In a message dated 11/24/02 4:17:26 PM, doktortim@rockisland.com writes: << Ohh, kraft paper temporary protection, great idea. >> Thanks. The last time I had to replace the hard coolant line on the left side of the WBX, I got to wondering why it failed by developing rust blisters here and there. Looking at the new pipe I noticed that it seemed to be powder coated and so the rust blisters started to make sense. I speculated that the pipe gets nicked during replacement (we all know it doesn't exactly drop into place) which causes a rust center to form and then spread under that tough coating. You can see the same thing on urethane painted cars driven in the Rust Belt; the panel is rusted away, but the topcoat is still intact. Since I didn't want to have to replace that line again any too soon, especially because of my own ineptness, the idea of wrapping it came too me. I just cut 2" strips of brown wrapping paper and in a few minutes I had rolled my own. If I could have remembered where I stuck it, I would have used that tree wrap which is meant to protect saplings from low slung varmints. George |
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