That kneadable epoxy sounds what I want.  I would like to extend the gutter
at the rear, so the water is leaking by the hatch instead going into the
inside of the car where it rusts out that compartment.
Where do I find such an epoxy?  What would be the name of it?
Zoltan

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
To: "Zoltan" <thewestyman@GMAIL.COM>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: Plastic moulding

> At 10:19 PM 1/13/2010, Zoltan wrote:
>>Any of you do plastic moulding?  This is a little unusual but very Vanagon
>>related.  I would like to get a small part made for the gutter of the van.
>>It would be made of plastic and be glued onto the van.  It would be about
>>three inch long, shaped like the gutter, 1mm thick.
>>If any of you have an idea what to make it out of, let me know, please.
>
> For a onesie you might try kneadable epoxy and use the gutter itself as
> the mold.  Use polyethylene bag material between epoxy and gutter and also
> on outside surface.  File/sand the outer surface to dimension after it's
> set.
>
> Or Fiberglas with polyester or epoxy resin, ditto.  Roll the resin into
> the glass ahead of time so the glass becomes completely transparent, use
> the polyethylene or maybe wax paper as the parting agent.
>
> Can you describe the part more, and what it's for?
>
> Yours,
> D