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Date:         Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:09:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vinyl repair
Comments: To: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@verizon.net>
In-Reply-To:  <0K7I00BYVV2T10I1@vms044.mailsrvcs.net>
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THanks, Jonce. I'll try to find a mobile guy and do a bit of begging.

Jeff On Sep 20, 2008, at 6:35 PM, Jonce Fancher wrote:

> Hi Jeff > VLP will make it look like a repair and it will show and it will > make it impossible to repair for a Pro. > I recommend hitting the local used car lots and plead with the sales > person to give you the name and number of the local vinyl repair > guy. alot of time it is a > Mobile guy and if you can find out where he will be in your area on > any certain day you can be there to have him make a couple extra > cash bones on the > side. If you want to pay big just have him come to you for the one > repair. > If one dealer says get lost go to another that someone had purchased > a new car from and tap them for info. > Since a Door panel is usually a low stress gig and it is a Clean > Tear or cut it will be easier to repair. Sometimes they only melt it > back into shape then Grain it > with heat then spray it with low luster mist to kill the shine of > the repair. > I sell fix all vinyl kits over the counter and most dont work but > for 8.00 customers like to try. Ive actually sold out of them and do > not restock any longer. > C-ya > Jonce > >> Does anyone have any experience with repairing door panel vinyl? >> There's lots of kits out there but I'm skeptical. I have a hole about >> the size of a nickel in a door panel that I'd like to repair. Its >> near >> the top of the panel so I can peel the vinyl back and get to the back >> of the hole if that makes it easier. I have extra vinyl to patch the >> hole with but how do I hide the repair's edges? Does that VLP stuff >> really work and "melt" the area around the repair well enough that it >> doesn't look like a half-arsed repair? Send it to a pro or give it >> a go? > >> Jeff /San Anselmo > > > Jonce Fancher > > 56 Single Cab > 66 Sunroof Bug > 66 Variant Squareback > 66 Porsche 912 > 71 Sunroof Bus > 84 Vanagon "Gottfried" > 85 Vanagon Westi > 2003 10 Passenger Sprinter > > Fancher's Upholstery Inc. - www.fanchers.com > Not-A-VW Club- http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransont3/notavwclub/ > > >


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