In a message dated 12/30/00 6:50:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, swellmaster@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
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Seemingly so, (or is that Seamingly so?) :<) most all vanagons driven in wet climes get seam rust forming sooner or later. it comes from behind. I dont know where you are, but if you live in the salt belt its obviously worse, and if youve already driven your van in the salt this year, then i'd just leave it alone till spring. the only way to properly get rid of it is to pressurewash the underside of your van with water, let completely dry (hard to do now in the freezing temps) then go at all rusted areas w/ a dremel/sandpaper/wire wheel to eliminate rust. then treat rust with a zinc oxide rust converter, and follow with a good paint like POR 15 or the like. then fill all cracks with new seam sealer, let dry, spot putty, sand, prime, then paint. use spray on undercoating on the areas your did under your van, then coat the whole underside of your van with a parrafin based spray on undercoating, or that Kroil stuff. it will seep into any seams, and displace/dispel water.. chris
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