Date:         Sun, 29 Jul 2001 11:49:13 -0700
Reply-To:     phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Seem Rust
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2001072913413676@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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Seem Rust? Well Ive been fighting seam rust on 2 84'
Westys for about 1.5 years now. It wasnt until I got
so sick using gimmicks like rustolium spray paint or
"One Step" etc...that i decided to sand blast ALL the
seams down to the bone metal. Even after you have dont
this the job is far from done, I dont care WHAT Terry
says(Even though he knows alot about this and is a
good listee to ask help)

The only thing I have found to work is POR-15 paint.
Its a pain to work with but when used correctly it
stops rust from spreading again(at least it has for 5
months now) Once you have followed ALL the
instrcutions on the POR-15 Then its time to spray a
"Corrosion stopper" spray on the inside of the seams
only accessible from the interior except the rear
seams can be reached by taking out brake lights and
giving a good coat of corrosion stop spray every six
months. Also if you have a westy take off the city
water/ac power inlets and then rust treat and seal it
up with new gaskets avaliable at Bus Depot.com and
silicone spray.

These are just my opinions, POR-15 can be found at:

www.porstore.com

P.S Most topcoat paints wont stick to POR-15 paint
unless you sand the POR15 with 220 grit sandpaper 1st
The POR-Top Coat primer sucks, dont buy it I did.


phil
84' westy "Millenium Falcon"
84'Westfalia W/Tiico I4 "sh*thawk"
01' International flatbed (Turbo diesel)





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