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• Re: Intake Runners?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 17:27:20 -0400
  ...They are used runners that have been bead blasted and powder coated black. The runners would be $100 for a pair. I also have...
• lube speedo cable?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 08:11:43 -0600
  ...I remember "in the old days" when one used graphite powder, but the newer plasticized cables seem to be spec-ed as not needing...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:28:58 -0700
  ...on white powder-coated steelies. retro look ? with a whitish (?) bakelite steering wheel and Mitsu white roof to match. still mulling cosmetics for next...
• Re: poo powder and related
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:14:19 -0500
  Sorry Ben, left the link off: http://www.cleanwaste.com/ ---- BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > This discussion is quickly going to the toilet...
• Sticky doors
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:39:20 -0700
  ...I know, the factory had some fine powder on it or something that now has vanished. The question is; is there anything that is...
• Re: Rodent smell
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 17:02:17 -0700
  ...It is a dry powder and worked fine. See <http:www.88stink.com> The usual disclaimers, Mike
• Restoring Poptop Color
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 08:08:48 -0500
  Hi All, The poptop on my 87 Westy seems to have never been waxed....as a result its a faded, powder blue. I've...
• Re: Dielectric Grease
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 22:34:44 +0000
  ...The greases with a conductive metal powder are to overcome the non-conductive properties of the grease. An antenna would be a perfect example...
• Re: Reply to: Re: '86 Headlight replacment?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Mar 1997 20:17:43 -0500 (EST)
  ...new rubber seals and gaskets come from the factory with a powdery coating to protect it. The coating, I've found, actally helps in...
• alloy wheel refinishing
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:06:37 -0800
  ...i would have them powder coated, but they are not perfect, just want them looking better. TIA. dylan --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to...
• Re: OT & NVC & Pre-Friday: Palcohol?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 06:13:11 -0500
  ...In this way, encapsuled in small >>> capsules, the fluid can be handled as a powder. The cyclodextrins can >>> absorb an estimated 60 percent of...
• Re: GoWesty Aluminum Valve Covers
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:48:27 -0500
  It was my understanding that VW powder coated the old fan he air cooled engines and the valve covers (for that matter) black so...
• Those wipers again.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:51:28 -0800
  Got the wiper arms back from powder. Had them blasted then painted in a textured sating black. They look pretty nice, I think a...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 14:07:28 -0500
  ...Taking apart a spare pair of wiper arms for blasting and powdercoat, noticed they are different lengths and different lengths between bends. All these...
• painting wheels black
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:06:39 -0600
  ...my powdercoater wants $60 a piece which is out of my range (wheels are only $30 a piece) but I have a very cheap...
• Re: leaking in front when it rains
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 01:27:51 +1200
  ...Also door seals, quarterlights, grill mounting screws, fresh-air vents etc? Why not try a dry-powder extinguisher to find the leak(s)? Andrew
• Re: Touching up GoWesty Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:04:35 -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: OT & NVC & Pre-Friday: Palcohol?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 06:05:16 -0500
  ...In this way, encapsuled in small >>>> capsules, the fluid can be handled as a powder. The cyclodextrins can >>>> absorb an estimated 60 percent of...
• Re: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:21:24 -0500
  ...Deliver me from chiggers, forever. > > Sulfur powder is a sure deterrent. I keep a plastic bag with an old sock full of powdered sulfur...
• Re: Pop top canvas hinge dirt
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 7 Jul 2021 06:51:26 -0700
  ...Anyway to stop creating > the aluminum powder? > >> On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 1:25 PM <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: >> That's mostly aluminum...
• Preventing a fire in your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 21 May 2004 11:17:14 -0700
  ...Haylon fire extinguishers are ALLOT more expensive than the powder type but I understand they are quite a bit more effective for their size...
• Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 2 Aug 2022 08:01:35 -0700
  ...Trying to mimic the stock steel bumper. > Got one made well enough to powder coat and use. > https://shufti.blog/2022/08/01/vanagon...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 15:42:28 -0400
  ...Taking apart a spare pair of wiper arms for blasting and powdercoat, noticed they are different lengths and different lengths between bends. All these...
• Dielectric Grease
  Historical mailing list - John Collins
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 12:00:04 -0500
  I have used a grease loaded with copper powder on radio antenna connections topside on my cruising sailboat. It blocked all corrosion about six...
• New Arrivals. Wind Deflectors, Paulchen racks, screen kits.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 18:51:23 EST
  ...Eurovan stuff: *Wind deflectors - tinted (in stock - limited quantities) *Front window inserts - louvered powder coated aluminum with insect screens, (in stock!) *Side window inserts...
• Re: powder coating exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Larry Brown
  Thu, 25 May 2000 22:21:17 -0400
  ...Larry Ken Hunter wrote: > Don't think powder coating will hold up to the temps. There are high temp > coatings for exhaust that would...
• Re: poo powder and related
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 15:02:54 -0400
  Definitely not cheap... glad to hear it works though. Their folding toilet also looks good, I like the idea of being able to save...
• wanted: one 14" vanagon OEM alloy wheel - aka "carat wheel"
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:29:03 EDT
  ...im going to be powdercoating them all so finish doesn't matter.. just as long as its not bent. like i said cheap is...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Collum
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:33:01 -0500
  ...Otherwise the cable strands turn to powder. Well, mine rotted away (as have other that I found while researching), I assume because it was...
• Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:11:31 +1200
  ...Coal dust? Plastic powder? These are fluids. I guess coal dust would work if it coule be kept suspended. Plastics wouldn't, because the...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:49:34 -0600
  As I've mentioned before on here, I have a 5 gallon plastic bucket, which I use with biodegradable plastic bags and "Poo Powder...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 26 Dec 2012 09:22:54 -0500
  ...After the fire the insulation was just a white powder. The coil to distributor wire was completely powdered while the dizzy to plug wires...
• Re: Re[2]: Windshield Wipers Summary
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 21:14:50 -0500
  ...S/b available at any market. > > >??????????? Are you both sure about this? Don't like scouring >windshields and Bon Ami is scouring powder I...
• Re: ARB bull bars
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:22:11 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/zo4u $499.95 powder coat black. .. and the rear: http://tinyurl.com/zo5m $399.95 black powder coat with 2" receiver...
• Re: Painting the Wind Shield Wipers
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:16:36 -0800
  ...Ask around, find some place that does powder coating. Let them sandblast them. They'll look a lot better than trying to do it...
• Safaris
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 12:55:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...the rear safari window kits are: $250, and they only come powder coated. Thom -- >> Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug...
• Re: Camper tables
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Jun 1997 17:40:48 -0700
  At 02:35 PM 6/13/97 -0500, you wrote: >Has anyone tried power coating these items to prevent the paint flaking off? Powder...
• Re: Fire extinghiers
  Historical mailing list - juju34
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:35:28 +0000
  if you want peace of mind , re; fires , buy/install a Fireboy at a marine dealer, its auto activated , halon gas, so no powder...
• Re: fire extinguisher info for vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:00:29 -0800
  The powder in an A,B,C type extinguisher is very corrosive and difficult to remove from cars once applied. That's where there...
• Re: Creepy white/tan powder inside windshield rubber
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:46:33 -0700
  ...No similar weird powder noted on outside of rubber. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer...
• Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 2 Aug 2022 08:19:20 -0700
  ...mimic the stock steel bumper. > Got one made well enough to powder coat and use. > https://shufti.blog/2022/08/01/vanagon-making-another...
• Re: Henry ford and the Germany VW Factory
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:38:13 -0500
  ...Note the product placement...laundry powder, >camp stove, vintage pack frame. My favorite museum since age 6. George > > > and the next photo (right arrow...
• FS: Bus Bullet Turn Signals
  Historical mailing list
  14 Jun 1995 00:32:52 GMT
  ...However, the metal housing has surface rust but it is intact...nothing a little powder coating or good paint job couldn't handle. Lemme...
• Re: brush guard/bull bars for vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 10:58:30 -0400
  ...Top Quality Black powder coat. Fits all Vanagons with steel bumpers. www.msdsinc.com/vanagon_pbg.htm $275 (lists $354) See pictures 650 322...
• Re: LP tank--Epoxy paint V.S Urethane paint
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 15:13:17 -0500
  ...creep is very common in most powder coat applications, that is why i would suggest against powder coating the tank. powder coat looks real...
• Re: poo powder and related
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:16:55 -0700
  ...poo powder and related | |Ok, | |I just re-joined the list after a few months off, and the |first thing I read is this...
• Re: tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 01:15:53 -0700
  ...We also recommend sealing areas that are impossible to powdercoat with a primer or clear coat paint. Areas of particular attention should be all...
• Sunny Decimation
  Historical mailing list
  18 Mar 97 07:42:04 PST
  ...The velvety surface on the inside of the pop-top, which effectively eliminates condensation, has turned into a powder that silently falls away at...
• H & R springs
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 5 May 2001 05:40:32 EDT
  ...manufacturing date) front springs 29 951 VA 7/99 They appear powder-coated a reddish purple w/ the part numbers in white letters. Any...
• Luggage rack and poptop
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 07:41:16 -0500
  Goodmorning all, My question is; how do I protect my pop top and luggage rack? I get a white powderey substance on my hand...
• Re: Cause of the white corrosion deposit around a battery?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:56:16 -0500
  ...Cause of the white corrosion deposit around a battery? What makes the powdery white or gray deposits on some of the metal parts around...
• Re: Creepy white/tan powder inside windshield rubber
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:03:07 -0600
  ...Squirrel wrote: > Here's some photos of the creepy white/tan powdery schmutz on the > windshield rubber. Please see the rightmost two pictures. Note...
• Re: Creepy white/tan powder inside windshield rubber
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:27:46 -0700
  ...My OP was about a salty powder/crust found on the windshield lower inner rubber. Kim Brennan kindly offered the suggestion that it might...
• Re: Powder Coat ?????
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 23:17:25 -0400
  Kent Christensen wrote: > > I hear the coolest way to go is ... > > http://www.jet-hot.com/ > > ... but it may cost more than the part...
• Re: Porsche 6 cyl, was conversion
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:46:12 -0700
  ...One of them Porch enguns." John-Reed Maffeo '86 Syncro (Porch Powdered) Mesa, Az Oops. Its not Friday is it? Must be that pesky...
• Re: powder coating exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 25 May 2000 23:15:57 EDT
  Before you install your exhaust system make sure all the pipes bolt together without any one fitting off center. On my exhaust the elbow...
• Re: Firearms and Inuvik?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 00:20:58 -0800
  ...You get yourself a black powder kit from Cabela's or some such, begin assembling it after you cross into Canada, and have it...
• AC No Go in '88 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 21 Jun 2016 20:32:12 -0500
  ...I touched it and it fell to powder. Will get a new one tomorrow, and hopefully my AC woes will be over. Not perfect...
• Re: Rear hatch (boot) release
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 16:15:35 -0700
  ...For a better grip on the handle you can use powdered Laguna Skipper (butterfly) wings. Northern Spotted Owl leg tendons work better than steel...
• Re: Pressure test cooling system howto?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:25:20 -0700
  ...baby powder. you spray baby powder or foot powder on the engine .. and fluid leaks show up very easily. sometimes you just have to...