If you're just faking it for now, seal it up with white Polyurethane caulk.
On 9/27/07, Tabe Johnson <greentabe-vanagon@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > > So the other day we went to turn a corner (and when I say "we" I > actually mean "she-who-must-be-obeyed") and had a bit of an accident > with a parked car. We now have some scrapes down the side of our van > by the right rear wheel, and a thin gap is visible in the paint between > the body panels there. > > What's the best way to repair/plug this gap so it doesn't > rust? Appearance > isn't a huge issue right now, but I'll probably want to repair it so it > looks > nicer at some point in the next few years. > > I'm thinking goop some white POR-15 in the gap? Izzat a good, bad, or > ugly > idea? Do I need to sand down the paint in the area first? > > Thanks! > > tabe johnson/87 westy >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/ |
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