Date:         Mon, 26 Dec 2005 16:00:02 +0000
Reply-To:     Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fiberglass bumper repair
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <2c9.d844ed.30e16aca@aol.com>
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O.k. I have to take responsibity for my post you quoted below.

But I'm sticking by what I said. My understanding, the vanagon bumpers
aren't fiberglass.  I went by what a respected bumper repair place told me
and they would not guarrantee a repair because of the material the bumper is
made out of.  They recommended the marine compound as the best chance of a
permanent repair.

But you are excused Chris.  BTW, have you got a grey stove knob kicking
around?
Dave in Denver

>From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>Reply-To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Fiberglass bumper repair
>Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 10:48:26 EST
>
>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..
>:<)