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• Re: ECU wire harness for 2.0L aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 13:32:10 -0600
  ...they'll turn purple by themselves. >the body then fix it with bondo, put a 'rebel' flag on the side of the van, >paint...
• New to the list
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 14:19:00 GMT
  ...PO is a bus fanatic as was the original owner so the bus is in amazing shape - no rust or bondo. The engine is...
• Re: Damaged fiberglass rear bumper... can it be repaired?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 May 2000 09:56:58 EDT
  ...repair face of bumper w/ bondo, and sand. repaint. chris
• Re: T34 Ghias For Sale
  Historical mailing list - BRIAN NMN REYNOLDS
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 08:01:31 -0700
  ...There is a small amount of bondo on the nose. All of the glass is complete and German. The interior is in fair shape...
• Re: Plastic Back to Black?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:10:01 -0700
  ...such > > abuse from rocks and other road debris. > > > > Has anyone used Bondo Black or Meguiars Ultimate Black with any success? > > I've also heard...
• '71 Westy won't start
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 22:24:53 -0400
  ...I just bought my first bus last week (much thanks to Rusty Van Bondo for his insight). I'm a rookie mechanic but somewhat...
• Re: speaking of paint
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 11:23:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It's not Bondo, but it's probably similar-- sorry I don't have the name. It's available in most FLAPSs. You squeeze...
• Re: where to buy sheet metal ?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Fri, 31 May 2002 15:55:53 -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: Painting the Exterior Fiberglass Body molding and bumpers- best methods, materials?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 17:43:45 -0700
  ...I used bondo to fill and epoxy on the backside to reinforce any cracks. I didn't use any fiberglass repair material. Sanded the...
• Re: best method/chemical/tool to remove very old pinstripe material
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:09:50 -0500
  ...or do like > i did, and use one of those smooth plastic yellow bondo-spreader thingies to > kinda scrape it off ... it doesn't...
• Re: Suggested amendment to sticker installation instructions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 12:32:43 -0700
  ...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: (F) I'm having too much fun - TOTAL vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:54:57 -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...
• Bus gurus needed
  Historical mailing list - David Potts
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 15:34:42 -0500
  ...Is Rusty Von Bondo still on the list? Thom Fitz ? -- ************************************************************************** * David Potts Email : dpotts@ibm580-1.clc.gmeds.com * * Appl. Engineer-Production Phone : 810...
• Re: Finally got a westy!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sun, 26 May 2002 20:50:08 -0700
  ...buying class! Vanagons are classy vans, yessir.....Hick-up! Phil84" Westy "Bondo Brick".....(name change)....up to 9 grand on a rust bucket....but...
• Side body repair
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 13:31:36 -0700
  ...Mine was previously repaired with bondo and filler, but this was all bubbled and cracked off when the dint was caused by some 17...
• Re: Hit 4 Deer...Need body Parts
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:07:56 -0500
  ...found some deer fur caught in a piece of semi-dislodged bondo from a previous wreck. Long and the short of it was it...
• FS: 21-Window in Utah $1400
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 13:28:42 MST
  ...Standard Rocker-panel rustout Minor dent at bottom of nose Canvas top in good shape Missing rear bumper Bondo patches here and there. Nothing...
• composite bodywork and painting questions
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:53:54 -0700
  ...but i also saw that bondo makes a "jelly resin". has anyone had experience with this? is it a good "non sag" solution for...
• Got a 93 EV MV today, vanagon must go!
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 17:49:57 -0500
  ...The body has 2 or 3 very small dents and is in amazingly good condition (NO BONDO). I have unconverted as much as possible...
• Re: Rust Proofing 81' Westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 13:57:17 -0400
  ...I > could not find Kool Patch products up in Canada so I am > using a product made by Bondo called Undercoating. > I have a...
• Re: Carbon-Fiber Shifter Console w/ VDO Gauges
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 17:44:01 -0700
  I assume that "sweet" was said in your best Eric Cartman (South Park) Voice! I made the plug out of foam...skinned with Bondo...
• Re: I got SA second from BD;and no comment (repairing plastic parts)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:39:04 EST
  ...To fix the dimples in the lower grille, i would have used either bondo body filler or plastic poxy..then sanded till smooth, and...
• Re: Van-O-Rama: update on Mike Miller's post very long
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:52:21 -0700
  ...altered > Pontiac Fiero GT?!? Must have been a lot of painstaking Bondo work. > > BenT > <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html...
• Re: Double Cab Synco - What is it worth?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Altman
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:30:14 -0600
  ...so it > could become > a real problem if you found bondo or bad body repairs. :( > > that's my opinion, fer what it's worth...
• Re: Drip, Drip
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Aug 97 08:17:58 CDT
  ...get some 3M Heavy Duty Drip Chek (blue box) and a plastic bondo-spreader-thingie (do NOT use metal!). stick the plastic spreader-thingie...
• Re: Body stiffness in Bus/early vanagon/late vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:41:40 -0700
  ...bus, I have bruised my poor little knuckles knocking around for Bondo and have realized that the older Vanagons are tanks! Correct me if...
• Re: crack in poptop
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 95 16:47:14 EDT
  ...for looks of course), then patch with a few applications of Bondo fiberglass resin saturated fiberglass cloth (either the random stuff or better the...
• Current van projects / seamless, quad headlights, 9 gauge cluster
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 13:47:50 -0700
  ...Like Bondo, but apparently made out of powdered aluminum and resin. Sets up in 3-5 minutes though. Gotta work fast and olny mix...
• Re: Tan repairs laminant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 3 May 2021 15:19:38 -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: Plastic Back to Black?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 29 Aug 2018 22:16:20 -0700
  ...such > abuse from rocks and other road debris. > > Has anyone used Bondo Black or Meguiars Ultimate Black with any success? > I've also heard...
• Busted Bumper? i'll fix it! also fiberglass bumpers/trim FS
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:57:06 EST
  ...then grind smooth, to orig bumper contours, then skim coat with bondo, spot fill, sand, then prime. i can spraypaint them with the little...
• Re: dent pulling
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 08:09:26 -0700
  ...BTW I have virtually no > experience with body work and want to stay away from Bondo. > > mark > > -- > Mark Gajewski | mgajewski@manvillerubber.com > Manville Rubber...
• Re: Fiberglass Patch on Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:45:29 -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: Rust Repair Rear Window.
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 26 May 2000 13:20:52 -0500
  ...rubber on my rear window. >Can I reuse the rubber? What makes the best repair in this area, I am >leery of Bondo? > >Bill >
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Thu, 17 May 2001 19:14:30 -0400
  ...I put a couple pounds of Bondo on her and a new set of jugs and pistons, and toured the midwest. I sure due...
• Re: Painting Vanagon Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:02:32 -0700
  ...Got a Bondo kit and will be filling in the holes on this piece before we do some light sanding to get it all...
• Re: You did your own body work? I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy...
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 21:02:26 -0800
  ...The last step of course is bondo and paint. The prep work to get the body to use as little bondo as possible is...
• Re: Small Rust Areas.
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Tue, 4 Jun 2013 18:01:47 -0400
  ...Fill with bondo, > or if really tiny, spot putty. If bondo, let it cure to the hardness of > cold cheese and then hit it...
• Re: best method/chemical/tool to remove very old pinstripe material
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:00:23 -0600
  ...or do like > > i did, and use one of those smooth plastic yellow bondo-spreader > thingies to > > kinda scrape it off ... it doesn't...
• Bloomington, IN Bus & Bug show
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Sep 94 20:16:15 EDT
  ...I just bought my first VW Bus about 3 weeks ago, and have begun the bonding (not bondo!) process. It's a 1979 Westphalia...
• Short T.V. clip VW Bug/Beatle...if ya know what I mean...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 08:36:43 -0800 (PST)
  ...All around, it looked pretty nice and I was told that it was not a Bondo job, but reworked bodyparts. Anyway.... There was a...
• Re: Dings in the dang fridge door
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Fri, 14 May 2004 04:04:43 -0700
  ...ding easily, but theres not much you can do other than bondo and ugly poor matching paint so i leave it like it is...
• Marine Epoxy Stick saves the day!!
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:01:24 -0400
  Hi Folks ~ Here's a handy item to have aboard. "Marine Epoxy Stick" from bondo. After work Friday, I was stopped at a light...
• Subaru too pricey; go Porsche
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 09:22:34 -0500
  ...off a roll and walk away with a no-rust no-bondo right rear corner of a 57 356. If you don't mind...
• Re: composite bodywork and painting questions
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:32:03 -0700
  ...but i also saw that bondo makes a "jelly resin". has anyone had > experience with this? is it a good "non sag" solution for...
• Re: Tips on repairing chipped Vanagon grills
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:49:38 -0700
  ...Friday, June 18, 2010, 7:17 PM The epoxy will fill the spaces much better than bondo, in my opinion Jim On Jun 18...
• Re: About those mud flap holes...
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:04:17 -0600
  ...a chrome round-headed trim screw to bolt in? > >Fill with bondo and Paint? > > > >What has anyone else done, if anything? Seems like a...
• Re: Where is the water comming from
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 15:41:36 EST
  ...any kind of filler or bondo or whatever will just eventually fail.. as far as the front windshield seal - if you have the groove...
• Language Designation Filters
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Sep 1995 07:29:34 -0400 (EDT)
  As a result of the plethora of responses from Rusty Van Bondo regarding the use of languages other than the Vanagon Sanctioned Officially Recognized...
• Re: Mud Flap Repair/ My solution
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 20:02:55 EDT
  ...I then filled-in the open gaps after riveting with Bondo rubber bumper repair compound, polishing the result after curing. Finally, I mounted the...
• Re: Painting the Exterior Fiberglass Body molding and bumpers- best methods, materials?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 20:51:25 -0400
  ...I used > bondo to fill and epoxy on the backside to reinforce any cracks. I didn't > use any fiberglass repair material. Sanded the...
• Westfalia for sale 1971
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 2 May 2001 15:51:23 -0500
  ...Some bondo on the rear panels below the engine door at the lowest point. Rear bumper in relaxed position from broken bracket. This car...
• Re: '85 Vanagon rear right jack point rust
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Jan 2024 11:14:10 +0000
  ...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: Mouse stuff in dash (funny)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:44:32 -0800
  ...But then of course neither is sucking up any stray exhaust, bondo dust, brake lining fetidness, or, or, or...... Anyhow Just a thought..... Neil...
• Re: Advice needed on '74 Custom Safare
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 16:11:08 -0500
  ...he got the free engine from. - Body clean and straight, no bondo, one small ding. - He has a number (read, yardful) of VW's...
• (Fwd) RE: VW bus for sale
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 17:51:44 -0500
  ...Some sinful previous owner put some bondo around the sunroof. I don't know if the engine and trans have been rebuilt. It runs...
• Re: New to list and to Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 13:34:56 -0500
  Thanks! The paint is all original except for a rear corner which doesn't appear to have any bondo and the glass stamps all...
• Hello from England
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Nov 91 18:47:38
  ...minds!I have already found I can talk to Rusty Van Bondo (seen in Old Bus Review). Who else is out there. Love to...
• Revised Westfalia for sale 1971
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 2 May 2001 16:13:26 -0500
  ...Some bondo on the rear panels below the engine door at the lowest point. Rear bumper in relaxed position from broken bracket. This car...
• '57 Resoration Preparation
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 8 Mar 1996 10:23:21 MST
  ...The driver-side engine vent louvers are tweaked and poorly 'bondoed.' I'm wondering if anyone has done, or has had done a transplant...