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• Re: Material advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:06:45 EST
  ...Or, buy a couple gallons of Bondo and spackle the floor smooth! Bill Marshall 85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box" Aurora, IL
• Re: Sunroof Question: Part II
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 00:27:43 -0500
  ...body style etc? I saw a 21 window with the skylights bondoed over - the owner said they leaked and were just a hassle. Clara
• Re: "RV rear-viewer thingy"
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:10:47 -0800
  ...it >comes in 6x8, 8x10, and 10x12) or automobile body shop suppliers >(the folks who sell the bondo to the fender fixers) who carry...
• Re: FS: 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:38:15 EDT
  ...Where? What you find here mostly is rusted junk, or heavily bondo'd rusted junk. There are exceptions, of course.(Like the one Ron...
• Re: Bumper & Side Cladding repairs and painting
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:41:52 -0700
  ...For larger gashes, bondo. For > cracks, remove material, fiberglass the back and bondo/fill the front. > Then spray with high-build primer and sand...
• Re: All of this talk about seam rust
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:46:41 -0600
  ...You can treat any rust left, spot putty or bondo the depression, shoot with high-build primer, sand and paint. You can do this...
• Re: rear wiper inop
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 09:26:34 -0700
  ...welded a piece over the hole in the hatch, filled with Bondo before the current paint job. All the wiring was there so off...
• Re: Seam Rust
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 21:44:26 CDT
  ...sold in a caulking gun tube, at most body-shop supply stores (the people who sell bondo, paint, sandpaper,and the other supplies needed...
• FS: 1964 Westfalia :(
  Historical mailing list - -Chip
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:56:30 -0500
  ...Left rocker has some bondo, nose is pushed in (It comes with another nose peice), right side wheel arch has bondo, the floor by...
• Re: Epidermal Layer of Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 May 1999 08:38:02 EDT
  Normal Bondo shrinks over time (hence the cracking), there is another filler that is mostly aluminum and doesn't shrink as much (I think...
• I'm jeolous!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 22:40:02 -0400
  ...By the way, the '78 has a solid body (no rust or bondo) and interior, and it runs strong and smooth. It is complete...
• Re: ??? Vitamins Below Retail ???
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 03 Sep 96 06:31:48 CDT
  ...now we can get Bondo in a pill? <body-building, get it?> have you got a lozene that will straighten dents?? and, eh, just...
• Re: Need help with rust- window frame
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 13:01:20 EDT
  ...or epoxy metal, or braze up holes (or if SMALL pinholes, bondo is ok (paint ~usually~ wont stick to silicone, tho i have done...
• Re: Top Speed
  Historical mailing list - Duane Moore
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 08:47:02 -0700 (MST)
  ...This thing was a total bondo unti except for the fact that someone had put a serious rebuilt engine in it. I was travelling...
• 1985 westfalia for sale
  Historical mailing list - Mark Anthony
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 22:50:13 -0500
  ...Left front fender damaged but in no way interferes with vehicle operation or inspectability (just looks ugly with quick bondo repair). 4 Michelin Agelis...
• Re: Bumper & Side Cladding repairs and painting
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:45:42 -0400
  ...For larger gashes, bondo. For >> cracks, remove material, fiberglass the back and bondo/fill the front. >> Then spray with high-build primer and sand...
• Re: Where would you go in your VW? <a friday question>
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Fri, 25 Oct 1996 16:23:17 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Phoenix and drop our 7 month old off at the Van Bondo's and then go to my old college's national fraternity Convention...
• front doors, sliding doors and hatches available in various colors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:34:32 EDT
  ...most vanagon doors and hatches i have are in original paint in great shape with no rust or bondo. the ones that are bondo...
• Plastic Back to Black?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:22:20 -0700
  ...Has anyone used Bondo Black or Meguiars Ultimate Black with any success? I've also heard of some technique using a hot air gun...
• Re: How to fix / External body panel internal supports coming loose
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:50:47 -0400
  You can use something as simple as "hard as nail" glue, any type of body plastic, bondo, etc. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net...
• Re: Fiberglass Patch
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:39:25 +0000
  ...I was told this works better than bondo (better adhesion.) regards, Todd -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> > Jim and Todd - > > Thank...
• Re: Tan repairs laminant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 3 May 2021 11:50:18 -0500
  ...I built it back up with bondo and shaped it square and flush with file and sandpaper. I took some white rustoleum paint in...
• Re: left lower seem rust!
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 08:06:02 -0800
  ...Is that what it looks like you just bondo over ther old rust ? (assume you por 15 the old rust underneath) http://www.benplace...
• Painting the Exterior Fiberglass Body molding and bumpers- best methods, materials?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 17:58:07 -0400
  ...filling the cracks with fiberglass and resin, sanding smooth, using some bondo, Spraying with Primer- Gray. Light sanding. Clean. Then spray paint. My question...
• Re: Painting Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:16:21 EDT
  ...Then use a bit of bondo to fill the > scratches and minor dings. Sand till acceptable. POR15 clear and then > topcoat with POR15 chaassis...
• OK-VW paint good seam design-BAD
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 06:43:45 -0800
  ...POR-15 Paint dry now im ready for Bondo over it, I hope it sticks! Phil 84' all white westy "millenium flacon" Adventurewagen wanted...
• Re: Subject: Re: 91Gl Fiberglass Bumper Rubber..LOL!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:29:07 EDT
  ...maybe some bondo, though. considering the fact that people dont know how to drive these things.. ;) chris
• POR-15 and seams
  Historical mailing list - Brian Hughes
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 10:30:46 -0400
  ...more I'm reading about the POR products, I'm thinking I'm just about done with fiberglass and Bondo! Brian '84 Westy project
• Re: Battery Removal
  Historical mailing list - D&J
  Wed, 16 Oct 1996 20:25:22 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The repair consisted of Bondo and a goodly amount of electrical tape wrapped around the entire battery to hold the Bondo in place. 60...
• Paint/Derust
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 20:21:02 -0700
  Hey everybodies! I must say...I'm glad to be back in the land of the virtually-living! I've been sanding, bondo-ing...
• Re: VW Classic in Irvine, CA
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 17:24:24 -0500 (CDT)
  On Mon, 10 Jun 1996, Jack Stafford wrote: > Next to the single cab was none other than our own Rusty Van > Bondo and his...
• Re: Cost of restoring '67?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 20:44:34 -0800 (PST)
  ...a week, 12-16 hours a day! Thom, Matthew & Jim (Van Bondo) I certainly didn't mean to kick up the sand when I...
• Need advice on sanding & Painting
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 08:21:20 -0400
  ...Could someone recommend the grade & type sandpaper and method I should use and any other helpful hints? Is Bondo still used for little dings...
• Lessons Learned Again & Again
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 12 May 2012 16:10:10 +0000
  ...one from the junk yard as mine was dented, rusty, and bondo'd. I left the passenger sliding window in there, intending to put...
• Re: Small Rust Areas.
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 02:12:35 +0000
  Pet peeve of mine, but "bondo" became the generic term for all auto body fillers, like Kleenex did for tissues. Bondo, the brand of...
• Suggested amendment to sticker installation instructions
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:10:11 -0500
  ...After you are satisfied with it position, take a plastic squeegee, ( Bondo applicator will work ) and work out the air bubbles, starting from the...
• Re: '66 Parts Fest., '57 Name!
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 15:20:55 -0500 (CDT)
  ...My current nose is 75% bondo and the window seals have nothing to grip to. I will gladly pay whatever it costs to ship...
• Re: Bumper & Side Cladding repairs and painting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 19:45:17 +0000
  ...For larger gashes, bondo. For cracks, remove > material, fiberglass the back and bondo/fill the front. Then spray with > high-build primer and sand...
• Re: Rear Fiberglass Repair / calling GARTH
  Historical mailing list - PATT
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 20:06:47 -0400
  ...Is this >fiberglass supposed to be repaired as any other fiber glass (composite) >item, bondo, glass and resin/catalyst etc? >Then when repairs is...
• Fiberglass Patch on Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:54:02 -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: Lots of talk about Rust...
  Historical mailing list - zzIML-VANAGON
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 20:01:19 -0700
  ...Don't just clean it a little and bondo it... you have to get all the "black spot" off the metal... clean grey / silver...
• Re: windshield rust repair cost
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:57:35 -0800
  ...Chris is very right about bondo being a very low grade repair. IF there are holes clear though the metal, welding then grinding back...
• Re: (Was) Rust repair needs body shop recomendation in Raleigh?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 17:49:01 -0800
  ...Then paint with primer, or fill in with bondo and paint it. You may be able to do the repair yourself if not too...
• Bodywork ... advice?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 13:50:33 +0600
  ...After looking around at vehicles in the area with some real bad bondo work, I was pondering using a lead body filler. Has anyone...
• Re: rust pictures
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 01:38:54 -0600
  ...This is not a Bondo job. Drive it until it falls apart, then part it out. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Gkikas" <theerion@GATOR...
• Re: Current van projects / seamless
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 21:57:28 +1200
  ...Like Bondo, but apparently made out of powdered aluminum and >resin. Sets up in 3-5 minutes though. Gotta work fast and olny mix...
• 84 7 passenger Vanagon GL for sale
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 20:44:37 -0400
  ...Needs ball joints and a little bondo work on the drivers side opposite the sliding door. 4" vertical crack in top of windshield. New...
• Re: Bumper & Side Cladding repairs and painting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 20:57:09 +0000
  ...For larger gashes, bondo. For > >> cracks, remove material, fiberglass the back and bondo/fill the front. > >> Then spray with high-build primer and sand...
• joel's lists...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 14:30:57 -0800 (PST)
  ...that's a different story, one that involves a lot of bondo... for now, here's the info for your next list (i'm...
• So you bought bruces busRe: Oh no! Another one!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 May 95 14:52:43 -0400
  ...Banged out and pulled as much of the dent as possible (his wasnt quite as bad as yours) then filled that baby with bondo...
• Re: back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 17:44:31 -0600
  ...i use those yellow soft plastic bondo-spreaders that you can buy at wal-mart for like $3/pack. i think the brownish around...
• Re: wierd bus..
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:36:18 -0700
  But what about those tail lights? Those aren't stock, are they? Think I see a little wavy there, like some bondo work. --- On...
• Re: New Bumper...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 19:28:38 -0400
  ...http://neksiwel.20m.com/cgi-bin/i/images/dscn0939.jpg Scored at Pull-A-Part for $35! (minus elbow grease, Bondo and sweat equity...
• Re: rust pictures
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 12:29:05 -0500
  ...This is > an enormous task, and if its your only transportation, next to impossible. > Putting bondo on this would only make a slight and...
• Re: GPS recommendations, handheld & incar?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:44:25 -0400
  ...When I tapped it in the same place, the Bondo fell out. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84...
• Syncro Westy for sale <70k miles
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 10 Aug 2013 11:39:47 -0700
  ...No dents, no bondo. Really beautiful van. Same color as mine, the very light godly silver [official VW name] minus the dirt and dings...
• Re: Removing window seals
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 14:23:21 -0800
  ...Or will epoxy and/or fiberglass be the more modern, preferred approach? I have a deep-grained mistrust of Bondo-type stuff, but I...
• Re: FOR SALE, '85 Double Cab Transporter, w/ Texas Title, $7,500
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:47:49 -0700
  ...The former owner/smuggler took a sledge hammer to the doors and Bondo'd then shut. Customs did manage to take the vehicle away...
• Re: Rust on hookup panel on Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:36:44 EDT
  ...holes or perforated metal) with new panels. "bondo" wont cut it.. chris
• Re: Tan repairs laminant
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 3 May 2021 13:54:35 -0400
  ...I built it back up with bondo and shaped it square and flush with file and sandpaper. I took some white rustoleum paint in...