In a message dated 12/25/05 7:47:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,
davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

> You can't use fiberglass to repair the bumpers, it won't hold--unless the
> repair is cosmetic and still I wouldn't use it.

Excuse me???   that is Preposterous!!!! (did i spell that right? :<)   i have
probably repaired 20 vanagon front, rear, sideskirt pieces over the last few
years...  i use fiberglass resin and matting coth ALL THE TIME.   it works
excellent.. - and is stronger than the original, and it the preferred
professional way to repair fiberglass...     i used to work at a bodyshop and we
installed alot of bodykits...had to make mod's all the time to get some of those
aftermarket kits to fit the cars.. often intentionally curring and breaking a FG
kit, and then remolding it w/ FG resin and matting to get it toconform to the
shape of the car.. (some of those aftermarket kits had horrible fitment)   of
course you have to prep the surface properly..  you dont patch over a dirty
greasy panel without prepping , roughing, and cleaning the surface..   all the
repairs are done from behind...built up in layers.. and then finished off at the
front w/ fiberglass body filler, and then spot putty..sanded, primed, and
topcoated.

obviously we are talking about something different here..   fiberglass resin
and matting cloth is the first and preferred choice to repair damaged
fiberglass.

chris   - i sure as hell aint no mechanic, but i do know bodywork..
:<)