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Subject:Re: Plastic moulding
From:Don Hundt
Date:Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:36:10 -0500

Home Depot has it.
http://www.homedepot.com/Paint-Adhesives-Tape/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xh7Zarpz/R-100648874/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

----- Original Message -----
From: "Zoltan" <thewestyman@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: Plastic moulding

> 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
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