Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 22:03:55 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject: Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
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Hope I get this posted before David Beierl
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In a marine situation its not a good idea to use aluminium rivets in a
stainless steel object (but ok to use stainless steel rivets/bolts etc in an
Al object...relatives sizes and all). If an electrolyte is present, the
Aluminium rivet will corrode as the anode.
Use stainless rivets or nuts and bolts
Alistair
--
'82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94
albell@uvic.ca
http://homepage.mac.com/alistairbell/home/
> From: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
> Reply-To: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
> Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 23:01:30 -0500
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
>
> ave,
>
> If you want to remove the old cleats this answer is pretty simple---
>
> Drill out the 3/16 's rivets, and install the new cleats---pop rivet
> them back in---
>
> I would suggest using aluminum rivets----so they don't rust---
>
> Done---
>
> Later,
>
> Terry
>
>
> E-mail message
>
> How did you secure the new stainless cleats to the fiberglass? I believe
> the originals are installed with pop rivets, are they not?
> Dave in KC
>
> 85 Westy with rusty cleats
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Thomas J. LaLanne <lalanne@IX.NETCOM.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 9:37 PM
> Subject: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
>
>
> You probably don't want to paint it. Mine was
> really oxidized, and my luggage carrier was stained with rust from the
> old cleats. I went to a West Marine outlet and bought a rust-removing
> solution that worked wonders. The rust stains left as if by magic with
> very little rubbing. I have also replaced the cleats with a
> stainless steel set that I bought from GoWesty. West Marine had a
> compound that promised to remove oxidation, but it was just a light
> polishing compound. I finished my luggage rack beautifully by buffing it
> with polishing compound with an orbital buffer, and then following that
> with a good polymer glaze wax. Complete with the new Westfalia decal I
> bought from Bus Depot, it looks like a new unit. Next, I plan on doing
> the rest of the poptop.
> Tom LaLanne
> '86 Subie Westy
>
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