Date:         Thu, 20 Apr 2000 07:53:12 -0400
Reply-To:     "Joe L." <jliasse@TOAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Joe L." <jliasse@TOAST.NET>
Subject:      "Clear Tape" on the wheel well? WAS Seam rust.  Yuck.
Comments: To: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
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Marshall Ruskin
   Huge interest in your reply as I to have seam rust. I also plan to get
the old beast painted and something at the end of your post caught my eye:

"I am going to have rockGuard sprayed on the lower body sections, and the
wheelwells - but I haven't done that yet - so I can't talk about it from
personal experience."

     That reminded me that there is this "Super Scotch Tape" on the front
edge of the rear wheel wells and that it has become so discolored over the
years as to ruin the looks of any paint job whatever the cost. This tape
MUST come off so that area too can be painted but that leaves a couple of
questions.

1. The adhesive used for the tape has effectively "welded" the tape on
there; it will not come off without a fight. How do you get the %&$*# stuff
off?

2. I do not recall ever seeing anything like this stuff at the FLAPS. What
is a sutible replacement? Would the "Rockguard" mentioned above do it?