Date:         Wed, 8 Aug 2001 06:19:10 -0700
Reply-To:     Gary Ryan <vwvanagain@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Gary Ryan <vwvanagain@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
In-Reply-To:  <a6.17e18bfb.28a274ad@aol.com>
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I was about to pose a question to the list about rust
proofing today when I read these e-mails about
Electronic Rustproffing.
It sounds like it would work and to those people who
may have a doubt about it, there is a similar type of
action that occurs on ships.  Ships hulls are made of
steel and the propellors are of a non-corrosive metal.
With the two disimilar metals in the salt water a
corrosive action takes place that would eat away the
hull.  So to counter act this a metal plate (with a
corrosive resistance less than steel) is attached to
the hull near the propellor.  The plate gets eaten
away instead of the hull and is replaced throughout
the life of the ship.  It's called a sacrificial
anode.

Maybe not the best explaination but I would be willing
to give the Electronic Rustproffing a try.  Has any
list member tryed it yet?
If this was not to be used what is the recommendation
of the list?  I am in New Jersey and would like to
know if anyone knows of a place that I can get my van
rustproofed.

Gary

'91 Vanagon
'74 Bus
'93 Cabriolet








--- Benjamin Tan <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> wrote:
> In a message dated 8/8/01 3:26:56 AM Pacific
> Daylight Time, hunnam@PNC.COM.AU
> writes:
>
> << The product even caries the endorsement of the US
> Military so I guess it is
>  not a snake oil product. >>
>
>
> Come on, Ray. That's not exactly what I call a
> sterling endorsement. You're
> talking about the same guys who buy $500 hammers and
> toilet seats. They may
> even classify snake oil as military spec rodent
> repellent and buy drums of it
> at US $1,000 an ounce.
>
> Ben T


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