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• Re: Freeze plug leaks oil
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:52:48 -0700
  ...get baby power, foot powder..fine talcum powder and sprinkle in on the engine .. just like you were driving in heavy dust. the leaking...
• powder coating exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 25 May 2000 11:21:07 PDT
  Anyone have a successful experience with powder coating exhaust pipes? If so, please respond with details such as how long the coating has held...
• Re: White powder in battery box bottom
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:40:38 -0500
  ...White powder in battery box bottom > > I just removed the camping battery from under the the driver's seat (in my 'new to me...
• Re: OT & NVC & Pre-Friday: Palcohol?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:42:57 -0500
  ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_powder >>According to food chemist Udo Pollmer of the European Institute of Food and Nutrition Sciences in Munich...
• Re: poo powder and related
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 4 Oct 2011 00:25:10 -0400
  ...Thanks for your vote of confidence on the use of Poo Powder.... I'll continue to crap outside my Westy.... No matter what the...
• Re: Fire Extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:39:49 +1200
  >>Pointed the fire extinguisher at the back, and pulled the trigger. >>Nothing! One tiny puff of white powder sort of trickled out. ALWAYS give...
• Re: Powder coating Vanagon Alloys
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 12:55:53 -0700
  ...Powder coating Vanagon Alloys > > > This sounds like an excellent opportunity to get yourself the $150 > Eastwood DIY powder coating system! (I am always looking...
• FW: Opinions wanted! - Vanagon Side Bar prototype
  Historical mailing list - al jordans
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 07:21:26 -0400
  ...Projected range of prices? In this the best of all possible worlds, I'd opt for black powder coating. aljay ---------- From: JordanVw@AOL.COM...
• Re: White powder in battery box bottom
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:12:05 EST
  ...The "powder" looks more like fire place ash, > but as it laid on the > bottom of the battery box, it was absolutely flat, as...
• Re: pink powder
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:08:57 -0400
  dried battery acid is pink..
• Re: Vanagon fire fighting techniques
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 03:17:41 -0600
  ...Apparently, the powder has a tendency to cake or clump together over a period of time, which can cause most of it to not...
• Re: Sticky doors
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:08:44 -0400
  Talcum powder -----Original Message----- From: HotelWestfalia Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 6:39 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Sticky doors Hi to...
• Re: Powder coating Vanagon Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 12:31:02 -0700
  This sounds like an excellent opportunity to get yourself the $150 Eastwood DIY powder coating system! (I am always looking for excuses to justify...
• Re: Powder coating door handles
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 01:52:26 -0500
  I have them powder coated all the time with no problems. I completely disassemble them before sending them to the shop. During the time...
• Re: Robert Lilley White Power
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 07:39:39 -0700
  Should have been "white POWDER"
• Re: Re[2]: Windshield Wipers Summary
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 23:21:54 -0400 (AST)
  At 12:08 PM 1/29/97 -0600, Pat.Spragge@wj.com wrote: > Just a little clarification... > > Bon Ami, a kitchen scouring powder. S...
• powdercoating a LP tank?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 22:50:26 EST
  anyone had this done? just curious.. chris
• Re: pink powder
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 29 Jun 2015 11:08:50 -0700
  ...pink powder Stuart ! ! ! very funny haha :-) On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: You might want...
• RapidFix was Re: Wonky temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 8 May 2015 00:06:47 -0400
  ...Adhesive and Welding Powder. Adhesive appears to be a standard low-viscosity cyanoacrylate. Welding powder is a noticeably heavy white powder that seems to...
• Powder coating Vanagon Alloys
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 11:00:58 -0700
  ...As part of my therapy for dealing with the loss of this dream, I am now entertaining thoughts of simply powder coating my lovely...
• Fwd: Group purchase gray Westy stove panel silk-screening
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 25 Aug 2013 22:18:21 -0400
  ...Powder >coating and re-lettering is an inexpensive way to give your van an >inexpensive facelift! > >There is a guy in Oakland, CA named...
• Re: DIY Westy chuck box
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:44:33 -0500
  ...Lucky you, a > Christmas present of poo powder. Boy, the poo powder would really hit the > fan if I ever gave my significant other...
• Need bead-blasting, powder-coating and re-chroming refs in Oregon
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:45:12 -0700
  ...the bumpers get rechromed, the steel wheels get bead-blasted then powder-coated. Thanks! David J. '85 Adventurewagen '83.5 Adventurwagen (for sale) '82...
• Re: Exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:28:28 -0700
  ...I noticed that one cylinder had white powder > deposits, where the other three were black. What is > the significance of those deposits? The one...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:17:34 -0500
  ...1.5" lift springs > > Why would this matter or the springs care? Is power coating paint? I may > have been in a large powder...
• Re: OT & NVC & Pre-Friday: Palcohol?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:07:18 -0700
  ...In this way, encapsuled in small > capsules, the fluid can be handled as a powder. The cyclodextrins can > absorb an estimated 60 percent of...
• Creepy white/tan powder inside windshield rubber
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:00:16 -0600
  ...Is it only on the windshield rubber? On 24-Aug-09, at 12:42 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Creepy white/tan powder inside...
• Re: Fire extinguisher from 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 08:54:26 -0800
  Corrections of typos: > The power [powder] in ABC fire extinguishers will settle to the bottom and being [begin] to > 'cake' over time. Power [powder...
• Re: fire extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:34:13 -0800
  ...Gas? Powder? Gel? I reckon all we can be sure of is that it's not a liquid! (wonder what google knows...) ... Best info...
• Re: Freeze plug leaks oil
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sun, 24 Jul 2011 08:05:03 -0400
  ...effective low tech leak testing system.. > get baby power, foot powder..fine talcum powder and sprinkle in on the > engine .. > just like you were...
• Re: Creepy white/tan powder inside windshield rubber
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:50:51 -0700
  ...Mine was a white powder covering all internal surfaces of the rubber only: upper, lower, right, left. I just scrubbed it off and oiled...
• Cause of the white corrosion deposit around a battery?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:04:23 -0700
  What makes the powdery white or gray deposits on some of the metal parts around the van batteries? Actually my Vanagon stays pretty free...
• Propane tank: refinishing questions
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 13:03:19 -0400
  ...The tank is in good shape but I'd like to have it powder coated so I get less of a hard time at...
• Spiffing up the sliding glass frames
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 May 2005 11:19:37 -0700
  ...Powder coat black? I have a local friendly powder coater. c. Rattle can of paint? d. Black anodize -- don't know an anodizer. I...
• Re: poo powder and related
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:15:57 -0500
  Now, there's a REALLY bad name : ) Jim why not a 'peepee bong'? > > > > BenT > >
• Re: pink powder
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:17:58 -0500
  ...pink powdery substance into > my lock. > So, my question is, “What is this pink powder, and am I in trouble?” > > The powder seems sort...
• door handle finish
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:22:54 -0500
  I've had some powder coated with very mixed results. Due to them being pot metal, if they get too hot the metal will...
• Re: LP tank--Epoxy paint V.S Urethane paint
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 17:45:43 -0800
  My suggestion is to take the valves off and sand blast and powder coat the LP tank. That is what I did. With only...
• Re: poo powder and related
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:46:37 -0400
  >> One slip and it's bye-bye domestic bliss. << Hint: Wear old shoes. Geo/ATL
• Re: Blacks and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:51:03 -0800
  ...As far as the vent wing frames, and the window wipers, no prep was needed, I used Olympic Powder Coating in Santa Ana and...
• Re: Painting of steel silver OEM wheels
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:55:42 -0600
  I had the steel wheels of my '81 blasted and powdercoated--in black, not silver, but they have a rainbow of colors to choose...
• Rubber meets the metal
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 07:12:04 -0700
  ...This time for plain talcum powder. Checking my sources revealed that talc is magnesium silicate. Can't find any plain talcum powder so settled...
• Re: Pressure test cooling system howto?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:20:21 -0700
  there ya go...logging road dust for vanagonauts who can get to logging roads, baby powder for the rest of us pesants................. for fluid...
• Re: Powder Coat ?????
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 20:42:58 -0600
  I hear the coolest way to go is ... http://www.jet-hot.com/ ... but it may cost more than the part!
• Re: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:00:50 -0500
  ...Sulfur powder is a sure deterrent. I keep a plastic bag with an old sock full of powdered sulfur in it for field time...
• Re: spring/wire in pop top lift handle
  Historical mailing list - Suzy Wojcik
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:10:48 -0800
  ...Powder coating question--westy stuff > > I do a batch of powder coating several times a week, hundreds of batches = > over the years. > You will...
• West bound for Burning Man....anyone? Bueller?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Myers
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:26:55 -0400
  ...Passed 4 Westys - Powder blue/Nebraska and Steel grey Syncro / two tone brown and Powder blue all in Wyoming on Route 80. Gave the...
• Re: Opinions wanted! - Vanagon Side Bar prototype
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 04:08:51 EDT
  ...powder coated black - this would also be in order of price as > the polished aluminum and diamond plate is way too gaudy.. powder coated...
• Re: pink powder
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 29 Jun 2015 13:58:57 -0400
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• Re: powder coating alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 21:38:56 -0800
  ...Only thing is that two of them are a bit thrashed and in need of paint (powder coat). Were these originally powder coated?? What...
• EV Mystery Powder (fun)
  Historical mailing list - Megan E. Sheppard
  10 Apr 96 23:55:05 EDT
  ...So I'm driving along, minding my own business, when a sudden blast of white powder covers the passenger-side door. I'm completely...
• Re: Freeze plug leaks oil
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:15:00 -0700
  ...effective low tech leak testing system.. >> get baby power, foot powder..fine talcum powder and sprinkle in on the >> engine .. >> just like you were...
• Touching up GoWesty Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Marc Hoelscher
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:29:52 -0700
  ...I believe the finish is a powdercoating and I was wondering if anyone had any luck with a tough paint product that would either...
• Re: powder coating exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Fri, 26 May 2000 02:12:33 EDT
  Hey Volks, What about that pipe wrap thingy stuff? Anybody done that yet? Scott De Santi 86 Vanagon 2WD (The Wobbly Bus) Anchorage, Alaska
• Re: powder coating exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Fulfords
  Thu, 25 May 2000 18:30:00 -0700
  ...Thursday, May 25, 2000 2:21 PM > Subject: [VANAGON] powder coating exhaust > > > > Anyone have a successful experience with powder coating exhaust pipes? If > > so...
• Re: black handles repainted
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 09:02:54 -0400
  Find a powdercoating shop, and while at it do your wiper arms. Sandblast them, and remove all the lock cylinders. Take them to the...
• White powder in battery box bottom
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:31:00 -0800
  ...There is a measurable layer of white powder on the bottom of the battery box. The integrity of the metal battery box seems to...
• Re: Pop top canvas hinge dirt
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 22:28:35 -0700
  What you could do to stop aluminum powder from staining the canvas is doing this... Sand the hinges really well with fine steel wool...
• Re: Pressure test cooling system howto?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:57:17 -0700
  ...As for baby powder, just driving on the logging roads should offer a similar coating of powder - no rain for quite a while around...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:02:40 -0400
  ...There's a powder mixed in with the ammonia/hydrogen/water mix. If the boiler boils dry (because the gravity-fed cycle stops working...