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Date:         Sun, 4 Feb 2001 03:50:34 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: westy rust redux
Comments: To: phil stanhope <swellmaster@HOTMAIL.COM>
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At 01:21 AM 2/4/2001, phil stanhope wrote:
>I am using POR-15 rust paint on all my seams after sand blasting rust out.
>The saleman told me there would be no "kreeping" of rust under the POR-15
>paint. I guess i am going to be a guinny pig.


I'd be extremely surprised if this were true.  Rust creeps by pushing up
the paint (as it has10x the volume of the metal it came from.  Then water
soaks up to the edge and rusts it, which pushes up the paint recursively.


d




David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"
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