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• Re: Dent pulling in rear corners?
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:45:13 -0500
  ...Grind off the pins, cover it with body putty and smooth it off with sand paper. Prime it, paint it with a couple of...
• Re: Fixin' Rot Holes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 11:14:04 -0300
  ...You need to sand/wirebrush/hammer off loose rust and the nearby paint to get fresh/shiney metal exposed. Do this well, then degrease...
• Re: Fraydaye -- What Was Your Favourite Westy Moment This Week?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0500
  ...I regularly wear socks with sandals in cold weather. There is nothing more comfortable (or in the minds of certain colleagues I had for...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 07:46:11 -0800
  ...In CO where > it's illegal to use salt, they use a lot of sand and gravel. I live and drive in the mountains...
• Re: Rust around windows - advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 08:00:04 -0500
  Try this, After removing the window, and sanding, and wire wheeling the rust, use a product called metal prep, by Dupont. It is an...
• Sandwich plate question?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 05:24:45 -0400
  Volks, I am about to install my auxiliary oil cooler today, and in the kit from the bus boys there is a sandwich plate...
• Re: Steering wheel wrap?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Tue, 24 Jun 2014 06:54:56 -0400
  https://www.wheelskins.com I have the two tone in sand and brown, buttery smooth! Ryan Asheville, NC
• Re: Brushed-metal finish on aluminum stock (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:59:37 -0800
  ...I also haven't tried a flap sander on a drill press, but i can see how that could be set up with a...
• Re: Those ramps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 14:12:09 -0600
  ...Much less expensive. > > While searching for the ladders, I came across the claim that almost > everything a sand ladder would do can be done...
• Re: 1986 production changes, again
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 11:24:18 -0800
  ...This is why the 7xx is considered a direct replacement for >the 08 (backward compatibility). > >Note, however, that Sanden compressors came with a plethora...
• Re: Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - CBK
  Tue, 9 May 2000 11:43:13 -0700
  How can one contact the VW Lock Guru Steve Sandlin? Or does the list know if it is possible to order new keys for...
• Re: Has anybody gotten their van painted?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 12:31:40 -0500
  David, If you did all the removal, of all the the trim, bumpers, etc., and cleaned, and sanded, and primed, and sanded, and cleaned...
• Re: Pics of New Rotors
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:13:30 -0700
  ...Where is it on the casting and how big? On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote...
• Re: Where are we from?
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Fri, 8 Oct 1999 22:25:20 -0400
  John, Sandie, Sean(17) and Keith(15) are from Standish Maine USA. 1984 Vanagon GL 1984 Rabbit GL
• Re: Lock guy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 20:39:04 -0800
  Thanks to all for the info. Mike > http://www.steveslockshop.com/ > > steve@steveslockshop.com > >> Anyone have Steve Sandlin's eddress? >
• NVC AC compressor seal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:48:38 -0500
  Can anyone recommend a source for a shaft seal kit for a Sanden 508 AC compressor? Thanks, Larry A.
• Steve Sandlin's lock co.
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:41:00 -0400
  Can anyone tell me what time zone he's in? Thanks, Woody 83.5 V'gon Haverhill, MA
• They're GIVING Vanagons away in San Diego!
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:52:52 -0800
  http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/zip/1043001384.html Wish I had a place to store....
• Re: Vanagon Sighting Movie 'TAKEN'
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 21 May 2009 13:06:02 -0700
  ...Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Vanagon Sighting Movie 'TAKEN' > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 2:20 PM > > > Looking...
• Re; Painting Pop Tops
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 30 May 2000 22:02:45 -0500
  ...My suggestion is to sand down the top with no less than 180 dry paper, prime with a high fill primer, (Sherwin Williams ultra...
• Re: balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 17:12:26 -0600
  ...Works exceptionally well at lubing chains when used in desert/sandy conditions. The wax is "transported" by an alcohol base, which then dries/evaporates...
• Re: do vanagons ever get stolen???
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 09:56:44 -0400
  ...The funny part was that it was just a club sandwich that you would leave on the driver's seat. They showed how that...
• Re: Happy Friday (NVC): THE MAYONNAISE JAR AND TWO CUPS OF COFFEE
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 03:40:27 -0500
  ...They agreed it was. > > The professor next picked up a box of SAND and poured it into the jar. > Of course, the sand filled...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 18:45:09 -0700
  ...4:28 PM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote: > Forgot the link to pics > https://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ6a_NS8mPTzQg&feat...
• Re: vanagon in sand dunes wallpaper for win9x/nt
  Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
  Thu, 25 May 2000 20:43:20 GMT
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: [VANAGON] vanagon in sand dunes wallpaper for win9x/nt Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 15:08:26 -0500 i...
• Re: Body Seam Rust (long)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:21:57 -0400
  ...BTW, sandlasting is the best way to remove rust. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler On Tue...
• Re: Hub Cap
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 00:20:06 -0500
  ...I then smoothed them up with wet or dry sandpaper, filled the scratches with automotive glazing putty, primed them with automotive primer in a...
• Looking for Steve Sandin
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 13:21:46 -0500
  Will Steve, the locksmith from Texas please e-mail me privately. Walt Spak Pittsburgh, PA. wnsopc3@3rdm.net [text/html]
• Re: Is there any way...
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 23:46:04 EDT
  Thank yu, Dark Vader for shedding some dark into our otherwise light sucker existence. your Arabic stepson, Farrouk Sandwalker
• Fw: Re: [vanagon] sand in my bra
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 22:47:22 -0600
  ...Although sand, grit, and other environmental accumulations collect around and just inside the edges of the bra, sorry, nose mask, it has not been...
• Re: Clear Coat--Can I buy it?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:28:56 -0600
  ...Wipe the area again with good wax and grease > remover, apply 2-3 coats, then "color (well its clear)" sand the area with > 600...
• A potential way to make plastic and metal coolant tubes last ?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 10:01:44 -0800
  ...Sometimes sand paper has a difficult time scratching it. Why not scratch up the insides of the coolant tubes and paint them with POR15...
• Cleaning K&N filters ??
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 13:15:42 +0200
  ...I was out in very sandy/dusty desert for 9 days and even though I cleaned my K&N filter prior to leaving, it...
• Re: Looking for SD-510 A/C Compressor Part
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 18:20:07 -0500
  ...If you want to know more about Sanden compressors look at http://www.sanden.com . This will keep you busy for hours with the...
• Re: Oil leak after body work... mystery solved
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:05:26 -0700
  Reminds me of a guy I know who thought he would cleverly sand blast his inboard disc brake rotors on his Citroen DS .... a...
• Re: 91Gl Fiberglass Bumper Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:51:52 -0500
  http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/PaintRepair08212009?authkey=Gv1sRgCOW00-Oo8tGY3AE&feat=directlink Here is a link to the pics. Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT...
• Re: Traction
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 21:47:32 -0400
  Larry- Since when have they made tires out of sand? G. Matthew Bulley Director Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA...
• Re: Head Gasket Job Costs?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Sat, 25 May 2002 07:07:36 -0700
  ...You can usually fill in the pits with JB weld and sand the head down with fine grit sand paper. It's doubtful any...
• sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Rob Gunter
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 08:38:38 -0400
  ...Maybe if you make a quilt and fill it with sand. Particle board works on this principle. Asphalt also works. That is what they...
• Re: 91 15A fuse Radio and clock
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 20:16:16 -0500
  Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> writes: > What would make the fuse blow? A short. ;-) Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• gerry funds
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:23:43 -0500
  As soon as it's sorted out, I'll gladly contribute. Best list I'm involved with! Steve Sandlin Steve's Lock Shoppe
• Logo Contest / Win Vanagon Accessories & poptop renovation.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 01:27:45 EDT
  ...Even with sanding, the fibers tend to latch on to lint. After the first coat, I went over the paint and sanded out the...
• Re: POR Patch as a seam sealer?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:54:31 +0000
  ...Mike > > > Even sanding won't remove all of the rust. Only glass beading the spots, > > or a chemical applied to the rust will get...
• staying awake (caffeine, ephedrine, accupuncture, ...)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 02 Aug 94 10:46:16 CDT
  ...each snack bag was a zip-loc sandwich bag with gum, snickers, and maybe some life savers, a ham sandwich, or an apple in...
• Re: greasing CV joints - Grease needle experience
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 07:45:12 -0800
  ...put one whole tube in there. > Sand is an extraordinary situation..... ask Romel. > You could have had sand in the joints with perfect boots...
• Spare tire: up or down? & Karma
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 11:14:51 -0700
  ...A bear to get at, but full of cruddy, thick, sandy grease. Much nicer now. As we head into 2001, I would remind you...
• Re: Locking Gas CAp Needed
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:24:28 -0500
  ...Any idea where you can buy a none locking gas cap anymore? Howard On 18 Mar 2003 at 9:10, Steve Sandlin wrote: > I...
• Peel and Seal Before and After
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 5 May 2010 08:56:03 -0500
  http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/PeelAndSealBeforeAndAfter?feat=directlink Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' 73 Beetle
• auto tranny part located
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 18:43:25 -0600
  Found a seal for the transmission. Thanks, everybody. Steve Sandlin http://www.steveslockshop.com '84 Wolfsburg Westy '79 Transporter '00 New Beetle
• Re: spam
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 16:29:02 EDT
  I for one love Spam sandwiches. Eyspeshully wit mayo. Gee Wut kina aminal is a Spam anyway? Would luv to hunt one. bt Express
• Vanagon Sand Rail?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 08:12:52 -0500
  Any of you tried building an off road machine of any sort with 2WD Vanagon suspension? Just curious. Jim Huskins Spruce Pine, NC
• Re: oil pressure -- next round
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 30 May 2007 13:21:32 -0400
  For a flat sanding surface, I have used Wet-R-Dry paper on a pane of glass with good results. Mike
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 28 May 2020 11:20:22 -0700
  ...I presume you need a > sandwich adaptor to supply the cooler and I would use an inline thermostat > and not one in the sandwich...
• Re: Painting the Wind Shield Wipers
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:24:28 -0600
  ...I sanded the paint all off mine starting with 100 grit sandpaper, then went down to 150 grit and finally smoothed over the bare...
• Re: [WetWesties] Warning - WA Dept of Trans & Chemistry
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 19:01:51 -0500
  On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, ian Butler wrote: > I want to live in Houghton! I'd gladly trade sandy streets for an intact > vehicle...
• Re: List Mail Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:41:53 -0700
  ...David --- On Sun, 8/30/09, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: List Mail Problem > To...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Richardson
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 01:46:55 -0500
  ...tell me the odds! | ipv6 mesh networks [ ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works | network architect [ ] mcr@sandelman.ca http://www.sandelman.ca/ | ruby on rails [
• Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:54:08 -0800
  ...My first notion was that perhaps the sandwich plate thermostat, which is supposed to close the bypass hole at 180degF, was stuck and was...
• 2WD Beach Driving
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:56:30 -0700
  ...I sanded and painted all of the inside steel that fades and rusts over the years, and I am in the process of painting...
• Re: Missimg mail
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 21:51:48 -0500
  ...I used their sandwich adapter for my oil pressure and oil temp senders. MikeM Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 25, 2015, at 9...