Date: Mon, 3 May 2021 14:00:48 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Tan repairs laminant
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Just the repair.
Jim
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 3, 2021, at 12:54 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Hi Jim,
>
> Did you paint just the repair or entire door?
>
> Sounds like just the repair.
>
> Wish we had a video I could show a potential helper! My repairs would be much smaller then that one.
>
> Eric
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>
>> On May 3, 2021, at 12:50 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> I did a repair like that about 17 years ago and you still can’t detect it. I bought a replacement low cabinet for my Westy (mine was missing when I got the car). The front corner near the stove had been crushed in shipping. I built it back up with bondo and shaped it square and flush with file and sandpaper. I took some white rustoleum paint in a jar cap and added a few drops of black and a few drops of red until it was a perfect match. Two coats over primer over the bondo. No one could ever tell it had been damaged unless I told them and even then they would have
>> To take my word for it.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> On May 2, 2021, at 9:53 PM, Gene P <olgreywoof@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Not in the van, but I did a serviceable job of repairing a small burn ding in a kitchen counter. (Soldering in the kitchen without protecting against accidents, really?) Rust-Oleum has a product called Appliance Touch-up – tiny bottle with a little brush attached to the cap, like fingernail polish. I don’t know about colors, but I’d think you could tint it anyway. Multiple coats to build up deeper dings.
>>>
>>> From: Eric Caron
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 6:39 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Tan repairs laminant
>>>
>>> Hi creative listers.
>>>
>>> I’m sure all of our vans have received a few dings from loving use.
>>>
>>> I’ve learned of creative ways of doing many repairs. But, has someone come up with a way of fixing small dents or dings in the laminant?
>>>
>>> There are tricks for fixing chips in granite counters that use clear fill like super glue. And all kinds of creative ideas.
>>>
>>> So, anyone know of a success to fill small gashes in the surface?
>>>
>>> Fill and touch up paint for laminant?
>>>
>>>
>>> Eric Caron 85 GL Auto
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