Date:         Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:14:28 -0500
Reply-To:     Daniel Stevens <dosteven@SYR.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Daniel Stevens <dosteven@SYR.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Undercoating your Westy
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Date:    Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:13:38 -0800
I just wanted to send a /wave from a fellow upstate NY'er
I have an 87 syncro i'll be restoring for next winter. I usually use
isuzu troopers for my winter rats.
my 1980 TD ASI camper wouldn't like the below 0 days just yet.

Dan Stevens
Syracuse New York.
VWCCNY co-founder

From:    dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re:

Chuck,
I live in UpState NY where salt is used on the roads and have found
that it is not worth the effort to make your mint van road worthy in the
winter.  It will rust.  My 91 Syncro Westy gets stored for the winter
season and i recommend the same for any vehicle that you would like to
keep mint.

On the flip-side, I took a 87 Syncro with rusty seams, sandblasted all
the rust and used POR15 on the rusty areas and then laid many coats of
truck bed liner over the untire underbody & wheelwells.  I powerwash
this van on a weekly basis when it is salty.  I am very pleased with
this method.  i'm sure that I sealed in all the rust that i couldn't see
and in a matter of years it will eat through, but hey, this van is my
Salt Beast and I have the most fun 4wheelin' with.

Hope this helps.

dylan