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Date:         Sun, 9 Sep 2007 09:51:32 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Disassembling Westy interior for Seam Rust battle?
Comments: To: Wesley Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <46E35AD4.4040602@cs.uchicago.edu>
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I use a lot of Boeshield, but I don't think its protective film lasts long enough for your application. Eastwood's Heavy-Duty Anti-Rust gives you a waxy film.

http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1117&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=373&iSubCat=376&iProductID=1117

It seems to be similar to the Waxoyl (sp?) used by our friends to the north.

Larry A. installing an EJ22 in Hyde Park

On 9/8/07, Wesley Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu> wrote: > > Our '83 westy has very little seam rust as seen from the outside, but my > understanding is that the rust is probably mostly hanging out in the > interior of the seams. I'll probably do the whole POR15 routine on the > exterior of the seams. As for as the other side, I've been thinking > about taking out the interior, inspecting the inside metal, grinding > down any rust, and then spraying it with some coating (Boeshield? > Penzoils Marine Rust inhibitor?) and putting everything back together. > > A couple of questions... > are there detailed instructions anywhere about the best sequence to > remove the westy interior in? Right now my fridge works very reliably. > I'm worried I'm likely to put everything back together wrong and find > out I've messed it up somehow. > > any ideas about what to replace insulation with? > While I have my fridge out, should I stand it upside down, shake it, > jump on it, or anything else? > Also, how long should doing the interior take?? I don't have a garage in > which to store the cabinets/fridge/etc while I'm doing the job. So if I > could do the whole inside in one day that would really make me more > excited about the operation. > > > Thanks very much for any suggestions. > > -Wes >


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