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• Re: Earl Scheib paint job
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:20:00 +0000
  ...Of course all they did was pound them out a little and then load them with gobs of Bondo. By 1976 that poor little...
• Re: Bent Westy. Comments?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 12:37:50 EST
  ...out the best i could, and then used a ton of bondo on the front, and put a spare tire on the front.. couldnt...
• Re: 71' for $3500 ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 19 Jun 95 15:08:17 PDT
  ...miles ago), new carb, new exhaust, new paint job, no > rust/bondo (Montana Plates), redone interior, very, very solid. The asking price is > $3500...
• Re: Small Rust Areas.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 12:34:21 +1000
  ...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: How to clean WHITE on a POP top
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jul 95 13:48:59 EDT
  ...BTW Bondo the company makes a DIY gelcoat - called gelcoat- for resurfacing fiber glass boats. I chose to not go that route because of...
• Re: best method/chemical/tool to remove very old pinstripe material
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:35:43 -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...
• Re: drilling into the Westy pop top
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 2 Aug 2010 22:57:20 -0700
  ...and easily repairable...If you make a mistake, get out the bondo and the touch up rattle can of spray paint...no one will...
• Re: POR-15 and seams
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:27:30 EDT
  ...then they fill around the seams/gaps with bodyfiller, bondo, fiberglass or whatever. bondo, smooth and a pretty paint job. out of sight out...
• Re: Any Single Cab Value vs Crew?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 09:03:09 -0700
  ...with divider cut out and hoards of rust 2. $5000 Wavey Bondo/Fiberglass rat with nasty "fresh" white paint job) On the other hand...
• Re: Painting Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:50:02 -0500
  Jamie; I first used a FLAPS fiberglass repair kit and bondo to repair damage and dents. Then I went to a paint supply and...
• Re: Deer Strike Stories
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 02:56:46 -0500
  ...Fortunately, the $1100 damage was covered by comprehensive and that previous bondo in the front end had chipped and snagged enough deer fur to...
• Fw: Best Roof Vent gasket replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 22:34:42 -0600
  ...a store that sells paint and bondo and such to the fender fixers in town. look in the yellow pages under Automobile ... they have...
• Re: Whole Pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 23:14:15 -0500
  ...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: where to buy sheet metal ?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 06:07:30 -0400
  ...So I asked some body guys around town if they could fix it without bondo, and they said with new pieces. So where is...
• HOT VWs buses for sale ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 24 Mar 96 18:47:41 CST
  ...engine/trans., paint, dents (NO BONDO). no rust. runs/looks nice! $6,800 obo. John Roberts, PO Box 1631, Pebble Beach, CA 93953 (408...
• Re: Windshield rain water leak?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 07 Dec 96 21:09:21 CST
  ...and a plastic Bondo spreader (to stick under the rubber gasket, to pry it out far enough to squirt the ooze under it). :) but...
• Re: Carbon-Fiber Shifter Console w/ VDO Gauges
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 07:14:56 -0700
  ...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: best method/chemical/tool to remove very old pinstripe material
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:09:19 -0800
  ...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: Mud Flap Repair/ My solution
  Historical mailing list - mike and becky
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 20:53:49 -0400
  ...section. > I then filled-in the open gaps after riveting with Bondo rubber bumper repair > compound, polishing the result after curing. Finally, I mounted...
• Re: '84 vanagon w/ 6 speed trans and 30 MPG on craigslist
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 04:30:02 EST
  ...maybe his fresh paint and few dents bodyman got a little carried away with the bondo and filled the RHD slider door track as...
• Re: windshield rust repair cost
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:38:00 -0500
  ...this job could be done with some grinding and a little bondo, but I just don't have the means to do it myself...
• Re: Current van projects / seamless, quad headlights, 9 gauge cluster
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:02:33 -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: Plastic Back to Black?
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 31 Aug 2018 09:10:56 -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...
• Re: Ok. It's Friday At My House....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:09:52 -0700
  ...and a buncha bondo, and we'll have a real party with that car. .. has to be a nice combo of outrageious, disgusting, and...
• Re: Repainting Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jerry McCavitt
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 15:29:36 -0800
  ...I did my wife's old Honda; D/A'd it, filled the gaping rust holes with foam insulation, applied bondo where needed, sanded...
• Has anyone used the Bus Depot or Cip1 body sheet metal patch panels especially on a Doka?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 13 May 2006 17:47:33 -0700
  ...They smashed in the treasure chest doors so thy can Bondo the edges and make it appear that there nothing under the cargo bed...
• Re: More Woe is me !!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 19:03:42 -0700
  ...I have a > little experience doing body work - bondo stuff - and own most tools, but I've never > done anything this major before. My...
• Re: Plastic Back to Black?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:28:48 -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...
• Re: stripes
  Historical mailing list - Emerson Schwartzkopf
  Wed, 13 Jul 1994 09:16:42 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The Bondo spreaders are okay, but you also might want to waste a buck or two at the local music store and get a...
• Re: Whole Pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:10:06 +0000
  ...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: More Woe is me !!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Edson
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:09:09 -0700
  ...I have= > a little experience doing body work - bondo stuff - and own most tools,= > but I've never done anything this major before. My...
• Re: [WetWesties] Split Weld Seam
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:47:09 -0800
  ...regarding the split seam, I wouldn't use bondo .......that will cover a bad spot, but I don't think will do much to...
• Sac SOTO Meet
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Sep 1995 17:07:54 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The bus is chock full o' bondo. It makes one nauseaus (sp) to even look at it. Another "interesting" bus was a '63 23...
• Re: Subaru too pricey; go Porsche
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 22:14:13 -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: State of the List... State your ages!!!!!!! :<)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 9 May 2004 17:17:16 -0700
  ...right up through the (nicely painted over) rusty rocker panels and Bondo. Oh, well. Sold that and bought Amurrican. Later on got a �76...
• Re: BUSSES FOR SALE!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Jul 1995 23:05:01 -0400
  ...The body (sheetmetal) is in halfway decent shape, not TOO much rust, does have some bondo in the back. It is missing both windshields...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 21 Apr 97 12:11:43 EDT
  ...519-7799. '56 Beetle, excellent project car, 90% rust free, no Bondo, needs full restoration, $2300, 703-369-7157. Go get 'em! Sean -- ***************************************************************** Sean...
• Re: composite bodywork and painting questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:27:47 -0400
  ...but i also saw that bondo makes a "jelly resin". has anyone had > experience with this? is it a good "non sag" solution for...
• '72 Westphalia probs
  Historical mailing list - david (d.) o'heare
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 16:49:00 -0400
  ...Can I go the fiberglass and bondo route, or is a metal rocker panel needed for body stability? The rest of the body is...
• Re: battery info requested
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jul 95 18:41:10 EDT
  ...b) patch any cracks with combination fibreglass resin (for strength) and aluminum bondo (for flexibility). Apply externally (do not take internally). Sand if necessary...
• Split Weld Seam
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:50:48 -0800
  ...Is this a simple Bondo / paint / forget about it sort of situation? Is there anything else that can be done? 2: How common is...
• poptop installation (shudder)
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 19:44:47 -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...
• '64 Single Cab Value?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 08:54:02 -0600 (CST)
  ...I don't know how much of that is bondo, etc. I get it for a couple of hours on Thursday so I will...
• Re: Remembering the First Bus
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 09:47:04 -0700
  ...simply pushed up through the rusted-out-but-nicely-filled-with-Bondo-and-then-painted-over rocker panel. Sold it for $300 and never...
• Re: Painting Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:12:16 -0800
  ...Use a bondo spreader, a butter knife, your thumbnail or whatever works for you to ease the lap of the tape into the crease...
• Re: 87' VW Westfalia - $12500
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:01:44 -0400
  ...9 times out of 10 it is used to cover up a crappy bondo job patched over rust. you cant see all the rust...
• Re: Arizona Bus meet~ Tucson 2/22-23/97
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 09:55:11 -0700 (MST)
  John B Harris <jbh@U.Arizona.EDU> wrote: >Bondo, >It was nice of you to tell us about the Tucson VW gathering. It would...
• Re: Fryeday Sociology
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:30:36 -0700
  ...there, I was there, Jeff Schneider and his dawg, Rusty van Bondo, and a host of others watched while some nasty bits regarding burning...
• Re: windshield rust repair cost
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:29:39 -0600
  ...this job could be > done with some grinding and a little bondo, but I just don't have the > means to do it myself...
• Logo Contest / Win Vanagon Accessories & poptop renovation.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 01:27:45 EDT
  ...So I sanded it down, filled the cracks and scratches with bondo and spot putty and rolled on the paint. I used Rustoleum oil...
• idiot's guide to vanagon seam rust repair. please read
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:57:17 EST
  ...then they fill around the seams/gaps with bodyfiller, bondo, fiberglass or whatever. bondo, smooth and a pretty paint job. out of sight out...
• FS Sacto Area
  Historical mailing list
  07 Jan 97 08:05:03 PST
  ...753-7311 BUS '66 dlx.13 window walk through, straight, bondo free, 1641 lo mileage eng, 12-volt sys, '65-'66 bug stuff also...
• Re: bus boys catalog??
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 09 Aug 1996 00:05:57 -0400
  BusBoys@AOL.COM wrote: > > Over 7500 catalogs were mailed in late June thru early July (Van Bondo hasn't Well I still don't...
• Re: Earl Scheib paint job
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:51:22 -0500
  ...Sounds like if I do the bondo I'll be paying > under $700. > > Spray it again, Sam. It's that time again.
• Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 23:59:17 -0600
  ...better in the long run than making a panel out of Bondo, which I am doing > now. Any feedback is much appreciated. Thanks. Replacement...
• Re: Splitty question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:38:01 -0400
  ...watched the jack point go right up through the paint-over-Bondo rocker panels. I'd been driving a parts bus and did not...
• FS: 1966 MicroBus {Revisited}
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 18:12:45 -0500 (CDT)
  ...no holes, only surface rust around windows, and the only bondo is on the above mentioned nose. Engine is solid, last time I checked...
• Re: $4000 '85 Westy/ thread stolen for rust question
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:57:39 -0700
  ...Really in my opinion ,if you are not going to replace metal , then just prime over the top , Bondo it and paint it because...
• Re: Vanagon autobody question
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:12:25 -0700
  ...I would think bondo would not adhere to the body metal as well as the seam sealer. I have used the 3M stuff and...
• Fwd: Painting door handles - now mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:07:36 -0400
  ...I have recently used a Bondo product that dyes rubber and plastic a very jet black. I believe spray can versions are also available...