Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 00:37:35 +0100
Reply-To: Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Subject: Re: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)-Is this the Holy Grail?
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Hmmm... you both ask how I actually "PLAN" on doing this project...
Good question...
I "planned" on buying the stuff first, and treating the wheel wells, and
rear door lip... These are the major areas of rust on my '87.
Then I planned on attacking the foot wells (where we step to get in) and the
two battery compartments... all easy so far.
Then I just figured I would drive the bus up onto a few driveway ramps, and
go nuts.
All that original and previous owner undercoating did not really enter into
my equation for "HOW" to actually do this. Reality often SUCKS.
My vision, was just a shiny black bottom of a Vanagon, but maybe I will end
up just finding the spots to treat and getting them one at a time.
I just got a little excited when I saw photos of someone's "renovation" of
their axles, suspension parts, springs, etc... and they were all high gloss
black and sparkling clean ad rust-free.
Call me a dreamer.. or an idiot. I'll have photos after the summer of my
Vanagon after the "project" is completed. I plan on taking it to either
Hungary or Yugoslavia to have a complete paint job after I do the rust
attack thing.
We'll see.
Rob
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Robert S. Fish
Salzburg, Austria
1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
1987 Golf Cabriolet
1991 Golf
----- Original Message -----
From: "developtrust" <developtrust@cox.net>
To: "Robert Steven Fish" <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)-Is this the Holy Grail?
> How in the world do you plan to clean the under body and get around the
> tranny and other stuff to coat it? Will you be using a spray gun set up?
Up
> on a rack?
>
> Curious,
> William
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Steven Fish" <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 2:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)-Is this the Holy Grail?
>
>
> > Just wondering...
> >
> > did you do it by the book? They only guarantee the 300,000 year no rust
> > thing if you use their de-greaser, as well as their metal prep solution
> > which effectively etches any exposed raw metal, allowing the chemicals
in
> > the sealant to stick and react to it.
> >
> > I have only read good things... but would LOVE to hear soome real life
> > stuff.. before I throw down a few hundred bucks on this stuff, and waste
> the
> > entire summer coating my underbody, and reparing all body rust on my
1987
> > Wolfsburg GL.
> >
> > Thanks for responding!
> >
> > RSF
> >
> > <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{
> >
> > Robert S. Fish
> > Salzburg, Austria
> > 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
> > 1987 Golf Cabriolet
> > 1991 Golf
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Fitz-Randolph, Douglas" <Doug@BEACONTEL.TV>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 10:55 PM
> > Subject: Re: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)-Is this the Holy Grail?
> >
> >
> > I've got to say, I've tried POR-15 three times and it isn't
> > magic. If you are ever in Freeport, ME, let me know you can
> > stop by and see what the spots I treated with POR-15 in 1998
> > look like now. It's not a substitute for proper rust removal,
> > surface preparation and recoating. If you do not get rid of
> > all the rust and stop what was causing the rust in the first
> > place, the rust will return no matter what you put on it -
> > Waxoyl, POR-15, peanut butter. I think the only 100%
> > effective cure for rust is moving to Arizona.
> >
> > Doug Fitz-Randolph
> > Freeport, ME
> > '90 Syncro
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Robert Steven Fish [SMTP:fish@salzburg.co.at]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 4:32 PM
> > > To: Fitz-Randolph, Douglas; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > Subject: Re: Re: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)-Is this the Holy
> > > Grail?
> > >
> > > Take a look at POR-15 and you will see that this is definately the
shi*.
> > >
> > > http://www.por15.com
> > >
> > > I spoke to a guy who coated his axels and underbody parts 3 years ago
> with
> > > the high-gloss black... and there is not even as much as a scratch on
> them
> > > from rocks etc... not to mention that no rust is happening.
> > >
> > > I will have some first hand info after I apply the stuff on my '87,
but
> it
> > > has to get warm outside first... meaning a few months before project
> > > "kill-rust" begins here.
> > >
> > > RSF
> > >
> > > <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{
> > >
> > > Robert S. Fish
> > > Salzburg, Austria
> > > 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
> > > 1987 Golf Cabriolet
> > > 1991 Golf
>
>
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