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  • Re: hard to reach seam rust .. best options
    Historical mailing list - TC
    Wed, 31 May 2006 05:58:57 -0700
    > POR-15 the heck out of the inside and then seal it with rubberized > undercoating to make sure that if it cracks for what...
  • Re: VDO Oil Pressure Extension Adaptor
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Wed, 12 Feb 2003 20:21:19 -0800
    The material is a rubberized (butyl, I suspect) fabric tube. It can withstand the same temperatures that your fuel injector lines can. de meat...
  • Re: CV Boot material question
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Fri, 20 Apr 2001 13:17:41 EDT
    ...They seem to be more durable than the black rubberized variety. BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html">Vanagon Cafe...
  • Re: Sound-deadening material question
    Historical mailing list - Pat
    Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:03:20 -0400
    ...It's a rubberized roof patch. Has different names, all the same thing. Seems to work pretty good and inexpensive. Some people don't...
  • undercoating;
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Sun, 23 Nov 2003 11:18:47 EST
    Hi All, Has anyone used any of the undercoating spray guns, such as Eastwoods? I'm thinking of thinning down that rubberized roofing tar...
  • Re: Camper Propane Tank
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 14 Oct 1996 15:06:19 -0400
    ...I coated my 85 with rubberized undercoating. John Fleming 85 Westfalia 79 Camaro 54 F150
  • Re: Peel N Seal RE: Dynamat...
    Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:56:02 -0700
    My only comment on this subject is that Peel-n-Seal is rubberized asphalt, not butyl rubber. Asphalt contains a number of chemicals and...
  • Re: Q Pop-Top Insulation
    Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
    Sat, 29 Apr 2000 08:16:23 EDT
    When I lived in AZ I thought about putting some rubberized bright white "coating" on my top. It goes on very thick and the...
  • Re: Insulation
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 3 Mar 1999 21:40:35 -0600
    one thing you could do, which i did, is to coat the metal first with 3M Rubberized Undercoating. it's a pain the butt...
  • Re: Sound-deadening material question
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:53:11 -0700
    ...I tried Peel-N-Seal from Home Depot. > It's a rubberized roof patch. Has different names, all the same thing. > Seems to work...
  • Spare tire rotation - Syncro
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Sat, 11 Jul 2015 08:50:16 -0700
    ...I just bought new tires and wheels - upgraded to 15" and rubberized the van with Nokian 205-70-R15 WRG3s. I bought a fifth...
  • Re: carpet adhesive
    Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
    Tue, 8 Dec 1998 08:06:53 -0600
    Darrell, I used rubberized glue, I do not know the brand names there, maybe 3M has it. Steven 82 Westy Happily Aircooled ---------- > From: Darrell...
  • Re: Can you make the bus quiet?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 21 Sep 95 14:29:39 CDT
    ...if you take all the interior panels out (so you can see the backside of the metal outer skin) and spray this Rubberized Under...
  • Re: and also can i ask ... While the dash is off...top priorities?
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:41:15 -0700
    its the common name for a product used in roofing application, foil backed self adhesive rubberized asphalt sheeting, comes in rolls and strips. A...
  • Steering feedback
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sun, 26 Sep 2004 16:14:13 -0700
    ...Just got back from a 20 mile drive on nice smooth rubberized asphalt - the surface where the steering wheel feedback is (was?) the most...
  • Re: rain guard
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 6 Nov 1998 20:38:25 EST
    ...up the channels and cause wind noise and such? >> use a rubberized silicone, or rtv kind of stuff, that can be peeled out...but...
  • Herculiner or other rubberized on my valance....again
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:07:23 -0500
    I have a 91 GL with silver valance and want to Herculine(or similar). I also want to paint the bra on for road...
  • undercoating body work
    Historical mailing list - William Wedenoja
    Mon, 1 Oct 2007 14:22:05 -0700
    ...They also sprayed rubberized undercoating on the inside of the rocker panel, seam down to floor, apparently on the assumption that the rust was...
  • Re: Front Grill Spray Paint Recommendations
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
    Wed, 9 May 2012 11:11:47 -0400
    Skip, I have used Rubberized Undercoating to hide "repairs" in older grills . Looked OK. Lasted about a year but then, I haven't found...
  • Re: unique Westy floor covering?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
    Thu, 9 May 2002 11:48:59 EDT
    ...use dynomat, q-pads, rubberized sealant, r-13 isulation, thick felt backing on your panels and you should have good results. wood in a...
  • Kool Patch NOT White Koolseal
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Tue, 7 Dec 1999 08:15:19 -0500
    ...Thick, black, rubberized, with fiberglass strands. I haven't munked with Kool Seal, and can't recommend it for anything. G. Matthew Bulley Bulley...
  • Re: Spare tire rotation - Syncro
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 11 Jul 2015 09:01:56 -0700
    ...I just bought new > tires and wheels - upgraded to 15" and rubberized the van with Nokian > 205-70-R15 WRG3s. I bought a fifth...
  • Re: Fuel Hose Clamps
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:07:03 -0500
    Sears sells a nice set of four large pick tools, with right angles and hooks, big rubberized grips and all that. Insert the most...
  • Re: Westy Soundproofing
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
    Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:35:39 -0400
    ...I then sprayed everything that would be out of sight with 3M rubberized undercoating. I also carpeted the area underneath the rear seat/bed...
  • Re: Kool Patch
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
    Wed, 3 Jan 2007 13:08:15 -0500
    ...Instead, I have used 3M rubberized undercoating in spray cans, both inside and out, on my buses. Jeff Jeff Stewart fonman4277@earthlink.net http...
  • Re: Vanagon L
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 25 Aug 94 17:19:41 EDT
    ...sure what I'm doing with it yet), and a large rubberized mat for the middle area that is the same carpet as the...
  • Re: Peel N Seal RE: Dynamat...
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:43:37 -0400
    ...My only comment on this subject is that Peel-n-Seal is rubberized asphalt, not butyl rubber. Asphalt contains a number of chemicals and...
  • Re: sound dampening materials???
    Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
    Tue, 8 Jan 2002 17:59:23 -0500
    ...like rolled roofing membrane - Ice & Water Shield, Bituthene, etc. - these are rubberized asphalt / HPDE, self-adhesive films that I'd bet would be even...
  • Re: insulating against road noise
    Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
    Sun, 6 Apr 2008 12:36:04 -0600
    Woody asked; >>Ken also informed me that rubberized "ice and water shield" used on >>roofs is essentially the same product as the adhesive, rubber...
  • Re: undercoating body work
    Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
    Mon, 1 Oct 2007 15:48:24 -0700
    > > > The product is SNAP Undercoating Rubberized and no longer sold. Contains > Kaolin, Toluene, Naptha, and propane. I'm no expert at all (not even...
  • Re: Peel N Seal RE: Dynamat...
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:05:25 -0400
    ...You can look up the >materials >sheet for rubberized asphalt to confirm this. One of those gases, >actually >the first one listed is carbon...
  • Re: Seam Rust
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:00:49 EST
    ...However, I just was > looking for recommended undercoating not the procedures. > > > > any rubberized undercoating will do, 3M makes some good stuff. but PREP IS...
  • Re: Another rust hot spot
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Tue, 23 Oct 2001 14:20:25 -0300
    ...then paint with rust--inhibiting paint, then top coat, then your rubberized bed-liner stuff, you might have a chance, but one can not...
  • Re: poptop paint
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:34:24 -0700
    ...Its rubberized (?) so it theoretically remains flexible in the hot sun. I have a Dove Blue top and the top is now noticeably cooler...
  • Re: Steering feedback
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:38:06 +1200
    >Well. > >Just got back from a 20 mile drive on nice smooth rubberized asphalt - >the surface where the steering wheel feedback is (was?) the...
  • Re: Engine Comartment Lid
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 25 Nov 2000 23:52:45 EST
    ...The hatches used on the 1980 through 1983 Air-cooled models were stamped metal with a rubberized surface on the top and insulation on...
  • Re: Another rust hot spot
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Tue, 23 Oct 2001 00:29:21 -0500
    Roy and other's---- I have found that if you had purchased several spray cans of black urethane rubberized bed liner, and applied several...
  • Westy behind kitchen insulation
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:50:54 -0700
    ...Will be completely pulling the floor after all and replacing it after retreating the floor with anticorrosion and probably a rubberized coating before I...
  • Re: Cardboard air deflectors
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 28 Oct 2000 06:20:34 EDT
    ...I did paint them both sides with rubberized undercoat/rocker guard before installing them. Cheers Frank Condelli '87 Westy & Lionel Trains <A HREF="http...
  • Re: Subject: Re: Used Van Need help
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:42:37 -0400
    On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Stan Wilder wrote: > This car was undercoated at the factory with some special German > rubberized material. I wonder if...
  • Re: undercoating body work (MSDS)
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:01:15 +0000
    Hi Folks, Just as the factory does, & after you apply the sealer, rubberized roofing tar, undercoating, sound deadening, insulation or whatever you got going...
  • Re: undercoating body work
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Mon, 1 Oct 2007 15:02:20 -0700
    ...Looks great. > > They also sprayed rubberized undercoating on the > inside of the rocker panel, seam down to floor, > apparently on the assumption that the...
  • Can Yakima rack from Jetta/Golf fit Vanagons?
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Wed, 2 May 2001 06:08:10 EDT
    ...Afterall, don't Jettas & Golfs have that rubberized inset raingutter? Anyway, let me know if anyone wants more info. Please don't ask me...
  • White Koolseal on the roof of a vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Captain Ray
    Mon, 6 Dec 1999 22:20:12 -0800
    ...The symptoms are so bad I actually began wondering what that rubberized white stuff would look on the roof of a vanagon (mine's...
  • Re: sound dampening materials???
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 8 Jan 2002 17:42:02 -0600
    ...like rolled > roofing membrane - Ice & Water Shield, Bituthene, etc. - these are > rubberized asphalt / HPDE, self-adhesive films that I'd bet would > be even...
  • Re: Under car protection tape?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:56:57 -0500
    ...Also, it might be reasonable to protect it by spraying with rubberized undercoating. Larry A. On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:53 PM...
  • EV Engine Noise Relief
    Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
    Thu, 21 Dec 1995 00:45:22 -0500
    ...OWASCO has worked out a rubberized version with VW which eliminates the noise. My heartfelt thanks to Ralph Speelman, Service Manager, and OWASCO. Usual...
  • Re: undercoating body work (MSDS)
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Mon, 1 Oct 2007 17:39:17 -0700
    ...Looks great. > > They also sprayed rubberized undercoating on the > inside of the rocker panel, seam down to floor, > apparently on the assumption that the...
  • Re: Gary Lee Custom Hatchback Racks....How do you like yours?
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Fri, 3 May 2002 10:43:29 -0700
    ...Gary sent me some rubberized material to glue on and repalce the carpet. William > So far I am very impressed with the racks that...
  • Re: electrical insulation
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sun, 3 Sep 2006 10:05:17 -0700
    ...I basically "rubberized" the plug and 2-3" of the cord. Not a single problem since. You can find it with the electrical tape...
  • Re: self-vulcanizing rubber tape
    Historical mailing list - Austin
    Wed, 18 Dec 1996 23:04:00 -0800
    ...from Griot's Garage mail order catalog (1800/345-5789) as part #23315, 'rubberized fix-it tape', 3/4" X 27 ft. long. Austin
  • Anybody have info on the German Factory Awning?
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Sat, 30 Sep 2000 11:01:44 -0500
    ...the van's roof; It's HUGE; The awning fabric is rubberized "something" - canvas? and is a greyish tan colour (was pretty dark when...
  • Re: Newbie - Getting Ready for Cross Country Trip
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Fri, 4 Apr 2008 14:04:25 +0000
    ...On reassembling the interior, I filled the ribs with foam, and sprayed the entire inside with 3M rubberized undercoating, then added sound proofing. The...
  • Sanding Pop Top
    Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
    Wed, 10 Apr 1996 10:24:22 -0500 (CDT)
    ...left by the sandpaper...so I'll use some of the rubberized paint mentioned in the archives, though I may put it off until...
  • Re: Storage Box
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:48:23 EDT
    ...passenger seat with leather straps similar to those used for the rubberized cloth storage bag which is mounted above the driver�s cabin. There...
  • Re: Brown Bread/B-quiet/Dynamat
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Sat, 22 Jan 2005 07:55:51 -0700
    ...It's pretty much the same as > BQ." What is "generic stuff"? There is a rubberized type material that is used on higher priced...
  • Re: Peel and Seal
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Thu, 8 Apr 2010 16:21:54 +0000
    ...I filled the ribs with the expandable foam in a can, sprayed 3M rubberized undercoating between the ribs, then covered everything with this stuff...
  • Re: Stainless_steel_fastener_information_and_more
    Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
    Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:39:09 -0500
    Hey Roger, When I replaced the foam gaskets on the utility outlets on my van I used a rubberized foam material I found at...
  • Re: Spare tire rotation - Syncro
    Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
    Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:13:01 -0400
    ...I just bought new >> tires and wheels - upgraded to 15" and rubberized the van with Nokian >> 205-70-R15 WRG3s. I bought a fifth...
  • Re: Seeking "Ice Guard"
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:48:28 -0700
    ...The membrane features multiple laminations of special aluminum foil, high-density polymer films and a thick layer of rubberized asphalt waterproofing compound. " -- Mike "Rocket...