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• Valuing Our Rigs. Hail Damage
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:23:41 +0000
  ...Of course the estimate for fixing the dents around the panels and repainting, since piantless dent repair was not recommended on the fix, the...
• Re: vanagon seam rust repair
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:35:36 EST
  ...that hold the panels to the body were so rusted that > I ended up destroying the hangers to get the panels off. I was...
• FS Vans/Westies in Ottawa Canada
  Historical mailing list - greg rich
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 19:43:50 MDT
  ...1985 Westfalia, still in process of repair (zero miles on new stuff) complete body job ($5000) all new panels, new engine (complete rebuild by...
• FS: Syncro Carcass
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 10:51:48 -0800
  ...If you need body panels to repair a wrecked or rusting van, or the roof for a westy conversion, this is for you. Price...
• Re: How are body seams constructed--spot weld or ??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 10:29:19 -0700
  ...As far as repairs, new epoxy adhesives are often used now for joining panels when the joints cannot be easily reached for welding, which...
• Body seam gap - How to repair?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:44:44 -0400
  ...visible in the paint between the body panels there. What's the best way to repair/plug this gap so it doesn't rust...
• JT's Magic Bus Project Update
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 09:50:34 -0500 (CDT)
  ...everyone keeps recommending "Das Bulli Haus" as the place to get repair panels. Does anyone have the phone number? Thanks! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- \/ John T. Croteau - Preserver...
• Re: Wood Westie Interiors (T2)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 09:30:08 -0800
  the panels are drying- theyll get three coats of >varnish. The front door panels got Thompson's water seal on the backside >too. > I...
• Re: fix fiberglass bumper?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 15 May 2003 18:02:16 -0700
  ...and paint supplies to complete the repair job. BTW the stock VW silver color on my panels was not listed in the Paint Code...
• Bodywork repairs
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 07:43:53 -0500
  ...this type of thing supposed to be fixed by fitting new panels, by panelbeating or by filling in? I have never had any bodywork...
• Spare Tire Carriers for my Rear End
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 11:15:33 -0400
  ...Bloomquist wrote: > <snip>When you consider the cost of straightening body panels, repairing > seamrust, matching paint, replacing brakes, installing stiffer springs, honing > > your slave...
• Body work '86 Vanagon Camper
  Historical mailing list - Art
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:02:11 -0500
  I know this is a rare occurrence (HA!) but my rear quarter panels are leaking rust along the crease. My local body repair people...
• Re: 81 Vanagon Interior Panels
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:11:13 -0500
  ...I am in the process of repairing all of the interior panels in my 81 Westy. it seems that the panel above the drivers...
• WTB: panel over sliding door rail
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:37:57 -0800
  Hi, does anyone have a spare one of the metal panels over the sliding door rail? mine was not so professionally repaired by the...
• Interior Panel Repair/Covering?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Cook
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 14:45:11 -0500
  ...it? What about painting? How hard is it to get the panels out? I have tried on the sliding door panel but I was...
• Re: Repair/refurbishment 1982 westy interior
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:58:41 -0600
  ...It's in excellent shape except > for the stock cream colored plastic sheet glued to all the fiber-wood > interior panels. All the glue...
• New Member with smoke problem.
  Historical mailing list - wayne withers
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:42:34 -0700
  ...We have this rubbery stuff we use to seal fuel tank panels. If anyone out there needs a boot repaired let me know. --------------------------------- Looking...
• Re: Off to Germany
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:43:39 -0800
  How about rust repair panels & used doors (all of them) for an LT? BenT On Nov 12, 2010, at 12:54 PM, Jeff Schwaia...
• Re: More Woe is me !!
  Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 15:13:31 EDT
  ...If you approach an automobile body repairman who is ***also*** a decent human being, he might show you some kindness and do a presentable...
• Does anyone know this van?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Apr 1999 18:43:29 EDT
  ...Found a card for an interior decorator from New York in the van and also for a repair shop in Edgewater, Maryland (Annaptown Imports...
• 1990 GL For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Jon Baker
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 12:01:10 -0700
  ...1990 Burgandy GL with grey panels/bumpers Grey interior 4 Speed Mileage is unkown (speedo was broken when I bought it last year, reads...
• repair panel
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:54:24 -0500
  ...repair panel > > Jim, in the next few days, including today, i'm changing 3 panels, > the rear > passenger (wheel arch-from sliding door rail...
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 06:33:43 -0300
  ...panels in question. > > In my case, I'd sprayed Fluid Film on the backside of panels months > before finding a failing seam and repairing...
• Rusted westy rocker panel
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 01:52:17 EDT
  ...Are there replacement panels available to repair this problem? 2. Is there a repair panel available that would replace the rocker panel and extend...
• bumper repair for '90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Greg Kriss
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 10:37:13 -0400
  Have a '90 Carar with the "Metalic silver aero syle bumpers & rocker panels" or the non-chrome ones for short. There are several cracks...
• Re: Body Seam Rust (long)
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 02:01:27 -0400
  ...panels, second, it will take a lot of grinding and filling to > make it smooth, and last, you will make any future repairs where...
• Re: Fiberglass body parts, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 11:01:59 -0400
  ...a bit of 'em! I'd love to buy some fiberglass repair panels for my '71 Rustfalia! Don't have any donor pieces tho...
• body panel repair
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 08:46:16 EST
  ...If anyone has done this repair (I know you are out there ;-) ), let me know how it went and what to look for or...
• Re: Body seam gap - How to repair?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:22:57 -0700
  ...visible in the paint between > the body panels there. > > What's the best way to repair/plug this gap so it doesn't > rust...
• Advice on front collision damage
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 12:59:53 -0500
  ...it likely that the frame is twisted? How does one repair this? Changing panels? Or since the front windshield "pillar" took a hit hit...
• Re: Body work '86 Vanagon Camper
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:40:01 -0500
  ...my rear quarter panels are > leaking rust along the crease. My local body repair people suggest that it > can be repaired but it would...
• Re: gluing bodypanels on - BAD IDEA
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:38:26 -0800
  ...This of course MUST include proper preparation and proper sealing to be a lasting repair. The adhesive glue squirts out of a caulking type...
• bumper repair for '90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:48:59 -0700
  ...material that has the same sanding characteristics as the fiberglass body panels and bumper covers is best for the finish. Use short strand fiberglass...
• Re: Front panel availablity
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 07:18:56 -0800
  ...Places like Bus Depot used to carry some of the front sections as repair panels. In the Vanagon production years, you could order them...
• seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 07:49:31 -0700
  I'm doing some touch-up work on Albert to strip & repair some areas where the bondo that was used by some previous owner...
• Re: Body work '86 Vanagon Camper
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:59:38 -0800
  ...my rear quarter panels are > leaking rust along the crease. My local body repair people suggest that it > can be repaired but it would...
• Re: Vanagon rust
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:39:37 -0800
  ...I wonder what it looks like under the interior panels.... maybe you should consider finding another van and starting over- that thing looks almost...
• Re: [vanagon] Does anyone know this van?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Apr 1999 01:06:07 EDT
  ...Found a card for an interior decorator from New York in the van and also for a repair shop in Edgewater, Maryland (Annaptown Imports...
• A/C drain plugged up?
  Historical mailing list - Vern Creamer
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 11:29:48 -0500
  ...In addition, the "insulation" (behind the vertical plastic panels) in the rear hatch area is dripping water. The vehicle is an '87 Weekender. I...
• Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Sun, 29 May 2011 22:32:44 -0700
  ...Front and rear bumpers with integrated receiver hitches TDI engine with 5-speed transmission Repair/repaint rocker panels (hell, repaint the whole van - yellow...
• cupholders?
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:11:26 -0700
  ...to the front door panels (fold down type). In fact there is a brief section in Bentley about repair of same. Was this a...
• Re: Paint and rust repair, DIY paint jobs (was windshield instal...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:05:48 EST
  ...I really only have a few panels that need work. I may tackle that in the spring using your methods. Thanks! Eric, Good advise...
• Re: 1987 GL question
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Thu, 1 May 2003 00:26:27 -0500
  ...Buy low, spend much on repairing what the first owner's neglected, or forgot about in repairs. Buy High, still be ready to spend...
• Rust by window seals
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:35:48 -0800
  ...That part was easy enough, and I've had some good suggestions about the rust repair, which falls into two camps, cold repair and...
• Please steal these these parts
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Tue, 13 May 2003 20:13:51 EDT
  ...panels, exhaust stuff........and all the other pieces I listed before. I don't want to give this to the local VW repair guy...
• Re: Heads up for 78 champagne edition bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 22:29:03 -0400
  ...Interior >panels are red vinyl with chrome stripe accents. The seats were >apparently either red vinyl with brown corduroy panels, or brown vinyl >with...
• Re: rust repair ..
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:43:53 EDT
  ...Seam rust is repaired by first thoroughly cleaning out the seams of ALL caulking and loose rust. Interior panels where water is collection must...
• Re: Repair/refurbishment 1982 westy interior
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 05:47:36 EDT
  ...It's in excellent shape except for the stock cream colored plastic sheet glued to all the fiber-wood interior panels. All the glue...
• Re: repair panel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:18:24 -0500
  ...repair panel > > Jim, in the next few days, including today, i'm changing 3 > panels, the rear passenger (wheel arch-from sliding door rail...
• New brain needed!
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 20:40:47 -0800 (PST)
  ...I recently gutted the body so I could do some repairs to a wheel well. Some twit had welded in a new quarter panel...
• Re: Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:56:00 -0800
  Okay, it sounds like my concern about the complications with future body work on sound-deadened panels is legitimate. I think, as some have...
• Re: Merry Christmas was Re: Tri-Star or 16" Fender flares was Re: " plas
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:40:42 -0800
  ...replacement body panels themselves, not the fender flares that attach TO the body panel. More of a body shop part for repairing dents or...
• Re: WTB: panel over sliding door rail (slider door beltline track cover)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:41:56 EST
  ...a spare one of the metal panels over the sliding door > rail? > mine was not so professionally repaired by the p.o. > My van...
• Re: Rust in the seams
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 12:42:48 -0600
  ...this warrants > pulling all the panels and having them sandblasted. Is this the only way? The window rust repair how-to is at: http...
• Question on body panel "filler"
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Apr 95 7:59:16 EDT
  ...it would be a good idea to "repair" the hairline fissures that appear between the body panels. What is this stuff? Is this some...
• Re: VW Bug questions
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:52:45 EDT
  ...VW or body shop the same for many of the other repair panels // L& R Floor Pans avail .I always perfered 70 on back...
• Body Panel Seams Cracked?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:22:03 -0400
  While doing some minor body work on my 85GL over the weekend, I spotted cracks in the seams where the body panels meet. I...
• Re: Valuing Our Rigs. Hail Damage
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:45:29 -0700
  ...Of course the estimate for fixing > the dents around the panels and repainting, since piantless dent repair was > not recommended on the fix, the...
• Re: Vanagon Seams
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:49:23 -0600
  ...They panels are glued together with body panel adhesive's. The beauty of this stuff is it displaces water. So if it's used...
• bus noises: quieting 'road noise'
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 17 May 94 19:13:59 CDT
  ...sound-deadens metal panels and sheeting. "A comfortable, easy to use sealer in handy tape form. Ideal for sealing and sound deadening metal panels...