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Date:         Thu, 3 May 2012 15:31:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Temp covering for body panel rust rot
Comments: To: Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAHrsyzx2ABNZSGMeWh4bkNpb9AXeJxsJbC==afO1EToenm0xOw@mail.gmail.com>
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It's in my trash can right now, that stick-em stuff. I thought someone on here might just know what it is, I do not, nor does that rate high on my need to do list, finding out exactly what it is. I don't have need for it, right now, though when I do find out, I will buy some to put in my 'fix-it' box. In the mean time, I am down to 150 grit, sanding all those parts of motorcycle and I have about two more grits to go before I can spray.....What a pain, all these little radiuses, scallops, NACA ducts, fastener holes, cracks and missing pieces. Ugg. Almost 3 full days of sanding....but the alternative is to spend more on new plastic than I actually spent on the V-4 motorcycle.... Don Hanson

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote:

> not very helpful :-(, this is just a teaser . I am in the same boat as > John and others and have to keep the body together even if it is with > tape!!!. So can you find out what it is? > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am not sure exactly what the product is called, but there is some > very > > heavy tape-like adhesive stuff that I am removing from the fairing of a > > motorcycle I am currently repairing. Similar to the stuff you see > inside > > body panels on cars. Black, plastic, very strong adhesive. > > > > This motorcycle was crashed, like many fancy sportbikes, and the plastic > > body work was trashed. The PO used this black adhesive sheet stuff to > > patch up the holes in the fairing panels, then squirted some awful paint > > and camouflaged the patches with decals and stickers. You could still > tell > > there was body damage, but not so much. Whatever this product is, it > works > > really well in that the bodywork functioned and the material stuck on > there > > and conformed to the contours. The paint stuck to it, too. Wish I knew > > what it is, I'd get some for my tool box, along with my Rescue > Tape..grin. > > Don Hanson > > > > > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 3:35 AM, John Reynolds <transporterjr@yahoo.com > >wrote: > > > >> I have the same issue - I have a few small holes in the lower rear > quarter > >> after removing rust and painting to stabilize seam rust. Now I have 3 > >> small holes that I need to temp cover up to pass inspection so I can put > >> the van on the road and get it home. I will be doing a complete fix, > but > >> for now I need to pass inspection.John > >> >


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