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• Re: Lessons Learned Again & Again
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 12 May 2012 16:53:15 +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...
• More Parts from the Stash
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 20:31:24 -0700
  ...Has some surface rust due to that, and a couple of small, poorly bondoed dents. How much do these puppies go for? There is...
• Re: Your favorite tool for removing old seam sealer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 11:18:45 -0600
  ...Becouse of my > heavy trigger finger it turned the gaps/seams into > canyons.(now filled w/ Bondo+sealer)Yuck! > Sandblasting sucks. > > The only thing...
• Re: Fiberglass Patch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:52:37 -0500
  ...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: help from you breadloafers or former ones...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 94 19:21:31 EDT
  ...You can be the judge of the body by running a magnet through the fender areas (bondo is not steel). If the seats look...
• Re: Title Check (Carfax) Question
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 22:01:46 -0400
  ...Large pieces of bondo fall off. They were real nice and just wanted to see it go to someone who appreciated them. After the...
• Re: Carbon-Fiber Shifter Console w/ VDO Gauges
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 19:31:27 -0700
  ...Voice! > > > > LOL > > > > I made the plug out of foam...skinned with > > Bondo...sanded to Hell and back...refined...sanded > to > > Hell again...Primer-ed...
• Re: LineX Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:27:25 -0700
  ...but I don't find that flat rough plastic look especially attractive and I always wonder how much Bondo and rust is under it...
• '87 Westie For Sale in NJ $10,500
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 23:34:42 EDT
  ...The body is decent with no rust, however you can see where some bondo has been on the nose and it is cracking (currently...
• Need help with rust- window frame
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:34:53 EDT
  ...Should I prime it up and fill the holes with bondo? Or maybe just some silicon? Or is there some other way to seal...
• Re: westy rust redux
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 18:27:38 -0800
  ...I am also an artist(sculpter:good w/ bondo!) And I am spending MONTHS to repair this darn rust! Im in rust hell! I...
• where to buy sheet metal ?
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Fri, 31 May 2002 10:45:34 -0500
  ...So I asked some body guys around town if they could fix it without bondo, and they said with new pieces. So where is...
• Re: Cheap Syncro Westy in Sarasota Fla.........
  Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
  Fri, 4 May 2007 07:47:45 -0700
  Well, i guess i shouldnt post deals like this to the list, i should buy them, bondo them up and sell them to suckers...
• '64 Single Cab FS
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 09:26:13 -0600 (CST)
  ...I don't know exactly how much rust or bondo it is hiding. There was some bondo looking stuff flaking on one of the...
• Sliding Door Wanted-Found!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:29:29 +0000
  ...the existing door it became obvious that the door was mostly bondo, and wasn't worth the time/trouble to fix it . I got...
• Rustoration Blitzkrieg, Day 1
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 21:08:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I finished cleansing the left side of the engine compartment, and primered it; ground off all the excess Bondo on the left rear corner...
• Re: rust pictures
  Historical mailing list - andrew swingler
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 12:48:38 -0800
  ...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: CHAT: VW Safety
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 07:57:26 -0400
  ...found out after I bought it just how much rust and bondo it REALLY had. Windshield leaked and shorted out the instruments in the...
• Re: Van-O-Rama: update on Mike Miller's post very long
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:43:38 EDT
  ...altered Pontiac Fiero GT?!? Must have been a lot of painstaking Bondo work. BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html...
• Should I buy this bus???
  Historical mailing list - Juli
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 16:05:16 -0400
  ...They did some bondo work, sanding and heavy duty priming. The rear motor door has rust on edge and no lock, there is no...
• Question - RE: Vanagon Seams & Sealing them up for good...
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 22:29:41 -0500
  ...I was not sure what the best way to fill the seam would be, one thought was Bondo, another was using.. And I know...
• Re: Rock chips
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Tue, 26 May 2009 10:15:26 -0700
  ...They are deep, > they are rusty and I think, just covering them with bondo will result in > bubbles soon and redoing the whole thing...
• '67 front mat
  Historical mailing list - rusty vanbondo
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 14:58:58 -0700 (MST)
  ...i seem to recall rusty van bondo parted with a rather *princely sum* for a nos one? care to comment mr. rvb?? VanBondo replies...
• FS: 1970 Camper
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Fri, 24 Nov 1995 13:36:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...Some bondo and some welding work evident. Engine seal missing. Engine stronger than transmission. Steering *is* very good. Probably worth the asking price, but...
• Re: Tan repairs laminant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 3 May 2021 15:12:44 -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...
• Should I buy a '70 single cab with a blown engine for $1200?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 16:18:53 -0800
  ...I can't see any major body damage, although there's a tap-spot over some previous bondo in the right rear corner. Before...
• Vans FS in SLC
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 12:53:43 -0700
  ...The drivers side is a nice advertisement for not doing your own bondo :) and I didn't get much of a look inside. $2900...
• Re: Whole Pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:34:53 -0800
  ...No one could tell ever. > Only it > has to be done nicely, grind down the weldings, bondo it smooth, paint it > correctly, reinstall the...
• Re: Small Rust Areas.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 01:34:58 +0000
  ...Fill with bondo, > or if really tiny, spot putty. If bondo, let it cure to the hardness of > cold cheese and then hit it...
• '71 Camper Van for $2500 obo
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 16:34:39 EST
  ...YEAR 1971 COLOR RED,WITH WHITE MOLDING AND TOP BONDOED- A LITTLE IN THE FRONT NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT OWNERS- THAT I AM...
• Re: Rear vents flapping?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 21:43:15 EDT
  ...1 inch of Bondo instead of pulling the dent out. This extra 1 inch of material prevented the 1/4 turn fastener from securing...
• Re: T-Boned and Totalled
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 18:07:15 -0400
  ...There is no bondo on it at all. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Wiegand" <jeff@ELECTROPONICS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday...
• Vanagon Body Construction
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 07:12:55 -0500
  ...and filled them in with a high quality body filler (NOT "BONDO"). Not good I guess if you are going for a first class...
• '85 Vanagon rear right jack point rust
  Historical mailing list - Evan Sullivan
  Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:41:26 -0500
  ...https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0NG4TcsmGOFIED You probably noticed that a previous owner sprayed in expanding foam insulation and put bondo over the rust...
• Re: where's Gerry? was Re: vanagon siting - Matilda's identical twin?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 07:23:13 -0700
  ...Van Bondo buys another splittie. Steven Johnson hosts the bunch at the Rancho Johnsonian. al_knoll @hp.com considers retirement (HWP 156.5), sells...
• (F) I'm having too much fun - TOTAL vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:32:42 -0700
  ...some listees, I was able to go at it with a BONDO fiberglass repair kit from Canadian Tire. I did such a good job...
• Re: Fixing Fibergalss Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 06:14:04 EDT
  ...BUT, is it possible to fix this?? what is the best material? just Bondo? or JB Weld? or what?? There is no need to...
• Re: Need heavy rust repair tips(seams again)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 09:47:24 -0500
  ...I don't think this is structural --- but isn't the 4" gap a bit much for bondo --- you're looking at fibreglass mesh...
• Re: Carbon-Fiber Shifter Console w/ VDO Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 10:00:58 EDT
  ...Park) Voice! > >I made the plug out of foam...skinned with >Bondo...sanded to Hell and back...refined...sanded to >Hell again...Primer-ed...
• Re: 85 vanagon roof repair - fiberglass and the holes
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:17:28 -0700
  ...do the hole then fill over the smaller imperfections with a bondo filler . Don Hanson On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:04 AM...
• Re: poptop installation (shudder)
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 10:47:13 -0700
  ...top right above >> the gutters and fill in the >> imperfections with >> bondo. It looked good when I was done, but I kid >> you not...
• Re: Carfax - I'd recommend it
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:16:21 -0400
  ...However, the entire front drivers side is sculpted from bondo, and the impact strip behind the "decorative" front bumper has been cut and mangled...
• Cars for sale
  Historical mailing list - BRIAN NMN REYNOLDS
  Sun, 7 Apr 1996 18:34:02 -0700
  ...The nose has some bondo and there is a rust hole near the drivers feet and around the battery. The dash has no holes...
• Re: "RV rear-viewer thingy", was: Speaking of mirrors (was painting)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:30:11 -0600
  ...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: Painting Vanagon Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 10:34:01 -0700
  ...After doing some BONDO work on the new rear bumper, I found some spray primer for NON-metal surfaces (fiberglass in this case), I...
• Re: Help in the Vancouver / Calgary area
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 07:28:04 -0800
  ...No major rust or bondo, > good interior.... > > We are also looking for a VW scrap yard in the Vancouver area??? Try craigslist for the...
• Re: '61 crew cab value
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 02 Sep 1995 08:49:12 -0700
  ...Some evidence of bondo in this crack, but I couldn't probe around. Everything felt solid, though. Has a nice two-tone paint job...
• Grinders and sanders
  Historical mailing list - Green Eric L
  Mon, 11 Apr 1994 20:24:10 -0500
  ...Whatever you do, do *NOT* put Bondo in holes. Bondo attracts moisture and will cause rust, plus as it swells and shrinks due to...
• '87 Westie FS in NJ for $10,500
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 09:01:38 EDT
  ...With pop-top, stove, fridge, sink, 2 tables, grey interior (good condition), with maroon exterior (some cracks in the paint on the nose- bondo...
• Re: Anyone ever painted their hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 29 Jul 2004 02:09:28 -0400
  ...I used bondo on a couple of REALLY deep scratches as well as the glazing putty and primer procedure described above. Mike Houlton, Maine...
• Re: Plastic Back to Black?
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:50:29 -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: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:48:49 -0600
  ...and transplant parts, or trying to > hammer out/weld and or bondo the damage on my current van. > > Thoughts? Anyone have any leads on...
• Re: Humidity-pressboard-slider door
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 05:00:03 -0400
  ...Also, the drain holes in the bottom of the door must not be clogged with dirt, dust, bondo and rust flakes, so that the...
• Re: Free Vanagon Parts. Vancouver BC Canada
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:54:04 -0700
  ...The one on my Bus is facacta but better than it was when I got it (cracked hunk-o-bondo with rusty waters properly...
• �89 Wolfsburg back on the market in Virginia
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 9 May 2004 17:22:13 -0700
  ...not) and repaired the cracked bumper covers and repaired a badly-Bondoed spot on the left rear corner. He had planned when he bought...
• Re: Jump on this one!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:38:33 -0800
  ...of bondo. My pet peeve: when sellers say "only has surface rust". Can't tell you how much "surface rust" I've ground off...
• Re: Small Rust Areas.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 4 Jun 2013 16:33:54 -0500
  All this is good information, and correct as far as it goes, but millions of cars are doing very well that have had bondo...
• 71 camper advice
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 11:24 EDT
  ...The PO fixed the rust by pop riveting on sheet metal and than putting bondo over it (looks like he applied it with a...
• Re: where's Gerry? was Re: vanagon siting - Matilda's identical twin?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 13:24:46 -0500
  ...Van Bondo buys another splittie. >Steven Johnson hosts the bunch at the Rancho Johnsonian. al_knoll @hp.com >considers retirement (HWP 156.5), sells...
• Question - RE: Vanagon Seams & Sealing them up for good... Amended with new info.
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 22:36:09 -0500
  ...I was not sure what the best way to fill the seam would be, one thought was Bondo, another was using.. And I know...