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• Re: removing duct tape from paint..ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:44:01 -0500
  ...removing duct tape from paint..ideas? > on another vehicle i have someone broke the rear glass and the PO duct > taped > a tarp over...
• Re: camper tops vs the weather
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 8:05:12 PST
  ...Cut a piece of 2" fiberglass tape (with woven edges. don't use frayed-edged tape) that extends about 2" past the end of...
• Re: [FIX] Instrument Housing Repair
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 22:19:54 -0400
  ...I had the speedo > held in place with "100 mph Tape" (Alaskan for silver "Duck" tape" - > used to fix SuperCub airplanes up there - thus...
• Re: Silicone "Rescue Tape" ... it works
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:54:36 -0700
  ...Silicone "Rescue Tape" ... it works > > I saw some silicone tape at Home Depot for about $7 and Duluth Trading Co. > has it (Xtreme Tape...
• Re: Tape for frame openings, update
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 23:02:34 -0800
  Gorilla Tape: held up through one very windy night and several thousand subsequent miles: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NGsFYDuC4k8/Srp0CyaeayI/AAAAAAAABfc/qRkfYlmBXL0/s720/DuctTape...
• Re: What Music???
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 16:29:56 CDT
  ...so you have a slow tape, a traffic tape, and a highway cruising tape. or a sitting-around-the-campfire-winding-down tape. mixing...
• Have Factory Training VHS Tapes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 May 94 01:11:58 EDT
  ...There are two tapes and here are their contents (the first number is minutes, then the description of each segment): ------------------------------------------------------- Tape #1 1:24...
• Re: Door Gasket Sealing
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 04:17:04 -0500
  ...After performing what ever dimensional alterations you believe will correct this breach, replace the marked tape with new clean tape, refresh the colorant, and...
• Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:41:11 -0400
  ...Basically, most of the attaching force for the wiper arm is in the taper and splines.A washer and locknut adds clamping pressure to...
• Re: self-vulcanizing rubber tape
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 23:04:00 -0800
  ...all carrier >the self-sealing silicone polymer 'rubber' tape. it is frequently used in >place of heat-shrink tubing and yes, does seem to...
• Re: Sliding Door problem
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 2 Jun 2014 09:24:51 -0600
  ...Here's the problem, which is why I didn't put the UHMW tape under the roller bearing. The tape is really for sliding...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 18 Apr 2002 - Special issue (#2002-461)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 19:32:22 -0700
  This isn't directly related, I picked up some Aluminum tape from my FLAPS. I was replacing the seal on THe hose fitting on...
• Re: Silicone tape = rescue tape, was Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 15:00:47 -0500
  ...Ed, do you have "Rescue Tape," or another brand of silicone tape? Mine is Rescue Tape, and my garden hose is leak free. I...
• Re: Silicone tape = rescue tape, was Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 22:37:10 -0700
  ...The best way to use that Rescue Tape seems to be at least two layers. I like to reverse the wind....so that the...
• Liquid TAPE
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 00:42:18 -0400
  ...In two or three places VW joined 3-6 wires together using a crimp-on lug and liquid elect tape. This was then wrapped...
• Door vents
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 17:17:52 -0400
  ...Does anyone know what these grills are for and why they are taped up? Thanks Todd '88 Westfalia
• [WAS: 85 GL No Spark/Start]
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 21:27:37 -0700
  At 04:46 PM 4/14/2000 -0400, you wrote: >I'll try to put some electrical tape on it unless someone has a...
• X-Treme tape is Silicone Tape
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 22:08:11 -0700
  Silicone tape is good stuff. Lots of places will have it. Marine stores, especially but I got my last roll at Harbour Freight. It...
• Re: Suggestions on how to fasten a laptop while driving?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 10:24:02 EST
  ...It is a unit which looks like an audio tape, but has a cord coming out of one side. You slide the tape into...
• Re: removing duct tape from paint..ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:00:00 -0500
  ...Mike JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > on another vehicle i have someone broke the rear glass and the PO duct taped > a tarp over the...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 12:20:36 -0600
  >> >> "Helicopter tape" came up recently on a list. Maybe it would work? >> Anybody with experience with it? Maybe it would wear too fast? >> >> Richard...
• new fuel pump taped up
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:45:28 -0400
  I saw some earlier posts that recommended against putting tape around a new fuel pump. Here's what I did - when I pulled out...
• Re: Fridge Tips
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 08 Aug 97 07:59:37 -0700
  ...Another problem is that the tape itself, especially if applied by the unknowing (let's see...if one turn of tape is good, then...
• Re: Screen window for '88 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:36:20 EDT
  this does sound good, but fot those who still want to make thier own, I experimented with a method of attaching the magnetic tape...
• Re: I want your old Cass./radeo
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Sun, 19 Oct 1997 17:38:55 +1000
  ...The PO of my Transporter installed a radio/CD player which has no tape deck. I've unsuccessfully tried to buy a standalone tape...
• Re: When is The Vanagon Rescue Tape not Rescue tape?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:54:58 -0600
  ...Nashua generally make good tape. Home Depot here has Nashua silicone tape. It's specs are same as Rescue Tape brand. In the store...
• Re: removing duct tape from paint..ideas? paint thinner/mineral spirits
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:41:31 -0800
  ...removing duct tape from paint..ideas? paint thinner/mineral >> spirits >> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:48:26 -0500 >> >> Peanut butter might be the...
• Hey... where is my tape?
  Historical mailing list - niel blackwell
  Wed, 20 May 1998 06:47:09 -0400
  It is not easy being a dad and when your son, the one helping copy the tapes reads the copyright notice at the end...
• Re: Question (little vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:32:13 -0600
  ...I notice Express mail uses a security tape. I'd suppose that you might have to buy fifty cases of tape and pay extra...
• Re: Coolant hose tape
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:27:17 -0700
  I think that was silicone tape. Google brings up a lot of hits. On 6/27/07, BJ Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote: > > A...
• Anyone have this problem with their radio?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 21:09:51 -0500
  ...It plays cassettes tape without any problems but I lost my radio function. What I have discovered is when I press the eject button...
• Re: Cruise Control & Tape
  Historical mailing list - Berry
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 21:22:50 -0500
  Where can I get 2 3/16 wide striping tape to replace the original? >(3) Is the SYNCRO tape decal (?) available? > >Thank You, Marlin...
• Re: When is The Vanagon Rescue Tape not Rescue tape?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:19:25 -0800
  Steer clear . "Rescue Tape" works . Someone on E bay was hawking that crap as authentic ,I tried it and it was garbage. Kinda funny...
• Re: Friday's known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:52:36 -0400
  ...Clear packaging tape isn't duct tape. However, there >IS< >clear duct tape nowadays. > > >On Aug 27, 2004, at 4:15 PM, Stan Wilder...
• Re: Memory refresh request, trans drain/fill plug size
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 May 2017 09:04:04 -0700
  I might have it, din 906 metric taper , M24x1.5 Am I right? Alistair > On May 14, 2017, at 8:55 AM, Alistair Bell...
• Re: Silicone tape = rescue tape, was Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 13:03:29 -0700
  ...put >the hose under pressure. > >Edward I'd guess HF silicone tape is not something worth buying, thanks for the tip. Rob becida@comcast...
• Re: Seeking "Ice Guard"
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 17:29:45 -0500
  <<And he has a product name! Googling for 'leak stopper roof tape' brings up some leads, and from there leads one to Google for...
• Re: Rescue tape..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:22:14 -0500
  ...I did some amazing (but not like yours!) repairs with rescue tape and I finally ran out of the two rolls I bought at...
• Tiico install tape
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 16:43:28 -0700
  Hello listees, For a 5th time I am giving a shout out to the volks that got a copy of the Tiico tape made...
• Is it open-cell foam if it doesn't say closed-cell? (heater flap material)
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:19:26 -0600
  ...TAGO Adhesive Foam Tape Model: TA78537 | Store SKU: 1000124257 ) On the right rail on that page there are several references to foam tape that...
• Re: Propane Service Valve
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:33:00 -0700
  I don't know what Troy is using for fittings, but the use of Teflon Tape should be done carefully. I'm no expert...
• Re: Spare Parts List - Input - correction -> X-treme tape
  Historical mailing list - Probst, Tom
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 17:32:16 -0500
  ...Spare Parts List - Input - correction -> X-treme tape > > Folks, > > Help Duct Tape Needs a Friend. > > Since Fred tipped us to this, I have been...
• Re: Spare Parts List - Input - correction -> X-treme tape
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 15:16:09 -0700
  Folks, Help Duct Tape Needs a Friend. Since Fred tipped us to this, I have been searching High & Low. He got his at Canadian...
• Re: tape gum remover?
  Historical mailing list - DIGEST Kristin Dewey
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 00:40:02 EST
  Thanks for all the responses as to how to remove the tape gum.. Now, my next question is.. What kind of tape *should* I...
• Re: Silicone "Rescue Tape" ... it works
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:17:53 -0400
  My company also uses a red silicone self-fusing tape for antenna/ coax connectors. I, too, have discovered that it does usually form into...
• Re: Bug screen for front windows idea
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 15:52:19 -0400
  ...I made the screens and used Shoe-goo to paste the screen on the magnetic tape, it works fine as the tape is right...
• Re: tape gum remover?
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 07:46:29 -0800
  Kriztin, I've used the "Blue" kind from 3-M, "Long Mask, masking tape, Part number 2090. For adhesive removal, I've used 3M...
• Cupholder?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:05:50 -0700
  ...The VW-Vanagon approved cupholder is a roll of Duct Tape, Ducktape, Gaffers tape, Gun Tape placed strategically wherever you want it. Holds the...
• Re: LED backup lights update
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:30:49 -0800
  ...tape you recommend? Or is Amazon cheapo sufficient? > > 1PCS Premium Silver Aluminum Tapes (3.9Mils), 2'*65 Feet Foil Tape, Metal Insulation Tape, Heavy...
• Re: What's in your tape deck? (FRIDAY)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 14:44:02 -0600
  ...A few tapes I made back in '84 - '87. Mostly breakdancing music (they still work). A few Trance mix tapes of my own (from...
• porsche tape ... gone to:
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Covington
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:52:30 -0500 (EST)
  The tape goes to Thang Tran, from a nearby town. Even though I suspect this guy may be a Gaytor fan (he's from...
• Re: Shady Boy Awning + Pipe Insulation for rain
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:42:22 -0700
  ...This leaking problem I addressed by putting a piece > of Gorilla tape between the awning case and the rain gutter from > underneath, works perfectly...
• Re: removing westfalia letters (in praise of WD40/Duct Tape)
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 23:06:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I then soaked a rag with the WD40 and the rest > >came off. > > Always remember that the Volksinstitute Fur Physiche reports: > > Duct tape --- Holds...
• Re: Fwd: removing duct tape from paint..ideas? paint thinner/mineral spirits
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:06:21 -0500
  Hi, One of the best ways I've found to remove duct tape and bumper stickers, etc.,is to spray the item with WD...
• Re: Yikes, Crosswired Battery!
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:02:21 -0500
  or buy some black electrical tape and put it over the alternator light. ds At 02:39 PM 6/26/2002 -0700, developtrust wrote...
• silicone tape (self-fusing)
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 12:28:45 -0700
  ...But there seem to be several variations of it (X-treme Tape, FlameGuard, Rescue Tape) and some even claim it can be used as...
• Re: Rescue tape..
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:10:03 -0500
  I originally bought Rescue Tape at Home Depot. Some story when I went back. Thinner, less sturdy, poor adhesive on another brand. I got...
• DAT player in dash?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 08:48:16 -0700
  Anyone using an in-dash DAT (digital audio tape) unit with success? I'm esp. interested in decks that handle 90M tapes reliably. thx...
• Re: Starter Bushing Blues
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:21:26 EDT
  HEY SCOTT TAKE ELECTRIC TAPE AND TAPE THE NEW BUSHING ONTO A SOCKET THAT is the same size as the bushing and put an...
• Re: Reflective Tape NHTSA Study link
  Historical mailing list - Ian Anderson
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 08:36:05 +1000
  The retroreflective tape and reflectors are well worth the effort. My former breakdown van, T4 LWB, was covered in the tape which actually got...