: Rusty Gas Tank. HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 10:09:43 -0500
  ...repair with a fuel resistant two part epoxy - "All Metal" or "Bondo" is not fuel resistant; I use the clear stuff that comes in...
• Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:50:37 -0500
  ...of >> the door track which had rusted out completely under the bondo. Rust >> was starting to force apart the corners of the fuel tank...
• LONG Solution to Bucking Bus, NIN, & 'Clown Around', was Problems heading NORTH
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 08:48:25 -0500
  ...Bought 20 cans of light green metallic Hammerite(r) spray paint at Big Lots, sanded the van, smoothed little chinks with Bondo(r), taped...
• Re: Buying Vehicles off E-bay Re: The Story Of The eBay Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 08:44:28 -0600
  ...When I got there, he had covered it all with bondo! See > the > problem? You just can't buy a vehicle without seeing it...
• kathy's trip report
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Apr 1997 14:27:13 -0700
  ...Two of our list = members, Jim and Paula Ellis, AKA "Rusty and Cherry Van Bondo", took = second for their perfect 1967 Westy, set up...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  12/10/95 10:27 PM
  ...Condition? Does it leak? ___ _____ Any Bondo? Fiberglas? (magnet) Why? ___ _____ Rubber parts and seals condition? Cracked? ___ _____ Any fender dings or misalignment?Why? ___ _____ Gas tank & fill...