Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 17:24:08 -0700
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From: neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Tremclad colour match and useage?
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Interesting.
I just hung my trouble light (for heat. Moist outside) by a small area
I painted with "Rust Check" (Crappy Tire product) Looks/smells same as
Tremclad Primer.
The "small area" is underneath where the sliding door-stay-open latch
attaches to body. It wasn't rusting, but paint had peeled. Regardless
area isn't exposed to too much moisture so when topcoated, this should
work.
I want to get a starter kit of POR-15 for any future stuff. Stuff like
the slider door. There are cracks in the middle of the door exterior!
Likely body filler. (another sign of accident repair to side of van)
I'm hoping it's just surface rust underneath that cracked crap. :(
Thanks for input.
Neil.
On 5/6/07, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
> Hi Neil,
>
> I disagree with Frank on this one... I painted a rusty 1973 westy with
> Tremclad and proceeded to drive it for several years before the rust monster
> finally conquered it. If the surface is properly degreased and prepped with
> a wire wheel and sandpaper, it will work quite well for a number of years.
> It is not a waste of time.
>
> I agree with Frank that using POR-15 is a better treatment, but like you
> said, it ain't paint. Tremclad will work fine on top of POR-15.
>
> When it came time to work on my current bus, I used MarHyde's "One-step"
> product, and then had the bus primed and painted at Maaco. Six years later
> the areas treated with "One-Step" are still intact. I have also used
> "One-Step" under tremclad and have had similar results. Other areas of the
> bus have not fared as well, but that is not the fault of my rust-treatment
> procedures with "One-Step".
>
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
> www.pottsfamily.ca
> www.busesofthecorn.com
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> On 3-May-07, at 12:37 PM, neil wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> Finally got around to sanding/scraping rust off of one particularly
> bad spot. A crazy compound dent at eye level on post forward of rear
> side window. (what the h**l did PO back into ?!) Have primed with
> Tremclad gray and have started on a few other spots as well.
>
> Does anyone know which stock Tremclad colour best matches the Turd
> Brown Vanagon colour?
>
> BTW, if I'm wasting my time using Tremclad, I'd appreciated input. Am
> using it because I had some primer laying around, and prefer to brush
> paint on as opposed to spraying.
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Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
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